bicycle time
2008-Apr-23, Wednesday 03:36 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
mellowtiggerThe weather in Minnesota is gorgeous today. It's 74F/23C with light blue skies and gentle breeze. I had an early shift at work today (9am-1pm), so I went on my first bicycle ride of the year when I got home.
Oof! I am so out of shape. At one (relatively gentle) uphill slope I was actually at the lowest possible gear setting and still huffing for breath. Still, it was great to be outside again. Conveniently, the house where I stay is only a few blocks from the trail system. Once there, I ride through a small park area to the Mississippi River, turn north for a mile or two, cross the river, then head back south again. There's even a small waterfall for a stream that feeds into the river. Some people were out with binoculars watching birds nest in tall trees on a small island in the river. A few people were fishing.
Minnesota in spring is beautiful... and then the mosquitos come.
I should take a camera out with me sometime and capture some images of the things I see. For now, I figured I'd just capture a picture after my ride. I rarely get any photos of me. My most recent is nearly a year old already. Click for larger versions.
That'll have to suffice for now.
Oof! I am so out of shape. At one (relatively gentle) uphill slope I was actually at the lowest possible gear setting and still huffing for breath. Still, it was great to be outside again. Conveniently, the house where I stay is only a few blocks from the trail system. Once there, I ride through a small park area to the Mississippi River, turn north for a mile or two, cross the river, then head back south again. There's even a small waterfall for a stream that feeds into the river. Some people were out with binoculars watching birds nest in tall trees on a small island in the river. A few people were fishing.
Minnesota in spring is beautiful... and then the mosquitos come.
I should take a camera out with me sometime and capture some images of the things I see. For now, I figured I'd just capture a picture after my ride. I rarely get any photos of me. My most recent is nearly a year old already. Click for larger versions.
That'll have to suffice for now.