Happiness is a long bike ride

Beulah's first cross-city journey took place yesterday. Skyler and I gallivanted (definition #2) from Orem to Springville in an hour and thirty minutes including a stop at the Stouffer's Thrift store and therefore a very full and heavy basket for me before heading up to my parents' for the day. As expected, Beulah rode like a dream and complained not at all. Corinne joined us for the ride home, and though it was warm, it wasn't unbearable, and once again our time was about an hour and a half even with a head wind coming at us a third of the way. Three hours total very well spent (Skyler and I rode a total of thirty miles!), so well spent in fact that it has me contemplating and eager to change the time I waste watching TV or on the computer into something much more productive. Escapism is not bad from time to time, but riding is a much better way for my mind and body to truly escape and to give me that great feeling of satisfaction afterward. Riding to Springville and back was fun; I felt physically tired and slept very well last night as a result, and, as a bonus, I am not sore at all today. Must be the shorter rides I do nearly everyday which prepared me for yesterday's. Many times along the journey I wished I had brought my camera. The views were spectacular, and I want to document my rides in the future. Not taking pictures is my only regret from a day well spent and enjoyed.