Other than to move the bikes from our garage to the shed, we didn't do any riding during those last days with Rufus. I guess we didn't want to miss any opportunity to love on that boy.
This afternoon, I decided that a bike ride would be good for my heart and mind. It was more work than I thought getting the CTX out of the shed, turned around, and out to the driveway. Joan helped, and that made a difference... it's quite a ways from the shed to the gate, and tough to get the bike turned around with 3 different surfaces (pavers, gravel, and turf). I am hoping it will get easier with more practice.
My plan: take the bike to South Mountain. And this time (I rode it a couple weeks ago, with no camera), take along a 360 camera to get some video or photos.
First order of business: get to a gas station - there was one bar left on the fuel gauge. The closest is the gas station at Safeway, about 2 miles away. The price on one side of the street was $3.99... $3.39 across the street at Safeway. I gassed up and headed east on Baseline...
The traffic was light...
It's about 4 1/2 miles east to Central Ave, the street that will take you to South Mountain Park...
I could feel the anticipation in my stomach as I rolled into the park...
In a short distance, I discovered the road that goes up the mountain was closed - barricades across the road...
That sign in the middle tells you that today is "Silent Sunday" - no motorized vehicles are allowed on that road every 4th Sunday of the month. Hiking, bicycles, skateboards are allowed. Timing.
Oh, well; maybe tomorrow.
I rode the 2 lane road back to our housing development - a sign on the road said it was closed for a 7 block stretch, but they must open it up when they aren't working, so I didn't have to detour. Then, through the "maze" that gets me back home...
I could have taken the back road that is more direct, but I was just enjoying being out on the bike.
The video...
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