Saturday: The early morning was a little bit darker than last time. A hint of fall is in the air, as our normal 6 am start time was just barely light enough to ride. But is was a gorgeous morning - over night clouds were still lingering near the mountains filtering the rising sun into dramatic patterns over the city. Today's ride was an out and back to Placitas (route here), a 65 mile ride through the Rio Grande valley before taking a right and heading uphill for 10 miles to where the road ends. Then a thrilling descent and a sprint back home.
We were 8 strong heading out from O'Neill's, with another 8 joining us at the round about by the casino, and another 2 joining en route. It was a great ride, with stunningly beautiful vistas the whole ride. At the end of the ride, 4 of us had brunch at O'Neill's with fabulous restorative Bloody Mary's.
Sunday: We had 5 riders head out into the East Mountains (route here). Highlights of the ride was a stop at Roots Farm Cafe in Tijeras for iced coffee before the downhill back into the city.
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