beech hill

bitterly cold here in delaware. 30F degrees. we arrived at my bro- and sis-in-law's around 2pm and i got on my bike around 3pm. rode mostly in my in-laws' development because it's icy elsewhere. kind of boring riding around and around, but i got to do some hills. beech hill is an especially nasty thing. the climb is only 1/3 of a mile, but it averages 12% grade. one portion is 16%. i only did it once. reminded me why i love the hill - descending - and why i hate it - climbing. imagine living in a development where every day, no matter where you go or how hard you work, you know you'll have to climb this beast. i don't envy my bro-in-law and nephew.(23.09 miles @ 14.6mph)