In Which 23 Miles Pass Quickly Lake on a Warm Day

Early during the Sunday ride--wind whipping a flag at a business on Blairs Ferry Road.

I rode a bit a bit on Saturday—taking a young grandson to two parks. The ride was deliberately short and slow—it was his first time doing much of a ride on a ride-on seat behind the bike, and we were taking it easy.

He did well, and enjoyed the ride and the parks.

It was a bit breezy Saturday, but the weather was warming this weekend. The forecast for Sunday was temperatures in the 60s, easily the warmest day of the year so far—but the bright March sun was too strong and we reached 70 in the afternoon.

We walked to the park with grandchildren late in the morning, and fed them lunch. In the afternoon, their mothers picked them up, and I was ready for a bicycle ride.

It was 5 p.m., and I decided to ride as far south as I could for about an hour, and head back before it got full dark. The one up side of the time change is that it’s light not until about 7.

There were lots of runners and bikers on the Cedar River Trail. I rode down to Tait Cummins Park. I stopped there, ate some nuts and rested for a few minutes. The late afternoon light was fading, and a full moon rising.

First passing of Cedar Lake on the way south--choppy water. It was hard work riding into that wind.

Low sun over Cedar River.

View of rising moon as I take a break at Tait Cummins Park.

I thought this cardinal was very nice to wait patiently while I make his image several times before he took off.

On the way back, by Cedar Lake, I noticed a large animal swimming. A walker told me it’s a beaver he’s seen at the lake quite a bit.

The late afternoon light painted the clouds in shades of pink. I shot the moon several times, which I’m sure didn’t make the ride faster.

When all was done, it was close to 7:30, and rather dark, by the time I got home. Given the rain today, I was glad to get in that quick Sunday ride. More images of the moon, the lake and the return leg of the ride:

Train seen on my way home--it was handy because it was so long it blocked all of the downtown intersections, making for a faster than usual ride through downtown CR.

Moon again, this time near Cedar Lake. A testament to both man's capacity to generate electricity and watch the moon

At Cedar Lake, the moon and a goose. A testament to moons and geese?

The Loch Cedar monster.

Pretty light after sun goes down at Cedar Lake.

Circling Cedar Lake, looking over interstate at moon.

Pretty clouds of early evening.

At the end of the ride.

A few images from little camera. On the final circuit of Cedar Lake.

Collins Aerospace pond on C Avenue.