Today I rode into Boulder via left hand canyon.  The day started out cold with my winter jacket and legs, but within an hour I was super hot.  For some reason I saw lots of women on the road today, which is rare.  Maybe all the women do all their riding on weekday mornings, or maybe I was on a popular route for women.  Whatever it may be, that was inspiring!  What was not inspiring was the hills.  I am tired of hills.  I flat out (har har) don't want to ride any more hills for a very very long time.  I spent most of the day being very grumpy because of all these hills.  Needless to say, the ride was beautiful.  I live in one of the most beautiful places in the world.  And as annoying as the hills were, the views they allotted were breathtaking.   I am taking the long, long descents for granted, and know that I will look fondly back at them when I reach a time where such descents are not so readily available.  I also love NCAR.  It's one of my favorite places in Boulder.  I met my dad there and we walked around.  We planned on hiking but a thunderous rain fell upon us as soon as I finished my ride, so we stayed in and l0oked at the exhibits.  Then it was off to Tokyo Joes for lunch and Sunflower Market for groceries.

• distance: 33.52 mi
• time: 2 hr. 38 min.
• av. speed: 12.69 mph
• max speed: 46.21 mph
• av. cadence: 63
• climb: 2521 ft
• max altitude: 9094
• av pulse: 149
• max pulse: 171
• temp 50-85