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oh yeah! my season is FINALLY here!

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Old 09-22-12, 08:43 AM
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oh yeah! my season is FINALLY here!

hopefully in the next week or so... i won't need to ride like a vampire and start joy riding in the day time again.

so glad summer is over. still hot but woke up today to a nice cloudy sight, that's a good sign.

i can't wait to be able to start doing my 65 mile route again. i've just been doing 20 sometimes 30 mile night rides, 2 sometimes 3 times a week this summer.

also... time for some dramatic walks under falling leaves. ^_^
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Old 09-22-12, 10:20 AM
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Speaking as someone who is about to have some really crappy weather for 5/6 months I would like to tell you to shuttie.
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Originally Posted by vermilionx
so glad summer is over.
I know what you mean. It is SO great when the heat starts easing up and fall begins. I notice you're in L.A., I'm in Louisiana where it's even worse -- far worse - because of the extreme humidity. Fall and winter are my favorite times for outdoor activity.

Fall also marks the opening of hiking season. I'm going to make my first backpacking trip of the year in a couple weeks to the southern Appalachians, maybe in Nantahala. Leaves will be starting to turn and nights will be chilly. Excellent!
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I'm with ya. I've got plans for lots of biking, hiking and camping in the next seven months or so.
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We have it made in SoCal so Im not expecting much sympathy for your plight No 110 degree days for weeks, very little humidity, no Black Ice, snow, or sub freezing temps. Kind of like saying one has too much money to spend and are glad the sales are over so the stores are less crowded A little humility will keep us in paradise from looking like a bunch of candy asses
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Originally Posted by stevebiker
I know what you mean. It is SO great when the heat starts easing up and fall begins. I notice you're in L.A., I'm in Louisiana where it's even worse -- far worse - because of the extreme humidity. Fall and winter are my favorite times for outdoor activity.

Fall also marks the opening of hiking season. I'm going to make my first backpacking trip of the year in a couple weeks to the southern Appalachians, maybe in Nantahala. Leaves will be starting to turn and nights will be chilly. Excellent!

yeah, humidity will make it much worse.

im from the philippines originally and that's our weather back there.
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MN 10 degrees or 90 degrees and humidity in between, windy as ****.
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Riding like a vampire when it gets cold is the best!
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