And so begins my my fifth year of doing 30 Days of Biking, on Sunday, April 1, April Fools Day and also Easter Sunday. The goal being to ride every day in April, no matter the weather, no matter the distance. Yesterday morning we woke up to 8 inches of snow that had fallen overnight, with some nearby areas getting closer to a foot. Oh the challenges Mother Nature provides... Temperatures in the coming week are forecast to barely rise above freezing during the day, dropping into the single digits at night. And more snow is forecast for tomorrow.
I decided I had better ride my fat bike, not knowing if my chosen route might have patches of snow and ice. It did here and there but I could have easily ridden a road bike. But pedaling the fat bike kept my speed down, making the wind chill less as well.
I rode to the end of Airport Road, only a 6-mile round trip from my home. Multiple deer tracks could easily be seen as well as tracks of other critters in the fresh snow. It was nice to see that the Namekagon River is ice free.
If you'd like to join me and almost 5,300 other riders worldwide (as of 10:15 p.m. Central time), just go to this link. From the website: "30 Days of Biking is a pledge to ride your bike every day in April and share your adventures online with the hashtag #30daysofbiking.
Making the pledge is low-key accountability. When you sign your name, you're devoting yourself to biking every day in April and joining a worldwide community of joyful riders. Plus, by sharing your reason to ride — your bike story — you might inspire someone else to make the 30 Days of Biking pledge. How cool is that?!"
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