commute
Date: Nov 6
Mileage: 17
Ride type: commute
Bike: 9.2.5 fixie
Temp: 49/60 p.m. rain drops p.m.
November mileage: 53.5
Year to date: 1867.5
nothing fancy, but straight-up commute on the fixie. weather and temps are really quite nice, with the a.m. in the upper, upper 40s, with this afternoon actually around 60; it was warm enough to wear shorts. the most striking observation of my rides of late has been leaves, or better still the smell of leaves. even with the dry weather the last week you can't help but run through "leaf smell clouds".
i needed to just ride a little this p.m., fixie and all, so i meandered north towards Market, hooking up with Spring and the Beargrass Bike Trail. There was an ominous sign- Trail Closed!- at the terminus, but i knew the only real way to not get through was if the big bridge was down. i took it and had no probs, although i did keep running through more clouds, this time either of gnats near death, or probably seeds of some type. the path was listed "closed" because the southern terminus of it, at Lexington and Grinstead, is being newly constructed. this is explained at the Bike Louisville Site. as much as i've bitched of late about facilities in Louisville, at least they're doing something.
The Beargrass Trial exits at the north end of this pic. i guess the new setup will be alright, but it still looks like it will make it impossible to reintegrate into traffic without having to act like a pedestrian (at "Red" crossing top/center). the trail is designed to cross (east in this) caddycorner to Cherokee Pk. it's a pretty good route i guess. i actually had quite a nice ride. by the time i got home the ride had really mellowed me out. Perfect! actually it rained just a tad, but in a nice way. cleansing.
tomorrow looks doubtful as i have a dentist appt. at 2.30 in a location nowhere near work, at which I'm supposed to leave at 2.20. it's election day, so no students but lots of stupid meetings.
think the Dems'll take back some real estate? i have my doubts. it's the party of non-beliefs vs. the party of rigid, toxic beliefs run amock. man i really hate Shrub II president select, but the Rep. machinary is an amazing beast.
Mileage: 17
Ride type: commute
Bike: 9.2.5 fixie
Temp: 49/60 p.m. rain drops p.m.
November mileage: 53.5
Year to date: 1867.5
nothing fancy, but straight-up commute on the fixie. weather and temps are really quite nice, with the a.m. in the upper, upper 40s, with this afternoon actually around 60; it was warm enough to wear shorts. the most striking observation of my rides of late has been leaves, or better still the smell of leaves. even with the dry weather the last week you can't help but run through "leaf smell clouds".
i needed to just ride a little this p.m., fixie and all, so i meandered north towards Market, hooking up with Spring and the Beargrass Bike Trail. There was an ominous sign- Trail Closed!- at the terminus, but i knew the only real way to not get through was if the big bridge was down. i took it and had no probs, although i did keep running through more clouds, this time either of gnats near death, or probably seeds of some type. the path was listed "closed" because the southern terminus of it, at Lexington and Grinstead, is being newly constructed. this is explained at the Bike Louisville Site. as much as i've bitched of late about facilities in Louisville, at least they're doing something.
The Beargrass Trial exits at the north end of this pic. i guess the new setup will be alright, but it still looks like it will make it impossible to reintegrate into traffic without having to act like a pedestrian (at "Red" crossing top/center). the trail is designed to cross (east in this) caddycorner to Cherokee Pk. it's a pretty good route i guess. i actually had quite a nice ride. by the time i got home the ride had really mellowed me out. Perfect! actually it rained just a tad, but in a nice way. cleansing.
tomorrow looks doubtful as i have a dentist appt. at 2.30 in a location nowhere near work, at which I'm supposed to leave at 2.20. it's election day, so no students but lots of stupid meetings.
think the Dems'll take back some real estate? i have my doubts. it's the party of non-beliefs vs. the party of rigid, toxic beliefs run amock. man i really hate Shrub II president select, but the Rep. machinary is an amazing beast.
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