tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7676045436294463991.post6444449705845241760..comments2023-10-17T05:53:50.048-06:00Comments on Pondero: My Cooling Down SpotPonderohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16042079750126434523noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7676045436294463991.post-52864357514171703792012-05-22T20:27:45.482-06:002012-05-22T20:27:45.482-06:00Cooling down is essential! It is going to be super...Cooling down is essential! It is going to be super-toasty before we know it, eh?<br /><br />Paz :)GreenComotionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11272116464292908327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7676045436294463991.post-19934202359321689902012-05-21T20:40:06.878-06:002012-05-21T20:40:06.878-06:00Enjoy the cooling down while you can. We might hit...Enjoy the cooling down while you can. We might hit 100 before the end of the week...Steve Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13650405341304401203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7676045436294463991.post-50083118221725155062012-05-21T20:19:00.458-06:002012-05-21T20:19:00.458-06:00I start with a couple of bottles of water and, if ...I start with a couple of bottles of water and, if the ride continues, I follow with a 1/2 solution of Gatorade...lemon-lime or orange, usually. But I think things work better if I start the electrolyte solution earlier. I think I'll make a change.Ponderohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16042079750126434523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7676045436294463991.post-54407150477594316232012-05-21T17:36:48.881-06:002012-05-21T17:36:48.881-06:00I sort of figured that was the case. By the way, ...I sort of figured that was the case. By the way, what is your choice of liquids? Looks "lemony".GravelDochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07066742071278722366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7676045436294463991.post-68275634654478618182012-05-20T20:17:40.300-06:002012-05-20T20:17:40.300-06:00GravelDoc, multiple refills, including immediately...GravelDoc, multiple refills, including immediately prior to the photo (spare bottle in bag).Ponderohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16042079750126434523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7676045436294463991.post-91991076221724574712012-05-20T15:18:15.503-06:002012-05-20T15:18:15.503-06:00That shade looks quite inviting. Just noticed you...That shade looks quite inviting. Just noticed your water bottle has hardly any liquid missing. Is that all you drank for 4 hours of riding or did you refill somewhere along the way? If that's all you've drank, you must be part camel! :) I really enjoy the wide open views I've seen while driving across open prairie; though I've never cycled it.GravelDochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07066742071278722366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7676045436294463991.post-83154915665714254312012-05-19T21:21:14.937-06:002012-05-19T21:21:14.937-06:00I'm terrified of crossing the hot prairies thi...I'm terrified of crossing the hot prairies this summer on my long tour. I'm afraid the cooling down spots will be too few and far in between and I might melt.Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09090802854306112252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7676045436294463991.post-20042577250251046842012-05-19T19:24:45.960-06:002012-05-19T19:24:45.960-06:00That is impressive. It is difficult for me to imag...That is impressive. It is difficult for me to imagine the psychology of flat, hot grass riding amidst the hilly, tree-ish land I live in, despite having spent time near Hico, Texas. <br /><br />I think this is one of my favorite things about the world of blogging. That is, seeing a similar slice of life from a quite different place.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02828711484149903487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7676045436294463991.post-1294843674348107362012-05-19T16:27:03.802-06:002012-05-19T16:27:03.802-06:00Wind blown grasses looking like ocean waves is a c...Wind blown grasses looking like ocean waves is a cool image. We tune ourselves with the landscape, I think. Although different, I think I could adapt.<br /><br />On the southern coast of Maine there was a saltmarsh farm. It had a lane like the one in your picture. Big Maples. Tall grass blending into the dunes. Grasses like ocean waves.Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17096402329953310721noreply@blogger.com