Well, it was bound to happen.  I’m sick.  Sort of.  I’ve been fortunate to be blessed with good health and rarely get hit by colds, flus, and other such maladies.  Today was supposed to be a long training ride — 124 miles, to be exact — but when I woke up this morning, I felt tired (more than usual), detected a sore-ish throat, headache, and runny nose.  Maybe it’s an allergic reaction to the idea of a long ride….maybe it’s an allergic reaction to whatever is in the air….or maybe it’s the beginning of a legitimate ailment.  My SAT and I decided to head out to meet our usual Saturday group and see how I felt along the way.  Well, we were going so slowly that he had to ride ahead to tell the group that I was going to be late and that I probably wasn’t going to ride the rest of the day.  I’m not going to lie: I wasn’t super excited about riding 124 miles today!  But I would rather feel 100% and do that ride than feel yucky and icky right now.

In the meantime, I want to share a few pictures of the burros I spotted on my ride yesterday morning.  I elected to do the Red Rock loop (again!) and just before mile marker 10, I saw these 2 burros happily munching on grass and just enjoying the sunshine:

One of them actually came to take a closer look at me:

I love seeing animals when I’m outside and I really enjoyed my time with these 2 burros.  I spent a few minutes taking some pictures and talking with them (yes, I really did talk with them).  For those few minutes, it was just me and these cuties, enjoying the fresh air and each other’s company (well, I can imagine that, right?).  I’m glad I got to get out yesterday because I don’t think I’ll be doing much today.  I should have known something was up when I identified myself — more than usual — in this sign:

(Foreshadowing?)