Great Rides of Summer

Ed will like reflecting on this ride in Columbus, Indiana. Today he's unable to ride for a while so I post this in his honor! Today is August 23 and this ride with Ed was around July 25 on the rolling hills of the Story area. Ahh how time flies. A day or two later I did a ride with Bryan that was very remote. I had the impression Indiana riding was all flat, ...not so! I just love this picture taken with Ed's Nikon! That's me crashing in the warm grass, temp in the high 80's, humidity way up there too. It was much nicer moving along.

First Post

So now I have a weBLOG. I feel so 'out there' where all can see. The name of my blog implies a bicycle angle to this blog and I think that will show at times. While commuting I often wish I could post some things I experience since the commute is an interesting one. I ride from a parking spot in Gig Harbor where I leave my van 5 miles from home and ride the remaining 12 miles to work. That ride takes me through a very busy Gig Harbor and to a bike path under the Cushman Power lines to the Tacoma Narrows crossing over the old bridge. Watching the new bridge being constructed close up is quite facinating though I focus on the narrow sidewalk on the bridge as I ride. On the Tacoma side I have to presently ride up through the 'being reconstructed for 30 days' Jackson Ave. exit area. This everchanging non-biker friendly section is challenging. There are sections with loose dirt/gravel where you can barely walk the bike let along ride. This leads to yellow ribbon guides through a paved area, to a now improved hardpacked dirt meandering pathway below the edge of the new exit ramp. Once past this I find my way up through a bike path at the new War Memorial Park and across the 6th ave corridor to Allenmore Hospital where I work. It's a fine 45 minute commute and I'll map it out soon.
Well, so much for the first entry.
Doug