Riding

Rode a little over fifty miles yesterday, and accepted an invitation to do a really amazing sounding week+ of riding on the Great Divide mountain bike route in September. Woo-hoo!

Yesterday was basically nice riding, with a long-time local riding friend, largely using the PATH Foundation trail from central Atlanta to Stone Mountain. Some downpour rain right at the end on our ride back home, but not for too long.

Later, we biked to dinner with other friends at a pretty good vegetarian Chinese restaurant a couple miles from our house, Green Sprout . The highlights were probably the seaweed tofu roll appetizer and the moo shu "chicken"; I was underwhelmed with the vegetable lo mein, and thought the basil "beef" with crispy (read: breaded & deep fried) portobello mushroom quarters was very tasty, which was good, since it's about the most expensive thing on the menu (!) at $10.95. Minimal beverage selection, large portions, friendly but vacant service, and a spare atmosphere: this place is all about the food.

Next weekend: a trip to NYC, and a somewhat ridiculous bike ride from the south Bronx to a friend's wedding in Atlantic Highlands, New Jersey. Big times!