Late as usual and dogs

It sure has been a little while since the last update. Need to get better at doing these.

Mostly the riding has been between home and work with the occasional longer ride thrown in. That last few long rides have been to places on the Palouse that I have never really been before. Both times there have been dogs that have wanted to get in on the act. I am sure glad that they have not been so aggressive that one of us ends up being gnawed on. Today, there were three dogs that came out to do that chase. The ride was very intense anyway with a lot of gravel sections and some monster climbs. Saddle Ridge Road was one of the roads that we took and it has a couple of epic climbs along the way. The first climb gets a max of 12 percent at one point while the second has a climb of 20 percent. Heart and breathing were really getting a good workout during both of those. The nice thing about climbing is the trip back down. That is what makes it all worth while.