going north

after yesterday's ride, i decided to go back out for another.  I put my bike in my car, and headed north.  Only about 15 min by car, but far enough to get to some less travelled roads.  What I didn't realize is how many hills there were!  yikes.

I got to a strip mall parking lot, and gathered everything i needed which took a bit more planning since i wasn't leaving from my house -- making sure i had my helmet, shoes, socks (since i wore sandals for the drive out), keys, water, phone, RoadID.  Today was pretty cloudy, a constant light wind from the north, making it pretty chilly.  Glad I settled on a long sleeve shirt and tights.

Off I went.  I stopped about 5k into my ride to take this picture.

This church always seems so mysterious to me.  It's north of the city, really in the middle of nowhere.  I'm sure I've seen this in a movie... but can't think of which one.  I thought I'd end up snapping more pics, but I just got into a groove and didn't bother stopping any more.

One sign that I did pass though that I wish I would have snapped was when I passed the Angus Glen Golf Course.  If I remember correctly, it said "Live for the Moment"  

Hills, steeper hills, rolling hills... there were a bunch of them.  My legs and lungs were burning up but it felt great. It was nice to see that most of the ride back was downhill or flat :)

Here's the map of my ride with elevation... 

45k in two days.  Tomorrow will be a rest day from biking, and hopefully in the gym... I want to start doing weights again... or at the very least, a circuit type workout at lunch time with the equipment i have here. We'll see how the day goes.