Sure Looks Like Summer...

 Sure looking like summer - lots of heat, humidity, and thunderstorms. This guy took over the fan last evening and wasn't giving it up...

Damp Weather

 The past couple of weeks have been unusually damp here in New England. We have had rain or thunderstorms on all but a couple evenings over the past two weeks. After a long delay for weather and yard work, I was finally able to return to the road. It was relatively warm and quite humid, but at least we had an evening with no rain and a chance to ride. 

There are a couple areas nearby that I like to ride in when it is warm and humid. These areas have roads and trails, but lots of tree cover. They usually are few degrees cooler than everywhere else because they are shaded throughout the day. The only downside is the number of deerflies and horseflies has been bad because of the weather. They bite and will chase you down the road a good distance.

A Nice, Early Summer Evening

 One of the differences between New England and Virginia is that in New England, we sometimes have what could be called "cool" summer evenings. On the other hand, in Virginia, almost all summer evenings were pretty much hot and humid. 

And last night was a gem of a "cool" evening here in western New England. Temperatures were in the upper 60's when I went for a ride, which is pretty comfortable, being only about 10 days before the Fourth of July (overnight, the temperature got as low as the mid-40s). 

 

 

For me, that's good riding weather. It's warm enough to be comfortable, but cool enough not to be sweating through your clothes and into your helmet. I took a nice ride to a nearby lake on my Schwinn Racer. A local triathlon club was holding a training nearby, and there were lots of people out running and biking along the local roads too.