Just a great fall weekend. Saturday we lead a club ride up at Cedro. Six of us total. Mostly a mix of beginner and intermediate riders, but fun to show some new people around. We started at Tablazon and rode 462 up to Lone Pine and took that to Pinyon 2-track down to Lower Pine and back to the lot. A really easy and short ride, but a good way to introduce newcomers.

Sunday after church, I headed up for a singlespeed ride around David Canyon and Otero Canyon. This is a great area for SS. I was all over the place up there and even though my time was limited I managed 18 miles in an hour and 38 minutes with about 2,400 feet of climbing. Just a great day to be out and I didn't want it to end, but I was actually starting to catch a chill riding even though I was putting out a good effort on the bike. I felt great and wished I had more daylight so I could do the same loop again.

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Pictures are from some recent rides in the Sandias, Manzanitas, and two fawns I spotted drinking from a puddle at Cedro while their mom kept lookout. Amazing what you'll see in the woods when you stop and sit quietly a while. I find a lot of joy and contentment spending time in the mountains in the fall. Great stuff.