Extending the Season

Usually, I pack my bike up for the Winter in early November. Colder weather and shorter days play a part, but mostly after a long season I'm usually ready to move on to other interests this time of year. However, my interest held longer this fall so, perhaps partly inspired by UM's first winning season, and thus first bowl appearance, under Rich Rodriguez, I extended the season with a modest ride yesterday. It's also worth noting that I had only ridden twice so a fairly expensive repair.

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The ride was pretty straight forward. I rode north through Fairmount Park and Wissahickon Gorge. Plenty of other people were out enjoying the fall weather. Leaving the park, I continued north for a few more miles. Around Oreland, I started weaving in and around residential neighborhoods in a generally southeasterly direction. I reached Washington Avenue around 1:45PM, which provided a direct shot back as far as the Germantown neighborhood of Philadelphia. I finished my trip riding down 29th street a few blocks east of Fairmount Park.

Statistics
Length: 39.3 miles
Ride Time: 3 hours 39 minutes
Total Time: 3 hours 52 minutes
Avg. Speed: 10.8 MPH
Max Speed: 27.7 MPH
Max Elev: 367 ft.
Cumulative Ascent: 1,600 ft.

Forbidden Drive

Wissahickon Creek

Fire Bush