Falling Leaf Ride

With the colors of fall hanging in so many trees, everyone we knew seemed to be heading off to enjoy the change of season. Those who weren't off to the Chicago marathon, that is. So we thought it would be a good idea to get out for a fall bicycle tour.

Before we could leave, Cindy had to get in her 7-mile run. It's her last weekend before the Detroit half-marathon, so her training schedule has begun to taper - seven miles is short for a long run. Yes, we're back to English units here.

Chelsea is our favorite not-too-distant place to go to ride. We've done fewer rides recently that involved a drive, because we haven't wanted to burn fuel unnecessarily. Chelsea is really nice town, and the roads in the Waterloo Recreation Area are curvy and hilly with not-too-much traffic. Very nice. How many times have I touted this place in this blog?

We parked in our usual parking spot beside the Jiffy Mix grain tower. Link to a previous post with pictures of Jiffy and the Amtrak train here. Mike's Deli provided us with some delicious sandwiches for lunch before our ride.

The fall colors were everything we'd expected.











It was a short ride, we only spent a couple of hours on the tandems. Probably too short to justify the nearly 100 miles that we drove the car, but it was nice to get out again.

Coming up next weekend: Cindy's half-marathon in Detroit!!