Whew. Bright and cold 8 AM session with long time body healer, Dave, eval established my issue is with an unhappy bursa in my knee. Not a concern of a possible tear. Free to resume beating myself.
I rode 2 days ago, same Ticket to Ride loop as a test and to work back into shape. Ride was fine. I waited till afternoon heat melted the skiff of snow leaving slight dampness on tread. Just a minute faster for 1 hr ride, under 8 mile distance. Yesterday I sought to up the effort by riding Catch and Release continuing on Afternoon Delight, plan was to ride 45 min out then return figuring on 90 min of pedaling. The trail goes upstream, I turned around at 45 mins. The out was climbing, the return reaped that potential energy taking me 20 mins, finished at 1 hr 18 mins for 10.5 miles climbing 876′. Cold and during the work day minimizes shared users. Dirt had some tack to it allowing firm berm turns. Lots of fun. Knee pain decreases daily. Still concern of diagnosed meniscus tear. Heart rate is high because of lay off.
Spent night at RD 41 enjoying Propex warmth. The heat duct is underneath my bed which keeps my bedroom toasty. However, the living room is nippy. 2 nights ago I attached the windshield cover to act as a cold barrier, however, at look outside time the windshield was dripping wet from condensation. Last night I kept the windshield unprotected waking to a clear look out. Dunno about excessive condensation unless it is from my being alive.
Sitting in laundromat parking lot. Today there are 3 liners hanging to dry, 3 days of riding is better than last week when the drying line was empty.
My mail in ballot finally arrived at mail forward receiver, I’m having it mailed to me at Moab where I need to be at latest of Nov to mark it up then give it back to USPS. It needs to be post marked on the 8th to count. Mine is 1 vote but it is my vote in participating in this democracy.
Leaving Bend today heading east. Will visit Steve in snowy Wood River valley. Where I ride afterwards along the way is freeze thaw dependent. Maybe all the way to Moab. Short drive today to Chichahominey drained reservoir for night at BLM pay XG.
Mountains received noticeable snow fall, will check view on way out of town.
So, the ortho knowledgeable evaluator said slight meniscus tear, I heard future surgery. Today, PT did quick eval, he said it was soft tissue which I wanted to hear. 2 health care license holding, each knowledgeable in their body part specialty, exam me. Each speaks their knowledge and I receive each’s input. I assimilate their evaluation and mix in what I have learned. Who to believe? Resting my knee was common. Ortho was PT of no help. PT eval is soft tissue and I have home treatment and more knowledge. I make PT the happy path. Maybe a tear exists waiting for the future.
Shopped Whole Foods. Seafood case had unfrozen Dungeness crab, 3 days from cooker, about $12 / pound. How much is the belly up cold crab in the window? $17, cleaned. I drove a ways out of Bend before stopping roadside to eat 1/2. Rest will be hor d oeuvre to the washed people, to us it’s delicacy.
Plan was to just drive to Chickahominy CG which I did finding it only me here. At some point in the past it was a reservoir anglers fished. Campground was built. At another point in time someone pulled the plug in the drain. Web site still reads fishing. $ 4 for legal place to stay with clean CXT outhouses. Even plumbed water at the fish cleaning station. Look, no more trees:
And there won’t be for months to come, desert living and riding. Views are panoramas, no more tree trunks. And little to no water.
Amazing, 3 bar 4G.
Tomorrow will be driving east into the rising low angle sun.