So, today I rode to the next town over to get my hair cut and highlighted. It was 8 miles each way and coming home was a slight grade the entire way. The path is an old railroad easement, so it's very straight and the grade is mostly gentle, but still...
Along the way I smelled honeysuckle, and saw lots of cardinals. I also heard lots and lots of birds and frogs. The path goes along a creek in several places. It's called "Difficult Run".
The crossing point of the trail from the next town over to mine is a place that was hotly contested during the Civil War. It's called Hunter Station and you can read about it here. It is really quite interesting!
At one point there was a kind-of creepy guy on the trail. Have you ever had that experience where the vibes coming off someone just said, "not right"? I decided to cut my ride back short by going behind a school (a shortcut only locals know about) rather than press on through the more desolate part of the trail. As I turned around to go back to that turn-off, the guy was coming back up the trail, after having passed me going the opposite way earlier. He didn't follow me on the turn, but I was keeping an eye out and noting every yard I was behind that had people in it so I could yell.
I hate when that happens.
Anyway, I'm a little sunburned, a lot tired, and much more blonde than I was before I went to see Tyler.
A good day.
2 comments:
There is a part of our greenway that creeps me out. It's behind a not-so-good neighborhood. glad you're okay!
Yes I've had that vibe before - it's kind of scary & gives me quite an adrenaline rush.
I tried to reply to your comment on my blog but my mail server is down. Here's what I said:
This one (poem) took a little doing - the first verse just flowed, but after I had the thought about food fight it took forever to get the last verse in there in any kind of serious tone :)
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