Riding In The Rain Without Getting Wet.
A late start to this ride meant one thing for sure; I was going to get wet! The Springfield weather pattern has been typical of mid summer, a lot of afternoon heat and humidity, followed by powerful thunderstorms in the early evening.
Mounting the bike around 6 p.m. I headed out to take a photos of a barn, and 2 bridges, I had spotted on a previous ride. At the time of departure the skies were sunny. Here’s the route….
N on RT 4 to Mechanicsburg
E on RT 29
N on RT 38 (stop for photos)
W on RT 161 (stop for photos)
S on RT 4 home.
All was well as the trip began and within an half of an hour I was on location at my first structure. While taking pictures of the old rusty bridge, I could hear the sound of thunder off to the west, directly in the path of my third stop. As I viewed the horizon I was greeted by an angry sky with enormous black clouds as the backdrop, and bolts of bright white lightening as the actors, and it seemed the show was about to begin!
I proceeded north on Rt 38, for about 2 miles to an old barn which was the subject of my second set of photos. While taking those photos the storm off to west intensified so I jumped into my rain gear before heading west for shoot number 3.
As I arrived at my final stop; a newly renovated covered bridge, the rain was beginning to fall. I went about my business, got my last picture, and started home. Within minutes of my departure the sky opened up, vomiting all of her contents on everything below. It had been quite some time since I had ridden in a storm this violent, but with my gear, new tires, and the smell of rain, fresh cut grass and pine, some how I felt quite at home. After twenty minutes I had ridden out of the belly of the beast and all was well. Soon the birds were singing, and sun was shining, and I enjoyed a gorgeous ride back to the house. Once inside, I began to share my harrowing tale with my wife to which she replied; “Your not even wet!”
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Sounds like a wonderful ride. Wish I could have been there.
Sounds like an OK ride. Just one question: Springfield, sounds familiar, isn’t that the same name as the Simpson’s fictional hometown? Neat, I like the connection. Ride safely & enjoy the summer!