5 March 2011

Solo ride

It was cool and partly cloudy. Parts of the roads in the shade were wet. I headed up Hwy 9 and Glen Arbor to Boulder Creek, then Hwy 236 and up Jamison Creek. I started up Jamison at 12:26 and got to the top at 12:53, which was slightly disappointing, as I felt pretty good during the climb. I headed back on Empire Grade. A little north of Alba, a squirrel was doing something in the middle of the road. As I approached, it darted towards my path. Just as it was about to cross my path, it paused, and just as I was going by, it jumped into my path, and I felt both wheels go over it. When I looked back, it was gone, so it couldn't have been hurt too badly.