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So I had a killer fun ride this morning. First off, we had a pretty good storm come in last night and it was still raining this morning. I dressed accordingly with a parka and layers. Being rather dark and dreary I set off with my headlight on and a flashing light attached to the back of my seat (I haven’t picked up any extra gear for the new bike yet). I headed down Wise Road and turned right on Millertown Road. I had never been down this road before so I wasn’t sure what to expect, but it turned out to be a pretty nice stretch of road with a few good hills. Eventually I ran into Mt. Vernon road and turned right to head up a pretty steep section. At this point I forgot the name of the road I was supposed to turn right on to head back down through Ophir so I just started looking for something familiar. There was nothing I wanted to take a chance on, and before I knew it I came over the crest of Mt. Vernon and entered the Auburn city limits. I felt pretty good about what I had accomplished and proceeded to head back down the hill to Newcastle. I ended up cruising down Nevada St. and merging briefly onto I-80 West where I promptly exited on Ophir Rd. The ride was about 12 miles and took about 50 minutes. By the time I peeled my clothes off they were soaked pretty thoroughly.
So that was my ride this morning. I ended up on Google to find out what that street was that I missed, and I wanted to find out how much elevation change was involved. So I surfed my way to this site, MapMyRide.com, and I decided to create a free profile to try it out. The tool was a little slow but easy to use. The trickiest part was adding my foray onto the interstate. Here it is, titled the Millertown Auburn Loop:
I’ll post more routes as I add them.
