Long Easy Ride – BionicOldGuy

I did a two-hour plus easy cruise yesterday, in pleasant weather. Out and back on Coyote Creek trail to where it is flooded out from the recent rains, then South towards Gilroy on the lightly traveled country roads on the east side of the valley. During my warm-up I had a mental lapse and almost rode into the back of a parked trailer because I was daydreaming instead of watching where I was going. I swerved and came to a panic stop, but lost my balance and did a slow-motion fall. No harm done. The cool part was that two separate drivers in pickup trucks stopped to make sure I was OK. It’s nice to be reminded there are plenty of nice people in the world.

When I leave for my rides my wife always say “have fun, be extra careful” and I promise I will. I think we’ll have to change It to “extra extra careful”. No more daydreaming at 15 mph!