After yesterday’s hard ride, I needed to do something less intense. While the rest of the RAO/Imperial River group headed up into the hills, Martha hooked Joanne and I with a group of locals for a short, flat ride.

Just as we were leaving, the wind picked up and it was much stronger than yesterday. We meet Renee at “the circle” and she lead us out of town to the rest of the group. The group was quite large, about a dozen folks and we headed out of town on Palm Canyon Road as we did yesterday. However, we turned back toward the west on Henderson Canyon Road (and into the wind yet again). They lead us through Orange Groves and Palm Tree Plantations (I had difficulty believing how much they cost) and up to Galleta Meadows Estates before returning us back toward Borrego Springs.

The weather was nice, the company was lovely and the ride was fun!