I have been riding west in this valley for what seems like twenty minutes and have yet to pass a single place to turn. I need to make a left somewhere soon and climb over that ridge if I want to get back to the car in under 45 miles. Oh well, I guess I’ll just keep going. After all it is a pretty nice road despite the rough surface. I wonder what my average…16.8! That can’t be right! I swear I haven’t dropped below 20. How does that happen anyway? Hey, there it is; a road to the right up ahead. And look at that! It goes right through that pass in the ridge. Wow! I’ll get by with not much climbing after all. Maybe my average will …Ah-Oh. That darn thing might be… yep, gravel. That’s not going to work. Well I’ll keep going, there must be a better road soon. After all it is a nice day and not too hot. In fact it couldn’t get much bet…. "Hey! HEY! Go home. NO! BAD DoG. You might be big but I’m fast." (shift) "I’m going to kick your butt. You’re chasing the wrong cat now. I’m going to drop you like a hot potato." Whoa. How did you get over there. "Go Home!" (shift) I got you now. . I got you. . I got. . I can’t believe it. He’s going to eat me. Look at those teeth! "Go home!" Maybe a little water in your face will … I thought so. You coward! "I told you I was fast." Wow, that is too much like work. I bet my average is up now. 16.5. Damn. Piece of junk. I think I’ll order a new one when I get home … I need an altimeter anyway. This curve in the road is bending the wrong way. Now I’m heading North. How could this road do this to me? All I wanted was a nice road heading south and somehow I’m now heading north. I guess it is going to bend back to the west shortly. I’ll just press on for a few more miles. I wonder how far I’ve gone … 31 miles. Uh-oh. I’m going to be late getting home … again. No chance of getting in under 45 now. I’m looking at 50 minimum. Hey the road is bending back to the west. My luck is turning. And that looks like a stop sign ahead. Finally! And it looks like a good one too. If I turn left now I’ll finally be heading south? But it looks like it’s heading right up to the highest part of the entire ridge. Oh well. No choice now. (shift) How bad could it be? (shift) Besides, I’m feeling good and ready to climb. (shift) I’m not going to make it in this big ring though. (shif...Oh no I’m already in my little ring. Damn. I’m cooked. I’m history. I’m .. hey that’s the top. I got it now. If (stroke) I (stroke) can (stroke) just (stroke) Aahhh. (stroke) It’s not (stroke) the top. (stroke) I hate you (stroke) Mountain. .…... I guess that little hill wasn’t so bad after all. The downhill always makes it worthwhile. Wow, this is fun. This is what it is all about. Whoa! Whoa! STOPPING. Dang gone. That intersection really sneaked up on me. Hey, wait a minute. I know where I am ..I’m not heading south, I’m heading North! How could that have happened. Maybe I’m ... no I am definitely heading north. That means I need to go back over that @#% ridge to get back to my car. Say it isn’t so. How do I do this? I’ll be lucky to find my car before dark. And how many miles have I gone now? 43. Holy cow! I’m going to end up with a metric … if I’m lucky. Well no sense sitting here. I better turn around. … Or maybe I could turn left and head down the highway toward town for a while then cross back over the ridge. Yea, maybe I’ll find a shortcut. What’s my average now? 16.2. No way….