For my last ride before PALM, today I backed off and took it real easy on myself, doing just a single round trip to the Park. Actually, I didn't even go all the way there; I turned a short while before it and rode on Interfirst Dr., where Doug works. He had suggested this as a way of reacclimatizing myself to riding on roads, since I've done almost none of it since 2014, and I'll be doing well over 200 miles worth next week. Riding on this secondary, extremely low traffic road was good and safe.
When I went out to ride, at 12:45, it was 75°; then 10.25 miles later (1:14) it had risen to 79*,
I believe I'm all packed with everything I'll need for the trip. Tomorrow morning I'll drive to Saugatuck, where we begin, and after I've unpacked the car and set up my tent, I'll text Michelle, who is there with girlfriends for a girls weekend. She'll take the car away, and I'll be left with nothin but my trike and a strong and willing body (and all my gear, which their support vehicles will haul along from site to site).
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