I stopped at the general store to buy a garbage bag to put down shirt, a plastic bag to put on head and some hospital gloves to keep hands warm. Don't think I've ever been so cold on a bike...the smile didn't last. Picture taken at the top of Ward with a friend/fellow sufferer I met at the General Store. I liked his makeshift idea of keeping warm.
The descent in the cold with numb hands, shocking visibility and on slippery roads should have scared the life out of me, but I just wanted to get home. Plus I think I became so delirious with cold/exhaustion, I lost most of my cognitive ability.
It was a long day in the saddle (especially back then when my fitness/bike training was moderate at best).
Oh yes did I mention there were people firing a gun at the side of the road, presumably to hunt something in the nearby forest....still in a thunderstorm with no-one else around it was VERY scary!
To cap it off I got a puncture 500m from home!
Riding my bike has allowed me to see/experience some incredible things. Some days you won't forget, either for good or bad reasons. I won't forget this day, for all the right reasons!
Ride Stats:
- Time: 5.31hrs
- Distance: 136ks
- Elevation Gain: 2445m
- Temp Range: 4 - 38c
- TSS: 283
- Max Speed: 88.8
