that time of year

"Claire Petersky" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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It's that time of year again. My husband and I did a nice little tandem
ride, the first time we've been on the same bike just for a lark, in quite
a long time. We left the house around 2:15. I forget, sometimes, when it's
a clear and bright day, how few hours of daylight we get in late November.
By 4:00 PM, on the big final climb back to the house, the sun had already
completely slipped below the horizon.

The other part of it was, once the sun did go down, it got so much
*colder*. In the sunshine, it was probably about 42 or 43 F. Once the sun
was gone, it probably dropped 4 degrees rather quickly. Fortunately, in
our northern location, the twilight is quite long, and we were home long
before it actually got dark.

Sounds lovely. I enjoy cycling in twilight, as round here that's when you
really get to see the wildlife out in force and wildlife doesn't seem to
spook so quickly when it's a cyclist as opposed to a motor vehicle.

Cheers, helen s

"The other part of it was, once the sun did go down, it got so much
*colder*.
In the sunshine, it was probably about 42 or 43 F. Once the sun was
gone, it
probably dropped 4 degrees rather quickly. Fortunately, in our northern

location, the twilight is quite long, and we were home long before it
actually got dark."

Same here. I am always amazed at how fast it gets cooled down in our
short days. Actually, the mountains to the west reduce our daylight by
about 1/2 hour as compared with a level horizin.

And, my wife and I rode also yesterday but not on a tandem.

On the way back as we were entering our neighborhood, we were
frantically waved down by a mom who was missing her 5 yo son.

We had remembered seeing a very friendly young man about a mile away on
a small bike, and had not seen his parents around. This was right near
the rec center, so we assumed he was waiting for his parents. In any
event, he met the description, so I high-tailed it back there, and rode
through the many connectors of the trail system. The police and sheriff
got involved, and, as luck will have it, he was found in just a few
minutes, not too far from his home. He had ridden off on his bicycle
with two girls without telling his mama.

Our trail system is pretty vast, and a kid could get lost out there
pretty easy if he didn't know where he was going.

So, we give thanks the little guy was found ok. Scary.

On 27 Nov 2005 05:07:22 -0800, "Colorado Bicycler" <[email hidden]>

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He had ridden off on his bicycle
with two girls without telling his mama.

Our trail system is pretty vast, and a kid could get lost out there
pretty easy if he didn't know where he was going.

Sounds to me like he already knows what's up.

"Claire Petersky" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

It's that time of year again. My husband and I did a nice little tandem
ride, the first time we've been on the same bike just for a lark, in quite
a long time. We left the house around 2:15. I forget, sometimes, when it's
a clear and bright day, how few hours of daylight we get in late November.
By 4:00 PM, on the big final climb back to the house, the sun had already
completely slipped below the horizon.

The other part of it was, once the sun did go down, it got so much
*colder*. In the sunshine, it was probably about 42 or 43 F. Once the sun
was gone, it probably dropped 4 degrees rather quickly. Fortunately, in
our northern location, the twilight is quite long, and we were home long
before it actually got dark.

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Warm Regards,

Claire Petersky
Personal page: http://www.geocities.com/cpetersky/
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Could be worse ;;;;;;;;;;;; it is snowing outside, freezing. And it isn't
even December!

Help Me ........... send the Army! The Navy! The Mounties!

Just let me win the lottery so I can go to one of those warm states.