GRider mileage

She mentioned yesterday that her Tuesday night class performance was her penultimate appearance.  All that really means is that there are likely to be more opportunities for her for vigorous middle of the day exercise.

Very, very pleasant day here today.  Riding in the early afternoon was absolutely not a problem.  It was sunny and 70s, light winds, low humidity.

What's not to like about that?

We ended up with pretty much the same ride I took yesterday.  We saw Lake Johanna, Lake Josephine, Twin Lakes, that pond on the Roseville 9 hole glof course and a couple of other water bodies probably more correctly identified as slews including that nasty bit next to the park where Tiffany hit all those home runs now so many years ago.  That slew at Oasis Park is along the third base line and yet I remember a batting practice session when a left handed hitting member of the team sliced one back into the water.  I also remember battling through the underbrush to see if recovery was possible, but, no, another lost ball floating out in the middle of the swamp.  In the long run it ends up OK, I currently have a 10 gallon bucket of softballs in my garage.  And a few others which are not in the bucket.

Along the way we visited the bible college again.  That ride is a natural when we end up in that part of town.  Today the GRider observed the alert on the bridge going out to the Lake Johanna island.

It really is a pretty spot.  It is a shame that car traffic considerations make it such an unlikely destination.  On a positive note on the potentially ugly crossing of Snelling back to where we needed to be to complete the route we scored big time with a totally green light.

She has almost enough mileage to be able to try the big 8 lakes tour.  That is, she would have enough mileage to try that ride if I could figure out any possible way to get there without riding through the loose gravel carnage that is the streets of southern Shoreview.

Stay tuned.