i finalLy goT out of thE traiLer! iT was cHillY whEn Jen rOuSted mE frOm mY SluMber tHen sHe StuCktEd mE oN tHe JeEp aNd oFf we Went. i wAS sO ExCiTed tHaT I wAs gOiNg to SeE dIrt aGaIn. WEll we zOomEd down 581 - I wAs GetTiNg rEalLy haPpy beCausE I cOUld See Mill Mtn. ThEn jEn Did tH unThiNkaBle, shE TUrnEd inTo thE cAriLion CrAzy CaR pArKiNg plACe. She Got oTU ANd lEFt mE hANgIng thErE to sTAre ovEr tHe WAll aT rIVERSedge. I noTICced at The daY weNt aloNG thAt the sun nEVer CaMe out, THe glOOmy, yUCky cLOudS huNg arOUnd alL dAy. i Had a feELing Jen wAsn't GOing to TAke mE to tHe diRT pAth. imAGine my SUprise wHen shE cAme ouT at 430 and we wEnt up The moUntAin. it waS so cHiLly and DaMp fEelIng. i wAs coLd and cOuld peEr thrOugH the bAck WIndoW to sEe THe thERmoMeter in The cAR. As we cREAsTed the mountAIn the tEMPeraTure was 33°F and it was gETTing daRKer by tHe mINute. I sAw jEn on THe phONe anD i kNew I wOUldn'T see the diRt pAth tONighT. i was RIgHt, she wEnt hOme; BUt tHen she tOok me to diNeer at LOgAn's then i gOt to go To the mALl for a sTop thEn to a Few otHEr stoRes. aROund abOut 845, jen tOOk Me hOme. shE toOK me oFf of tHE JEep and aPOlogIzed foR NoT goINg for A rIDe. I cAn't rEAlly blAMe heR thOUGh - it wAs cOlD aNd yUCky. SHe diD taKe mE on a QUick sPINn aroUNd the YARd, bUt by NOw my ShOcKs weRE stIFf, my FRaMe waS biTTer cOLd. i WAs reADy to GO hIDe wiTh Copper and Lizzy. I crAwLed bAcK in the TRAiLer anD weNt bACk to sLEep. mAYbe suNDAy wILl enD up BeIng nICe and i CAn go plaY in tHe diRT in bEDford wIh tHoSE bIkeS FRom LyNChBuRG. YAWN, nighty night.
Signed: RiTcHeY
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You are a very talented bike, Ritchey. Never fear. One day the weather will clear up enough that Jen will be able to take you back out in the dirt.
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