Definitely not the usual ride this morning! Oh sure, we had the usual suspects; the two Kevins, JR, and me. And yes, it was Thursday, which means we ride up through the park. But today, we made an extra stop along the way because younger Kevin had to make an unscheduled stop to drop some weight before heading up the hill. Thankfully, there are bathrooms in Huddart Park and even-more-thankfully, the first one we stopped at was open for business. Older Kevin waited for younger Kevin while JR and I headed up the hill, knowing they’d catch up before the top.

Best thing about the ride was a much-reduced fog shroud. In fact, there were only a couple areas of damp pavement, entirely on the west side of Skyline. Much nicer than the past several weeks up there, where it might as well have been raining for much of the ride. Hopefully this weather cycle is on the way out and we can get back to whatever is supposed to pass for normal at this time of year!