There’s A First For Everything

Today I made a PB&J, grabbed a Leinenkugel Orange Shandy from the fridge, rode to the c-store for Uncle Ray”s ripple chips and then on to the river for a picnic lunch. Some of the highlights of the ride were… nearly being caught by a big dog, shoestring stress test and the kids screaming about the fat tires as I rode by the school playground… but what topped them all, was running over a live armadillo. He was rooting around on the trail when I come around the corner. Startled he took off the wrong direction under the bike and I run over him with the rear tire. I cringed as rolled over him. Evidently he wasn”t hurt as he kept on going. First time that”s happened.

The temperature was in the upper 40s and I shed my jacket for most of the ride.