monkeymartian

Taking a break from the so called ‘war‘ between bikes and cars, I woke up early this morning hoping to get out and ride a bit in relative peace.  I slupred down a cup of tea and a bowl of cheerios while watching morning cartoons with E.  Everyone else was still asleep.  It was cold and a little breezy when I rolled out around 7:00, and I was glad for my wool jersey and jacket, as well as the fleece gloves that I had stuffed in my pocket just in case.  I headed over to Bayview and rode up the large hill between 19th and Stoufville road without too much huffing and puffing.  Past lake Wilcox, I turned on to Bloomington and then south on Leslie to my favourite stretch.  The road makes a screaming descent and curves around a kettle lake and then back up again.  It’s pretty cool.  Further south, Leslie doglegs at Stoufville road and continues south.  I really like this stretch too as it passes over the railway tracks and the feedmill.  There are huge mature trees lining the road, and on reallly hot days it is a good place to stop for a drink of water to escape the heat.  Not so much today, however.  I saw perhaps 59-60 riders singly and in small groups heading north on Leslie.  There is always lots of bike traffic here, even if the road is in bad repair..  Sometimes I’ll see a huge peloton of riders heading south (the Donut ride, I think), but usually later in the day.

Coming to 16th, I decided to see if the Beaver Greenway was finished.  The construction signs were still up, and it doesn’t look like anything has been done since last August.  The trail was pretty muddy due to the recent thunderstroms.  I decided to cut the exploration of the trail short, but I was rewarded with the view of a large stand of wild phlox.

I headed back down Leslie to the path that follows the power line east to Bayview and found my way home.  S had some coffee on, and it was welcomed.  A nice way to spend a Sunday morn.