One Last Bike Ride Before School Starts

Tuesday I got one more ride in before school started.  I rode on roads I have rarely been on in my life. It was very pleasant - mostly flat and a good temperature. I went with two other people I work with. I was really feeling lazy so I was very glad of how flat it was for the most part.  We ended up riding about 24 miles which was more than I intended to do because I had so much to do.  But it will get done, the ride was worth it.  I am going to miss my ability to do rides at my will. It's going to be hard to find the time now but I am going to try and ride at least a few times a week.  It is also going to be hard to ride to school because of the washed out road but not impossible.  The problem is the road I will have to use has an incredibly steep grade. I am not one to shy away from hills but this one is long and exceedingly steep. I seriously doubt I could ride up it but maybe I will have to give it a try.

We rode by Snake Mountain. Strangely I had

no desire to hike there. (Although I have a couple

of times without seeing any you know what.)

This is close to the lake, there were some herons in here.

Magnify the picture and look between the branches. If I have the bird

wrong just let me know.

As we were riding we could see Lake Champlain from many spots.  We all exclaimed because it was BROWN.  It is never brown but this was from all the flooded rivers flowing into the lake.  

The new bridge is almost done.  The arch was floated down 

on barges last week. I would have loved to see it.  My friend, T, 

and her husband rode the ferry back and forth many times to see

it.  People were there on both shores (Vermont and New York),

in boats and on the ferry.  

After we rode the ferry back and forth just to ride

it and see the bridge we continued on our way

with one more stop -..........to get a creeme at 

Goodies, renown for it's creemes!  While there

I saw several school kids.  I think we impressed 

them on our bikes!