Defining the Short Ride

“Anything other than stay is go.  Anything other than yes is no…” like the John Mayer song says.  In Goatology this means “Anything less than a 50 mile ride is a short ride.  Anything more, and he’s going alone!”

Sometimes the short ride is more than a ride.  It’s an excuse to explore, inhale, and simply enjoy pretty surprises.  Last time I went with the Goat on his short ride, we stumbled upon something wonderful.  The ride was on an incline against the wind for 8.5 miles, no big deal for the Goat, but I was considering a tow job.    Luckily, at the top  was a beautiful village that made it all worthwhile.  http://coyotegulchartvillage.com/

We stopped to look around and take a break.  Goat had a coffee while I sipped a nice hot mint tea.  It was so relaxing that I forgot we were in an outdoor café as I put my bike shoe on the table and kicked back looking at the moon coming over the red mountains in the afternoon light.  We checked out the menu and decided it’s on the “to eat at list.”      http://xetava.mondodesigner.com/s/?CFID=574797&CFTOKEN=33051418

The ride back was all down-hill and beautiful!