Zen-Aughta Ride or Not?

Last day of day light savings.  Pretty day, little windy, but nice.  So, do I stay home and watch Zenyatta try for perfection or do I take Angel out for what will likely be the last ride from home before the snow falls?  I know that if I stay and watch, Zenyatta is sure to lose.  Just the way it is, if I watch an event, I seem to hex the one I want to win.  Okay, that settles it, I'll take Angel out.

We did a nice little 12 mile loop, went up to a view spot to see what Wickiup Reservoir looks like.  They started holding back water to start filling it about a month ago.  Looks like that was a good idea, she's pretty empty.  That group of trees in the middle is suppose to be an island surrounded by water, not bare land.

The Twins have their first snow.  It was a bit smokey since they are doing a bunch of controlled burns around the area, so some of my photo opportunities were hardly worth the attempt.  The weather was starting to change as well and my view of the South Sister was restricted to her base.  Ah, well.

Angel and I mostly had a nice ride.  I never know what to expect from Angel.  Some times she's an Angel and other times she's the Devil.  Today, she was mostly an Angel.  No, really, it was a nice ride and I'm really glad we went.  We got home just before 6pm, the sun was dropping fast and so was the temperature.   About a mile from home I saw a hawk sitting in an old snag all fluffed up and braced against the wind.  Yeah, it might just be a bit chilly tonight.

It seems that Zenyatta didn't win.  Well, can't blame it on me!