Sunday was a beautiful day to get out and explore the gravel roads near Hillman State Park, aka Bavington. Instead of our usual loop, Gary Schultz and I chose to see if we could expand our knowledge of the area and find some new gravel roads to ride.
What we achieved was just that. We discovered some new (to us) gravel roads, and some paved; maybe more pavement than we really wanted, but very scenic. Some decent hills, but mostly rolling countryside, some miles along Raccoon Creek. I’m glad we waited until noon to head out, the 40 degree sunshine was a delight.
This is another ride that I’m going to pass off as “training” for the MS ride. It really didn’t have the pace or distance to really make a big difference, training-wise, but, what a spectacular day!
The bonus was that we ran into some mountain biking friends, Karl and Steve at the Haul Road trailhead and again at the Bavington Roadhouse for burgers and beers.
In case the hint is too subtle, I’d really appreciate it if you donated to my ride against MS.