Sights to See

Back in Paso Robles for some spring biking. I clearly didn't explore enough of our lodging's grounds last year!

With plenty of free time in my life now, I could enjoy this multi-day excursion with old friends—and my chief cycling buddy was all in this year, too!

It just so happened that a red-tailed hawk was perched across from one of the places where we paused to regroup, and somehow someone spotted it.

We're here a month earlier than last year, with frost warnings (due to a cold spell). It didn't take much convincing to shift our planned start time from 9 a.m. to 10; other than the morning chill, conditions were just about ideal.

My cycling buddy and I cast our lot with the social (slower) group, but this year nearly everyone was on an ebike. (In fact, we were the only women in that group riding under our own power.) Although we biked through Peachy Canyon again, much of our route was new—with more elevation gain. With no turbo button for me to flick when the grade kicked up, I was thoroughly spent after 40 miles and more than 3,600 feet of climbing.