The weather this weekend was absolutely fabulous! We knew that meant a bike ride on Saturday – aka the Stuff part of Stuff and Cram weekend.
After lunch, we decided to head on down to Saratoga and partake in a cuppicake!
I was excited for a long ride:
John is all pumped up as well:
Grrrrrr…..
Temps were supposed to get into the mid 70s during the day. It was a little cooler to start, but we stopped around mile 8 to shed jackets just before the hill portion.
Hills are just around the bend. We passed by the alpacas again. Say cheese!
I wasn’t feeling the hills today. Not tired, per se, but no speed on the hills, which is pretty unusual.
We took a break around mile 15:
All the rain this year has made for late color. Trees are just starting to turn.
We brought along the perfect ride fuel –
It’s baaa-aack! 
My favorite candy! And the Brach’s brand please – the best candy corn out there.
We arrived to the Bread Basket at mile 23.
It was so nice out the we got our cupcakes to go and went across the street to Congress Park.
John had a coconut cream cupcake. I had a pumpkin spice. His was bigger – boooo!
Someone noticed us eating.
He came right over to our feet. We did not feed him, but he obviously has been fed before.
The carousel was quite busy today.
Check out the beautiful sky. It was soooooo nice today.
We then headed back home. Days are shorter now, which means no dallying in the afternoon.
Around mile 30, my back was starting to bother me and flaring up my sciatica. Luckily John had some ibuprofen. We stopped by this horse farm so I could take a couple.
Saratoga is horse country.
We ended up taking some extra breaks today for pictures and for my back. It took 4 miles for the ibuprofen to kick in and I felt much better. We stopped for a bit of refreshment at mile 35.
This was slushy and cold because it had been in the freezer. Icy cold coconut water is the best! I enjoy this route so much. It has so many beautiful views and I think by next weekend the colors will be beautiful.
You never know what farm animals will be out and about, and these guys were new:
There were 2 and they looked like twins 😀 This was around mile 43?
John and I were both started to get a little tired at this point. We haven’t been able to bike as much with the rainy weather and the shorter days. We pressed on and finished out 51 miles today!
Running doesn’t make me smile like this. Even wiped out I was having a great time!
Ride stats:
Total miles: 51.2 miles
Ride time: 3 hours 45 minutes
Top speed: 31.6 mph
Average speed: 13.6 mph
Calories burned: 1586
I was surprised at the average speed with how many stops we took and just feeling slower in general. It felt so good to get out in the sun today. I love fall rides so much!
Pink picture of the day! Roses at the Bread Basket.
Come back tomorrow for a Fright Fest recap!
I have never seen an indoor carousel before! Glad you had a great ride and those cupcakes looked delicious!
Love John’s cupcake…coconut is one of my faves. It is so pretty it could be a wedding cupcake.
What a great ride! Perfect weather, perfect company! Looks like a really wonderful day.
You are a biker chick!
Honey candy corn – yummmmm. Nice ride fuel! 🙂
Your cupcake looked so appealing. The perfect Fall cupcake.
In a world of ziplock bags, I think it is cool that your candy corn goes in a re-usable container:) I love fall rides as well. I just sneaked in 20 miles before I go play in the pit for the matinee of “Into the Woods”.
We love our little containers!
Enjoy the pit – we always had fun down in the dungeon 😀
Candy corn & cupcakes – WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You & I love candy corn!
What beautiful pics as usual Lori! John going to get you that fancy camera you want!? 😉 Yes, that indoor carousel is amazing! Too cool!
Looking forward to fright fest pics!
I think I will have to get the camera myself LOL.
You looked very happy after the ride, Lori! 🙂
I loved three pics especially – the alpaca (for some reason I have a fondness for them), the incredible cup cakes and the tame squirrel!
Awesome! This last minute gorgeous weather is such a welcome gift isn’t it? I kind of feel like I need to maximize every minute of it! That ride was fantastic. Looked like the colors were getting pretty too. I love looking at Fall colors. I could do it all day!! 🙂
I know – I can’t wait for the real colors to get here.
Glad you had a great ride, we have had awesome weather here for the past week, a beautiful fall
What a wonderful day! But you rode 51 miles on just cupcake and candy corn fuel??
I just love the hills and the scenery on this ride. And the alpaca and the horses, and the chipmunk, and the carousel…
No – we ate lunch before we left. Plus there was coconut water in there. Then food after we got back home.
Oh, of course, you said that! And I forgot to say “great minds think alike”–yes, Brach’s are the ONLY candy corns that are worthy!
I love fall colors, your pics of the trees in combination with the perfect blue sky are beautiful. During Autumn I can’t get enough of watching this.
Great bike ride with the cupcakes that have to be a part of these rides.
MAN the sky is lovely lovely LOVELY.
I miss east coast fall.
We’ve had cloudless blue skies for over a week now. It’s very energizing, isn’t it? I’m looking forward to your fall color, ’cause we sure don’t have much. 🙂
I was with other bloggers this weekend and the subject of candy corn came up. We all use a “special” 3-bite method for eating it. Can you guess what it is? And how do you eat your candy corn?
(Hope there are no after-effects on your back!)
I eat the bottom portion of my candy corn and save all the white tips for last 😀
I don’t know if anyone ever mentioned this but there is chocolate-covered candy corn out there! I bought a bag (SO small and SO expensive) in Target last year. My husband loves sugary candy, so I thought these were even better!
The weekend weather was spectacular wasn’t it, although it didn’t really feel like fall where I live. What a lovely ride you guys had. I don’t think we’re going to have much of a foliage season – too many trees lost leaves during Irene.
Gorgeous day for a bike ride. You hit some beautiful spots with wonderful scenery. Thanks for the recap. Very enjoyable. Wish we were there with you.
Oh Lori, what a beautiful ride. You and John live is such a gorgeous part of the world!!! Thank you for sharing the photos with us! OK…true confession, I’ve never tried candy corn. Have a great Monday!!
Candy corn = perfect afternoon pick me up!!!
Looks like a really beautiful ride 🙂 and yummy cupcakes. I smiled back at ya, hope ya saw it 🙂 Love being included in your rides 🙂
Ew at the candy corn – never could like that! But great job on getting the 51 mile ride in – definitely worth the cupcake!
You do ride a lot! LOL! I can’t wait to go through your archives and live vicariously through your rides. What beautiful photos you take!!!!