Sunday Ride to Ash Grove

Since the Flèche to Grain Valley is coming up next Friday, it's time to start tapering and we (Tom, Doug, Rae, Ron, Dave, John and I) rode the relatively flat route out to Ash Grove for lunch. It was clear and about 38 degrees when we left at 10AM with a good wind out of the east to push us along. The planes were using the northwest runway because of the wind. The clouds rolled in while we were having lunch at Willy B's, and the temperature had only climbed to about 44 degrees when we left. We stopped not far outside of Ash Grove to call the owner of a dog that had been killed. The owner's name and telephone number were on the collar. The sun broke out again as we approached Springfield, and Rae's shadow raced along side her.