Easter Weekend Adventures
Sarah and I took full advantage of our long Easter weekend in 2 major ways: a trip up to Turner Falls on Friday and a “Polar Bear Plunge” on Saturday.
On Friday AM, We drove about 1hr 45 mins up to Turner Falls. We parked inside the park and then I headed out for a 2hr ride in the Arbuckle Moutains while Sarah started a fun hike around the park. The riding was great as I found 2 hills that were about twice as long as anything I’ve found in the Metroplex area. I did about 6 hill repeats of 7 minutes of sustained climbing each. The roads were generally smooth and overall it was great ride. Sarah thoroughly enjoyed herself hiking around the park capturing many of these wonderful pictures. She even found a few ponies to play with. After about 2 hrs, we met back up at the car and enjoyed a lovely picnic in the perfect spring weather. Afterwards, we continued hiking for a couple of more hours so I could have a chance to explore more of the park. It was an awesome day.
On Saturday AM, we met a group of about 15 triathletes for an open water swim in Lake Grapevine followed by another ride. The water was quite cold (~63 degrees) as you could imagine, but I managed better than last weekend when I did the same thing. I swam almost 1.5 miles and this was the perfect practice that I needed for my 70.3 mile triathlon next weekend in the San Diego area. Afterwards, we changed out of our wetsuits and into our biking clothes and headed out for a 34 mile ride. It was the first time on the Flower Mound country route for many of the riders and they thoroughly enjoyed themselves. Sarah was very kind and gracious to lead the more in-experienced riders so that I and other veteran riders could ride our own speed. She’s the best and it wouldn’t have been the same without her.
A great weekend.
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