Good long ride today

Mild temps - what else to do but go for a ride or an XC.  Full day free.  Meet up with Carmen at 3 rocks, decide to head out on the bikes26" mtn bikes for a road/dirt road ride.  Wasn't feeling so great and when we hit the first of the hills, I really didn't feel to good, but an hour or so into it, and an easy pace (as my riding partner wasn't feeling 100% either) and I was feeling much better.
It snowed last night - so there was a fresh 5" of the white stuff coating everything (including the dirt roads - the paved ones were wet).
Very cool scenery though - it really is a beatiful area, southern Ontario forests, streams and farmlands.  We saw , horses wearing coats, a field of turkeys, cows (fascinated by the cyclists) a pair of woodpeckers, a murder of crows, a pond filled with geese - lots of wildlife on this overcast day. The kind of ride that in hindsight makes you wish you took photos of the ride, then you remember, you were constantly being splashed with mud, slush, salty water etc.

We headed south to Greenwood, and completed our 33k loop, but decided we should ride a bit more - at least to the top of the hill.  67km later, for a total of 100k and almost 4,000 feet of climbing we arrived back at the car, after skirting the edge of Uxbridge, then heading into Zephyr. Details here  Hat's off to Carmen for being one of the people that can put up with a cold wet winter slush ride.
Finished up with a hottub and am watching the game as I type this.