Road Gone Sour

A perfect road for a ride on a scooter or motorcycle, winding through the woods and dales of central Pennsylvania in late summer.  A ride almost perfect if the temperature could be dialed back twenty degrees.  At 90F with humidity approaching the same number I’m close to surrendering.  Even choosing routes that keep me under the trees for much of the time doesn’t help much.

Bring on the cold weather please.  Or at least ratchet down the humidity. Right now it’s just pure miserability.

Panorama Country

A stop not far from Spruce Creek so Paul can make a panoramic photo with his iPhone.  He’s got both a serious face and stance when he’s executing the sweeping movement.  Things are in flux for Mr. Ruby.  His Ducati Hypermotard is for sale on eBay. He’s purchased a used BMW R1200RT to ride across the country in the late fall, and he almost pulled the trigger on the purchase of a Vespa to replace the Piaggio Fly.

I can barely keep up.

Pulpit Rocks

Walking a short way up the trail at Pulpit Rocks, even in the shade, was a tiresome, sweaty undertaking.  Paul remained at the road with the scooters while I explored a bit with the camera.  Nice place.  Need to come back when I’m willing to look around a bit more.

Winding Roads

Even the great roads in central Pennsylvania that challenge the senses and skills — the hot weather melts into an amorphous blob of “so what, who cares…”.

On the bright side, I may have a bit more time to so some things I’ve been putting off as I leave the scooter in the garage.

Or maybe I can ride a little earlier in the day, or a little later.  What about you?  How do you cope with the heat and the miserability it causes?