On Sunday Louise and I were joined by our daughter Joelle and Peg and Bruce for a day of “biking”. Those of you who know us probably know that Louise and I don’t bike…fact is, Louise hasn’t been on a bicycle since she was in grade school and for me, I haven’t ridden over a ½ mile since then either. Now we are off to ride the 17 mile Hiawatha trail…thank God it is all down hill… The Hiawatha trail was developed after the removal of the railroad tracks the Hiawatha Railroad train traveled for many years. It started off with a ride through a 2 mile tunnel. It was soooo dark in there that you had to use flash lights to find your way to the end and at the same time being pelted by water from the ceiling. The pathway through the tunnels were banked from the center to the outside so that the water would flow into a trough on each side. The problem with that was, as you were riding in total darkness on an unstable bike you were drawn like a magnet to the walls and the water trough...man I really didn’t want crash, especially in that damn tunnel. We drove up the mountain to find the trail and for the next 15 miles we traveled through tunnels, over several trestles, and wound our way through the forest of tall Pine and Fir trees. The views were terrific and the ride…well it was great with a possible wanting for a much softer seat (we had rented the “COMORT RIDE BIKE”) for the next time we ride. There is no doubt, all of us totally enjoyed the ride and as they say, “would do it again at a drop of a hat”. I must tell you however, it wasn’t without a couple of small “incidents”. One time as Louise came to a stop, after feeling a little more confident in her riding, she found her body going one way and the bike going the other and ending with both, the bike and her, having to wipe off their bum. The other was when Peggy ran into the back of Louise, she had stopped too quickly and without warning (at least that’s what Peggy said). That time everyone remained upright but had a good laugh over it. It was a great day but much longer than anyone of us had imagined, from start to finish in 5 hours.
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