Cycling 1:30:06 [3] 20.98 mi (14.0 mph) +130m
A ride on the W&OD from my house. Made it out to Caroline Brothers Pit BBQ, but did not partake. The thought of eating BBQ and then getting back on my bicycle did not sound good.
It was a beautiful day and the trail was pretty crowded. It's easy enough to pass people if they are onesie - twosies, but I came upon a group of about 10 riders, not going extremely fast (hence me catching up to them). They were bunched up enough that there wasn't really room to pass a few of them and then tuck back in when riders were coming the other way. So I stayed behind them for a bit, but eventually I made a break for it, and just as I was at about the middle of the pack, the front guys started turning left onto a side trail that went to Old Ox Brewery. I pulled up quickly to avoid a crash, but really?? Where was the signaling for a turn? I guess they were too anxious to get to their beer.
I also saw a couple of snakes on the trail. They were the black ones, and I'm sure they are perfectly harmless, but I still do not like them all the same. Ick, Ick, Ick.