April Showers bring.....April SUN!!!!!!!!!!!

After a cold, cold, COLD and wet first ride of April on April Fools Day that had both Thor and I swearing we'd never ride our road bikes again (the weather played a cruel trick on us!)  we were leery of trusting the weather reports for this past weekend that showed sun and balmy mid-60s temperatures forecast.   Saturday dawned clear and bright however, so we hopped out of bed and rolled out to Hood River to put down a loop that we've been eyeing for quite some time.  We were on our bikes early and headed out for what turned into a 7-hour ride!  Awesome.  We were both totally beat by the end, and had such a fabulous time out there in the sun that we went again on Sunday!  This time we headed out there with a group of friends, and on our first climb we met a couple from Vancouver, BC who rode with us for the rest of the day. It's always fun to meet mtn. bikers from other places!   I linked the entire Hidden Valley trail together for the first time (3-year project!) and our friend Laurie rode a switchback that she's never cleaned before - so it was exciting all around.

Thor - contemplating the view of Mt. Hood from the top of one of our climbs.

A section on Little Moab that I rode Sunday.

Laurie and I celebrating after she rocked her switchback.