There’s (almost) nothing like feeling the warm sun above you as you pedal your way through a single track in the Carpathians, wind rushing through, brightly colored autumn leaves flying by, dirt being thrown from your rear wheel. I felt that a bit today, on my last mountain bike ride through Brașov, as a sort of recap of my most frequented tracks here. I started off from home and headed on up towards the old town center, after which I climbed half of Tâmpa and came out on the other side, with a nice speedy descent.
Turns out that since my last ride on Tâmpa the weather has taken it’s toll on some of the forest trees. There were quite a few trees – four or five – that had been simply pulled out of the ground or ripped in half by the elements. No problem though, as Jim Morrison puts it: “variety is the spice of life”.
Couldn’t help myself from taking a few short breaks to take in the awe of what Brașov looks like during autumn: a beautiful medieval town with red-tiled house roofs, mountain forests colored in pastels, paved leaf-covered walkways, fresh mountain air and gentle warm breezes of wind. Beautiful!
After having ended my ride and settling down a bit, my friend came by to pick up the bike and some of the gear that went along with it. A shake of the hands and the deed was done: dude, may you ride her fast and dirty, like she likes it. This time next year I’m gonna want to see a mileage report, just to make sure she’s not neglected. Cheers!
If anyone’s more curious as to what the route was, here’s the Endomondo workout for today’s ride. It isn’t record breaking, it isn’t against the clock, it’s just a nice ride on a great autumn day.