Joanne and I lead the Salem Bicycle Club Wednesday Night Ride tonight.

Driving home from work, I encountered some serious fog. I was a bit concerned that it would be too foggy to ride, but upon reaching home, the fog seemed to be lifting.

At the starting location, there was no fog and Jim, Dale and Jean joined us for a night evening ride. Until we rode into the fog.

As soon as we left Keizer, we rode into the fog. We stayed together, but riding in fog is a bit unnerving. Not only does the fog hide everything in the distance, the fog covers your glasses causing everything to be blurred. As such, we decided to avoid River Road, and head directly toward Windsor Island.

As soon as we dropped down to Windsor Island and closer to the Willamette River, we rode out of the fog. The five of us picked up the pace and headed back toward town. As we entered town, Joanne called out a ‘long-cut’ toward Keizer Rapids Park which added a few miles, the few miles that we cut short avoiding River Road.

This was a planned recovery ride for me and I was successful. My average heart rate was only 87 beats per minute.