the Way of the Turtle

14.6 Mile Ride on the Mohawk Hudson Bike Path
Monday, April 19, 2010

Legs are still tired and sore from yesterday's race, so tonight's ride started out tough but within a couple of miles I had warmed up enough to feel decent. I stuck to the fairly level stretch of path between the old Niskayuna landfill and the top of the hill down to the stretch of road that routes the bike path under the Northway to keep things pretty easy. It turned out to be a really nice night for a ride, with lots of clouds (which led to a very nice sunset) and more than a few critters (mallards and geese, several muskrats, a pair of blue-winged teals, and a turkey, along with all the robins and blackbirds... the rabbits are also starting to put in an appearance at dusk.) In the end I was really glad I went out for a ride tonight.

JMH