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1st San Antonio Missions Ride

I’m cheating a little here. The following text was intially posted by Justin, via email, and I copied it to a thread on my WildTexas.com Cycling & Mountain Biking Forum until I have a chance to draft an actual trip report with photos and more details.

It’s been 3+ days and due to various and sundry things, I haven’t written the trip report yet, so here’s a synopsis redux ;)

Shannon: I’ll have an actual trip report posted ASAP, but until then here’s an email Justin emailed friends and family this afternoon after we joined a friend (Joel) for a Saturday morning bike ride –

Justin: Thank you so much for being our guide this morning for our Mission Trail bicycle ride. It was great to get re-acquainted with a bike ride I last experienced as a child. The sights on this bike ride were incredible – from black-bellied whistling ducks on the San Antonio River to the grandeur of Spanish Missions that have weathered the test of time.

It was a great two hour workout and at 15.5 miles our longest bike ride to date. I’ve attached some photos and some GPS tracks from my faithful ForeRunner 201.

Looking forward to our next ride and a new way to keep our hearts healthy and our lives full!!
– Justin

Shannon: A link showing the trail is provided above, and here’s a quickie screen capture from our GPS units showing our exact path travelled — GPS Track from our ride

More to come when I get over this sinus infection, get the mechanics to actually fix my Corolla this time (apparently $500 doesn’t warrant actually fixing our reported issues to our satisfaction), and regain my footing. In happier news, my knee is feeling terrific and I’m dying to get on the bike again soon. I even have a bike rack, although I haven’t lashed it to the car yet!

Pssst! The Tour de France begins on JULY 2nd! Lance (”Mellow Johnny”) is making a bid for his 7th and final Tour win.



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