Mountain Bike Monday - Howling at the moon!

On Saturday evening we participated in the Anthem Moonlight Ride! We met up with our friend, Missy, to ride in the 17 mile ride around Richmond!



The first thing we did after we arrived was light up our bikes! The ride started just before dark, so we were trying to decorate as much as possible!



Dynamo had been to Party City the week before searching for glowsticks. Let's just say that 25 glowsticks don't go as far as you think! It took 10 for each bike with a couple left for necklaces!



Even though we didn't have lots of lights we were pretty lit up!



We headed over to the start to meet up with Missy! Dynamo helped her put on her light-up bracelets!



There were thousands of people, young and old, out for the fun ride!



And, soon we found our other friends Busher and Mindy!



We took a "groupie" shot!



Some people did dress up and enter the costume contest! Like this lady...



And, the Santa here...



I couldn't believe that he couldn't tell me how many days until Christmas!



I tried hard to get us all in the shot. Not much success! It was rainy, dark, and wet! The above was the best I could do!



On our way home our wheels were still lit up!



We had a great time! Our friends, Mariooochee and Elise, were even camped out on Monument Ave cheering us on!

I sure do love these fun rides! No pressure. Just a chance to be out celebrating biking and being with friends!

Mountain Bike Monday - Ride like the wind

Ever have one of those rides? Or, one of those days where you just felt good?



Well, yesterday's ride was just that way for me. I felt like I was flying through the trails faster than ever before.



For once I felt like I knew what I was doing out there!



It turns out I was faster than ever. I felt stronger and more comfortable on the bike yesterday than I have ever felt.



I pedaled through the turns and used my downhills properly. I felt so strong. My legs weren't tired and I didn't complain much.



I was proud of myself.



Dynamo was proud of me too! That made me feel great!



We are good ridin' buddies! I really enjoy our time together on the bike.



We chat sometimes (when I'm not panting too badly)!



We came upon a rim hanging on the tree. Then, we noticed another one up above. So...of course we took a pic! Someone was overly ambitious to get that second rim up high.



We completed the Lakeview Trails and headed up to the car a different way.



It was quite hilly as compared to our normal route back to the car.



Dynamo says this is good hill work. Yes, he's sure right about that!





Dynamo snapped lots of good pics on this ride. I had no idea he was taking so many! I hope you can see how beautiful it was in the woods. The weather was perfect. We actually thought we'd get rained on, but we made it through just in time.



Great ride for me! Fun ride overall. We got in a great 14.4 miles!