I charged my camera battery the previous night . As we arrived at the ride, I went to take a picture and tragically discovered I had not remembered the battery! It was still in the charger! oops. . .
This is at the finish line, seems I didn't have my camera at the beginning, I should have left my "wickie" on for the photo. . . this is what you call a bad hair day!
Some peeps look amazing when they take off their helmet, even after 100 miles. . . not me
This is the route
When we got within 1.5 miles of my home on our ride I detoured (see the pink circle - - -that's the detour) to retrieve the camera battery. I was happy about the possibility of taking pictures for memories and for da blog. Pushing hard, I caught up with the sister-in-law in okay time at the rest stop in Mendon. All was well, all was going well, then the camera began to die. . . after all that effort. . . no more pictures. The image stabilizer officially went kaputs causing the camera to endlessly shake making picture taking impossible. there were a couple that didn't even "take". I was persistent however, and got it to cooperate for just a few more shots. . . like at the finish line. I knew the sad little camera was limited so when I got it to turn on, and stop vibrating, we snapped a couple of quickies and then it died again. Now I need to get a new camera, while I'm not thrilled about this, I loved my camera, best point and shoot ever, small and VERY portable, perfect for me!
reality is what it is. . . time for a new camera. . . end of story
no camera, no blog. . .
decision made: new camera coming
Little Red Riding Hood is a fun ride, for women only, and many dress up for the occasion. . .
The ride is a fundraiser for women. It hosts 3000 riders and sold out in less than 24 hours! I don't have a picture of the "big bad wolf" who represents breast cancer. . . or of all the volunteers comprised mainly of husbands and boyfriends, helping us on our journey. . .
maybe next year.
more creative dress for the ride
Tutus and capes, wigs, tiaras. . .
Someone even brought a passenger along for the ride
not everyone had a great time. This is a bike wreck.
Good place to note: ALWAYS, ALWAYS, ALWAYS WEAR A HELMET!!!
You can ask me or the sister-in-law about my wreck, my helmet saved my life!
Lunch
My favorite riding partner. . . The Sister-In-Law -- she is amazing
This is me. . .
I AM happy, very happy
it just doesn't appear like that at this moment in time
The potty line, and this is a short one!
standard rest stop
somewhere along the route, Weston Idaho
The Little Red Riding Hood takes place in Cache Valley. . . beautiful country to ride in
Back at the finish line
We had a great time! Hands down one of my favorite rides.
We did pretty good too, after taking out rest/lunch stops we accomplished our 103 mile ride (complete with detour) in just under 6 hours 30 minutes, averaging approx 17 mph.
Made for a great day
Now for my next adventure. . .
As most of you know I am doing the Hyrum Triathlon this upcoming weekend
I'm a little nervous, at last check on Wednesday the water temp was 58°f !
I had to purchase a swim cap and swim socks. . .
picture with new camera coming soon!
I'll post the results of that race next week!
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Yehaw little red was a lot of fun! I like looking at your blog!
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