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# New Local Ride
- URL: https://www.thetriumphadventures.com/new-local-ride/
- Published: 2022-11-06T17:01:33.000Z
- Updated: 2024-09-28T12:49:45.000Z
- Author: Scot H
- Tags: Adventures

After being out sick for a week, I was itching to get back out on the bike. This was the first day in many where I actually felt like getting on the bike and riding. The weather was perfect so I decided to try a new route. It is a bit out of the way from home but taking 45 minutes to get there was going to be enjoyable for me since it had been so long since I rode last.

Now this is not the first time i have attempted this ride. Its seems each time I attempt it, I screw it up. I did my homework this time and literally memorized it so I could ride the entire loop (about 40 miles) by heart.

Once I got to the starting point, the ride started as asphalt but about a mile in, the gravel began. I just enjoyed the scenery as there were a number of older homes in the area that made for interesting pictures.

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/41/6e/416e705b-b31f-4197-b4df-549cc074f16c/content/images/2022/11/image001-1.webp)

One of the many homes I passed.

You could tell this was farmland...specifically cotton. Tons and tons of cotton fields everywhere.

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/41/6e/416e705b-b31f-4197-b4df-549cc074f16c/content/images/2022/11/image002-1.webp)

Cotton as far as you can see!

The roads were fantastic. Nothing was really technical but just a lot of winding country roads through the farm fields.

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/41/6e/416e705b-b31f-4197-b4df-549cc074f16c/content/images/2022/11/image003.webp)

Typical road and scenery for this ride.

Eventually I hit pavement again. But it was not long and I was back on dirt. I would guess that of the 40 miles, about 15-18 were dirt/gravel. But even many of the asphalt roads were tiny and winding which made for an interesting ride. I spend almost the entire day riding (from about 10am-4pm). It felt great to finally feel human again (and not sick) but also get back in the saddle and rack up some miles.