The weather was perfect for a ride...well it could have been slightly less windy but otherwise just great. It was wonderful to be moving without pain from my toe. You start out in a neighborhood but after a mile your in cool tree lined trails.
The path is crushed gravel which is OK to ride on but my tires were a little overfilled and the front tire wanted to slide out on me around curves. So I had to watch my poor little toe. There are a couple of places by the river to rest and adjust your bike.
And you can see Chief War Eagles Grave on the bluff.
The next stop has a small building that I think is for taking pictures or just watching wildlife. I don't think it is for hunting as there is a campground right across the river. Anyway it is pretty cool.
All the windows had spider webs.
There are all kind of plants and flowers by the river including our local marijuana plants. They don't bother to cut it down as it is known as ditch weed and isn't the kind anyone would want to smoke. Neat leaves though and some pretty flowers on the other plants.
Since the weather was so nice people and cattle were enjoying the river
On the way back we saw a path down to the river so did some off trail riding. Bumpy and since I went first I had the unpleasant task of breaking down the spider webs. Going down wasn't bad but it was steep going up. At the bottom was just a couple of shots that looked pretty but would be great for fishing.
We then drove to town and went to an antique car show. Ricks relative was showing his old car that Rick laid carpet in. I had left my camera in the car and didn't want to hobble back and get it so no pictures but there were some great cars and live music. After that we went home and Rick grilled me some chicken and we sat outside and had dinner and wine. A good day. Zoey of course was begging the entire time.
7 comments:
I particularly fond of that dark green spidery looking plant. Exactly where do those grow.
Jimmy
Great pictures! Looks like a lovely place to ride. The last picture is my favorite however! I was having a conversation with a woman about hemp and mentioned that marijuana grows in Iowa. Didn't realize that it was not smokable and it's other name was ditch weed! Good to know!
Traci
From your title, I was really expecting to hear about how much pain you caused yourself riding. Sounds like it wasn't bad at all actually. As I began to look at the pictures I slowly forgot about the broken toe, and really enjoyed the visual journey as it sounds like was the case for you. I'm so glad that you decided to go out for a ride...you had a wonderful day for it, that's for sure!
Greg
Dear Julie
I have had an absolutely brilliant time browsing through your latest entries. The photos taken on your bike ride are spectacular! You live in such a beautiful area. What sights you saw en-route. The birds, insects and the cattle cooling off in the river...as well as yourselves. Wonderful! Just wonderful! You gave me a true taste of your day's ride. I was there with you.
Thanks for the day out. Power to your leg muscles in time for the Black Hills.
Hugs
Jeanie xxx
i feel as though i got to go too! :) what a wonderful day and ride.
gina
Really nice pix....you always make me think about getting my bike out. Not bad enough to actually do it, but you make me think about it. ~Meg
That must be very hard to ride that many miles with a broken toe. I think you are doing an awesome job. Bike reading is strenuous. We have no bike trails around here. Yours is so pretty. There is one at a state park about 30 miles away but that seems like such a trip. There is also a beautiful bike trail that goes 13 miles around Presque Isle in Erie, Pa. but that's a good 2 hrs away. Megan was just riding there last week. I'm trying to talk her into going again before she leaves for school. Chris
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