I did a solo 62 mile ride today. The weather looked like rain so I packed my jacket and headed south, away from what the radar showed as rain. It turned out to pleasant, but windy. I rode to Poe, IN again, then turned East heading for Ohio. I rode though Hoagland, IN. There's about as much going on in Hoagland as there is in Poe. The roads were nice anyway - old and smooth. I rode on East from Hland a few miles, all the while in the strong headwind, then turned south and rode for 10 miles, landing me in Decatur, IN. From there I turned East again to fight the wind. Eventually I circled back and met up with Winchester road which lead me to Poe, and home. I was chased by dogs three times. They didn't catch me, although one young pup could have if he had decided to cross the road. I passed a house with a Confederate flag flying - I tried to look my best Caucasian/Republican. I wasn't sure how those Confederates' like men wearing tights passing by on fancy bicycles. I don't think I was riding in Obama country. The very next house had a great big sign made of cardboard in the front yard declaring "Pray for the Virgin Mary". The yard was filled with lawn art of full sized Jesus statues, crosses, Mary's and such. I quickened my pace, excited to see what the next house had to offer. Turned out to be just your run-of-the-mill Indiana farm house.
I got home, safe and sound, and took the dog on a run. I felt pretty good actually - could have gone farther, but I kind of just wanted to stop.
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