We hit 70 degrees today! I got up early and hit the range for a couple of 50-round drills and some rifle play. I got back to the house around noon and headed out on my bike, not knowing where I was going. All I know is I rode to the back of the Virginia Tech football stadium into a small neighborhood. That road eventually cut off and I ended up on a curvy, but very nice road. I stopped and connected my phone to the auxiliary, so I could get some tunes going. The road was smooth and the music took me back to the days I dreamed about that very moment. I remember making some turns, but all of a sudden I had no idea where I was... and really didn't care.
Eventually I saw a highway that was familiar, but who wants to ride 70 miles an hour when you have no place to be? So I stayed on the unfamiliar road. I got to ride and literally look over the mountain and down into the valleys with hills full of cows in some pastures and horses in others. The 1/4 inch of snow from Wednesday had melted and the aroma of the dew evaporating from the fields was thick in the air. It smelled just like freshly mowed grass.
About two hours later, I decided that I'd better see where I was, so I pulled over to check my GPS. It figures! My phone did not have any connection to the GPS, but the Pandora worked.
The two usually operate simultaneously, but not today -- stupid Verizon! At this point, I figured I could ask a gas station attendant or just keep riding. So, I kept riding.
Shortly after this I came up I-81 and decided to pass it up. Immediately, I saw a sign that said "Radford Univsrity," which is only two cities over. I would have thought I had gone much farther than that after all that time, but that wasn't the case. I've very used to traveling in straight lines, but today was curves up and down mountains. It was a good ride and I can't wait to head out in a few hours. I can't sleep, so I figured I would put myself to sleep with this post, but I'm more awake than ever.
Eventually I saw a highway that was familiar, but who wants to ride 70 miles an hour when you have no place to be? So I stayed on the unfamiliar road. I got to ride and literally look over the mountain and down into the valleys with hills full of cows in some pastures and horses in others. The 1/4 inch of snow from Wednesday had melted and the aroma of the dew evaporating from the fields was thick in the air. It smelled just like freshly mowed grass.
About two hours later, I decided that I'd better see where I was, so I pulled over to check my GPS. It figures! My phone did not have any connection to the GPS, but the Pandora worked.
The two usually operate simultaneously, but not today -- stupid Verizon! At this point, I figured I could ask a gas station attendant or just keep riding. So, I kept riding. Shortly after this I came up I-81 and decided to pass it up. Immediately, I saw a sign that said "Radford Univsrity," which is only two cities over. I would have thought I had gone much farther than that after all that time, but that wasn't the case. I've very used to traveling in straight lines, but today was curves up and down mountains. It was a good ride and I can't wait to head out in a few hours. I can't sleep, so I figured I would put myself to sleep with this post, but I'm more awake than ever.
toooo!!
