Leader: Steve Palincsar. It was raining at dawn and raining at breakfast. The forecast called for rain until 11 o'clock, clearing to partly cloudy, temps in the 50s. I postponed the ride an hour, until 11:30. Jim and Jane Hudnall and Holly Carr joined me. The weather was "partly cloudy," in a way: sunny giving way to low dark clouds and temperatures in the low 50s, then bright sunshine with a few very high wispy white clouds and almost 60, low dark clouds rolling in again, until finally the sun won out. Roads were wet for most of the day. In all, a fine spring day, and a great day for a bike ride. The route went down St. Peters Church and Dr. Mudd to a rest stop at the Moreland Market, then Gallant Green to Truman Manor, up that 9% grade on Celestial, Wilkerson and Dr. Bowen "the wrong way" to a second rest stop at The Little Store, returning via Croom/Covington to Malcolm. Today was Groundhog Day and Phil saw his shadow, so we can expect six more weeks of winter. I hope they're a lot like the past few have been!
