Day 121 - Riding with my Buddies

After not riding for a couple of days I was iching for a ride. I got home. Helped my son do his homework. Changed into my biking clothes and headed out the door to the trails. On a whim I called up one of my riding buddies Harold to see if he was riding. By good fortune it turned out he was hooking up with two of my other riding buddies, Nico and Brian, to go ride at Santa Ana Refuge, a local wildlife refuge. We met up and jumped in my truck and headed out. When arrived at Santa Ana, saddled up our gear and rode. We rode the paved road for a couple of miles and then we hopped on the trails. The trails were overgrown with grass and full of mosquitos and ticks. We didn't stop in fear of being attacked! We rode until it was dark. It was great to ride with my buddies again. It had been a long time since we had ridden together. The only bad part was pulling off the ten or so ticks that had attached themselves to my legs during the ride. But it was worth it.