It’s official! I’ve set up my fundraising page for the Rock’n Hot Bike MS Ride and made the first donation, so now you can too! I’ve been training for this ride for most of this summer and I’ve got 6 weeks left until I ride from Little Rock to Hot Springs, Arkansas and back. The ride is an out and back with the Saturday overnight in Hot Springs. 70 miles each direction with 3800 ft of climbing.

This year I’m riding in memory of my godmother Barbara Hoffman who passed away from Multiple Sclerosis in December 2014.

On the weekend of July 18 & 19 I rode a total of 93 training miles. On Saturday, I rode a particularly hilly 60 mile route known locally as the Dam Loop although this time I modified it to take Southwest Parkway instead of Bee Caves road to add some miles.

Me and my shadow on Loop 360:

The cliffs are stained from all of the rain this spring:

Bridge over Lake Austin:

Such a pretty day:

Nice fountain and view from 620:

The lighthouse:

You can just barely make out the lake in the distance. It’s so nice to see it so full!

Crossing in front of Mansfield Dam:

On Sunday I rode a route south from home and picked up the Southern Walnut Creek Trail. First I was greeted by a terribly torn up road, miserable to ride on:

View of Decker Lake in the distance:

The trail:

Handful of sunflowers:

A bit overgrown in places:

Very modern house next to a very run down house in east Austin:

Sunday’s ride was 33 miles.

Check back soon for my latest ride update!