The high cost of gas has brought on one very positive outcome for our family ... lovely long bike rides. We've been riding to the little play park a few blocks away, the bigger play park about a mile away, and the really big play park a couple miles away. Kate loves to play on the wood and plastic sets and be with other kids around her age. These bike rides have been wonderful family outings and pretty good exercise too. I've even been riding my bike to work most days. This is a challenge because of the large drawbridge I have to go over, talk about an uphill battle.
Well, last night we rode all the way to my parents for dinner. Round trip is about 14 miles. Today my legs and shoulders ache. So does my backside, even though I have one of those nice big cushy bike seats. But the ride was gorgeous, maybe a little hot in temperature, but still a very nice way to travel. We've traveled this route by car more times than I can count but it so different to experience it by bike. The different smells, sights, sounds and distance when not in a car was eye opening. We will definately be traveling more by bike. Maybe this weekend we'll go all the way out to the State Park and not only enjoy the destination but also the journey.
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