Disappointment

Last year, in the late fall, I had planned a ride that I was very excited to do. It was quite far away and required going over a mountain pass. I had gotten a late start and knew I could get to my destinations before dark but realized I would be coming home in the dark, which I was ok with.  I started on my way, and quite a ways into my ride, I looked up at the mountain pass that I would be going over and to my surprise, I saw snow up there!   No!!  I kept going, thinking the roads would probably be clear.  As I began my ascent up the pass, my tires started slipping and feeling very unstable. I realized the temperature was getting colder and the elevation was getting higher. So obviously the pressure in my tires was getting lower. I had forgotten about this phenomenon.  I felt I had to accomplish my goal. I couldn’t turn back. But my tires became more and more unstable. To my disappointment, I decided that it wouldn’t be safe to continue on. I needed to turn back. I told myself,  I could come back another day when it was warmer.  So I turned around and went back home. I was so sad and disappointed that I couldn’t accomplish my goal. I felt like a failure. When I got home, I watched a YouTube channel of a girl who rides motorcycles and in that episode she was having a very disappointing day as well, but she worked through it and tried again the next day.  After I watched that video,  I didn’t feel so alone and realized that there would be other days when I could try that ride again.