Two couples from our group are out of town -- one in Colorado and one in France -- but we met Dave and Patti at the state park at 7am (they have a commitment later in the morning) and biked 13 hilly miles. The early hour guaranteed we had the place to ourselves, and also allowed us to see 8 deer, including 2 spotted fawns. We also were able to bike in upper 70 degree temps instead of the 90s later today. It did not prevent me from getting several bites right through my shirt, presumably from horse flies, and also to find a tick crawling on my sock and heading towards my exposed leg.
The floods have finally receded from their rushing over the dam a few weeks ago...
... to their moderate flow now...
Here's the crew as we observe the situation at McHenry Dam...
Then we had breakfast at McDonalds because Dave loves the pancakes and coffee. Now we head out to REI and elsewhere to get some necessities for our western trip next month.
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