Today, we ride! No, really! Well, it ended up being a really short ride, but it was pretty grueling for what it was, especially considering we haven’t really ridden our bikes in over a week.

We went exploring, not sure where we would ride, and headed out some Forest Service roads. Ended up at the trailhead for the trail that goes to Emerald Lake. The road was really rough, and I did not want to come back, so I asked if we should do it. The reply I got was not what I hoped for – “It’s a bit less than five miles, but it’s climbing all the way there”. Hmmm … not the best first-ride-in-a-week ride, but we’re here! We hiked a bit of it, the start was steep, but then it leveled out. Sure! Let’s do it!

Well, it turns out it got steeper again. Rats! We got almost halfway up, when it started to rain. Don’t know about you, but me? Not riding up a mountain on a lightning rod when it threatens to strike! Back down we went! In all, a bit less than four miles round trip, but we did climb almost 700 feet! Good workout!