Another Ride With Richard

The weather was perfect for a bike ride:  on the cool side with plenty of sun and little wind.  We took our usual route along the Canalway to the Genesee River.  Richard decided we should keep going so we crossed the river and then the canal and rode on the river trail up to Scottsville Rd.  This was a 50% increase in the distance covered from yesterday.

West And Then East Along the Canalway

Richard and I got out early today because of a high wind warning for late morning through evening.  We head west toward the Genesee when aobut 3 miles in Richard experienced some neck pain that he had been having on exertion over the weekend.  He decided to break it off and return to our starting point.  By the time we got there he was fine and we continued on East toward Pittsford.  We end up doing aobut the same distance as last time.  Richard stopped by his cardiologist's office and they told him everything was OK.  So we are back at it in the morning.

Another Ride With Richard

Richard and I went out again today and took the canalway trail to the Genesee River.  It was about 8 miles for him and 10 for me.  The weather was cloudy and we finished the final third in a fairly steady rain.  The picture is from the day before when Marilyn and I took Archie for a walk on the canalway trail.

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You can see the results of the ride below.

Henrietta Loop

Marilyn is spending the day in Buffalo with friends so I decide to take ride connecting two trails I had partially followed with partner riders.  I went along the Canalway Trail toward the river and then picked up the North Branch of the ehigh Valley Trail.  That trail winds through Henrietta often on streets because the original rail right-of-way is not always available.  The surfaces range from street, crushed stone, and heavy gravel.

This is picture of a pond along the Lehigh Valley Trail just after I got on it.  I think this site deserves a true photographic visit rather than quick snaps with a phone camera.

I continued on through the abandoned golf course and on to the crushed stone portion of the North Branch.  At East Henrietta Road I decided to dead north back home.  The resulting loop was just a few click shy of 20 miles.  If I had kept going to Pinnacle Road and then headed north, I estimate that I would have added another four to six miles which would clearly be in my current capacity.  Maybe next time.

Richard's Second Ride

Two days after his first ride, Richard and I got on the Canalway Trail again and went further and faster.  He is making great progress getting back in the game.

Richard's First Ride Back

My friend and riding partner, Richard, had been experiencing atrial fibrillation last spring. Eventually he had to stop riding and underwent an ablation procedure. His recovery included some powerful drugs that made it impossible to get out on his bike. That is all behind him, now, and we went on our first ride together. The route is shown below.  it is good to have him back in the saddle.

Hiking Quaker Pond Trail

On Sunday October 2 I took my first hike of the season around Quaker Pond in Mendon Ponds Park.  It had rained all morning but stopped just as I was getting started.  The speed and pacing information is interesting but i stopped a lot to take photos of subjects that caught my eye.

My favorite image from the hike is one of a fallen log with at least two different type of molds growing side by side.  The recent rain gives everything a very lush appearance and the colors are pretty vivid.

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