3,000 miles this bike, this year

As the end of the riding season approaches the recitation of accomplishment of annual goals will become more common. Most of the previous postings I have made related to a total of number of miles ridden concern miles ridden on that bicycle in the time that I have owned it. Today is a significant posting of a mileage accomplishment that is related only to miles ridden this year.

After today's ride I have ridden 3,014 miles on the LOOK this year.

With over a month to go until the end of the season.

It was pretty dreary again this morning but in view of the recent updated ruling on the Dreariness Convention and also in view of the fact that the local weather channels predicted afternoon clearing, I set out shortly after noon to attempt a bicycle ride. By about mile 5 the sun peaked through. After about mile 7 the sun was assuming a dominant position in the sky. After that the sun was shining strongly most of the rest of the time I was riding. Today ended up being a spectacularly nice day, a spectacularly nice ride. I saw a time and temperature clock on Rice Street that reported 80 degrees. I am not sure how that stacks up against officially recorded high temperatures but I think it will suffice to say that today was warm and sunny and beautiful.

I reported back in July on the low water in Snail Lake. It was noticeable again today as, if anything, even lower than it was in July. But the interesting thing today is that I think I know where all of the white birds have gone.Also visible in that picture are a couple of docks which one would normally expect to have been deployed into the lake by the lake shore property owners. Instead the docks are still backed up on the dry land far from the water.

The solution that is being implemented to remedy the low water conditions includes the construction of a new building down along Snail Lake Boulevard near to Sucker Lake. Sucker Lake will be the source of water to keep Snail Lake up to its more recent average water level. If I recall correctly, Sucker Lake is infested with zebra mussels and Snail Lake is not so some filtration system had to be built before water could be allowed to flow from Sucker to Snail. Here is the new construction, the building where that filtration will occur.Fairly obviously the building isn't complete, therefore no filtration is occurring, therefore Snail Lake is still well below recent water levels.

To complete the story here is the point on the shore of Sucker Lake where the water appropriation occurs. I think that is some sort of pressure release apparatus.Also apparent from this photo is what a spectacularly nice day it was at the moment when I was at Sucker Lake. The eight lakes again fulfilled their part of the bicycling bargain by being gloriously scenic. It was a nice ride on a nice day.