Nearly a productive weekend...

Saturday was a fun ride.  Just me and Mr. Bristol and some CX bikes.  No plan, just hitting every section of dirt near town, and there are quite a few if one knows where to look.

 The Powerstation is in great shape, and returning to the pleasant wooded track it should be.  And NO, I didn't re-touch this shot.  It's THAT green out there. 

Choo-choo...

Old State was in great shape.  A little heavy in spots, but it's not the rutted mess it used to be.  Now that Lexington County has blocked both ends in a manner that all but prevents the a-hole rednecks from "goin' muddin' ", it's actually a nice, quiet place to ride.
Not much wildlife out though.  We only saw a BIG snake, and the better part of 10,000 tadpoles in the ditches along the road.
Once out, we cut around Olympia, and hit the dirt across to Heathwood.
It was a nice 3 hours for me.  JB probably got 4 hours, as he rode in from the house.
Did I mention the humidity?  The air was thick...like snorkel thick...
Then I came home, measured for the new deck, and put together a materials list.  Fucking math...
Told you I was nearly productive...
We headed to Swansea Sunday, in yet another soup of humidity, and headwind.  Once off of Swansea highway though, it was tailwind all the way home.

 Clouds were low and dark...but the wind was at our backs at this point...

 ...and the roads were empty...
Fish Hatchery proved to be the group's undoing. A flat lead to the group splitting, waiting, going different directions, and missing each other.  We were all probably no more than a half mile from on another at any point.

"I don't think the heavy stuff is gonna come down for quite some time...I'd keep riding..."

And those low clouds finally opened...ten minutes from home.  It actually felt quite good.
I blame the fact that I wore white socks, and Roxy wore white shorts, for the rain.  Certain things draw the bad weather TO you.
Once back to SC, the rain had stopped, and the sun was peeking through the clouds.  Don't like the weather in Columbia?  Wait 10 minutes...

The Ridley is sitting in Service Course, waiting to be cleaned. Just didn't get to it yesterday.

The Dauphine started Saturday. The Tour tune-up usually shows who's ON form, and who will have form in four week for the Tour.  Everyone was impressed with Froome's TT win. It raises my eyebrow.  Dude has little racing in his legs, and is killing it four weeks out?
Cyclingfans has feeds every morning...

And I wish there was video of the final stage of the Tour of Luxembourg. Henderson and Griepel got away together, then Griepel won solo.  Probably fun stuff to watch...

Not much else happening...
Get out and enjoy your day!