Saturday ride to Hagen's Mountain

The 8:30 a.m. start time was a good thing on the Saturday ride to Hagen's Mt. It warmed up fast and was already too hot by the time we arrived at the base of the climb. Harvey, Carrie, Robbie, Davey, Susan, Randy and Steve made the climb while Claire Ann, Michelle and Jim did the smart thing and stayed at the base in the shade. We all enjoyed some refreshments at the store at the base of the mountain before beginning the ride back to Griffin. Jim had some tire troubles on the ride back but nobody was complaining as we filled up on water under the shade trees by the side of the road. His rear tire was finished by Milner and Robbie made a quick ride home and came back with a spare tire. We covered 54 miles, shortcutting from Milner back to Griffin. This was a fun and scenic ride. After crossing Highway 19 out of Meansville, it felt more like the mountains than middle Georgia.