Well, as is usually the case, the blog has been quiet in January. It’s been mostly cold and/or rainy, and I haven’t been doing anything other than short rides. I did pedal the kayak about four miles last Saturday, crappie fishing on the Brazos River above Lake Whitney. The fishing was slow, but I did take a couple of photos of fossils in a huge boulder. If I ever manage to retire, I want to add fossil hunting as another hobby.

Finally, today was a warmer day with sunshine, so I waited until almost noon for things to warm up and dry out, then took off on the Corsa. I hadn’t ridden the Corsa in a couple of months. Today was warm enough that I didn’t feel I needed the fairing on the Xstream, and today’s ride reminded me of why the Corsa is still my favorite bike ever.

I rode out to Purtis Creek State Park, then on into Van Zandt County, doing a loop out to SH 19 and back. The northwest wind was a tailwind for most of the ride out, but made the ride back a chore. I ended up with 51 miles even.

Most of the rock containing the Brazos fossils.

Closeup of the fossils.