My first ride of my vacation was Monday - it ended up being about 25 miles. One thing to note, this the first time I've ever brought my bike to Lancaster. I've ridden a bunch in Gettysburg and hence I know my way around pretty well. I've only stayed in Lancaster 3 times prior to this trip. The odd thing about riding here is the scenery pretty much all looks the same. Farmlands, barns, houses, silos, windmills, poop, animals, etc. At home we have natural landmarks which help you stay oriented to where you are. Gettysburg likewise has landmarks and things you can look up, see and have an idea of where you are, but here it is completely without landmarks. I was not too far from the campground where we're staying, but had no idea which direction I was traveling in. It will be funny to get home and hook the GPS back to the training center software to see where I was.
Tomorrow, I am planning to go on a longer ride - 40 miles hopefully. I will try to blog again soon. I want to blog about navigating with Garmin and cue sheets, but I need to get to sleep.
Race day is on the horizon as well - Saturday! Yee haw!
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