The rest of September 2023

 LOL, well as usual, I'm having to catch up here on the Blog!! Took a ride on the 24th. and rode the upper section of the Cottonwood Creek Trail, it's a section I only ride in the cooler months as it has NO shade!! It was a mellow temp day, 70 F and sunny and the ride was enjoyable. Sadly, Jo is still suffering a bit from minor Covid-19 so again I was riding solo, here's a video of the ride, Enjoy!

Sept. 26, I was told they had finished "Phase 3" on the Creek Walk Trail in Manitou Springs so I headed that way to check it out! Bummer, all they did was finish a bit of spur concrete to hook to a bridge over to the Manitou Springs Chamber of Commerce building! :( They didn't even finish the concrete up to the paved road?? Oh well I guess we have to wait till Stage 4 before it get's over to Soda Springs Park/Manitou Springs Visitor Center closer into downtown Manitou Springs! :( It was a nice day and I do like riding the Midland & Creek Walk Trail combo from Co. Springs to Manitou Springs!  

Sept. 30, Well this ride turned out to be a double bummer!! Angletech was hosting a ride for a group from St. Louis, MO. called the Bright Spot for MS ride. Every Sept. for several years, Angletech let's this MS group use it's "DEMO trike/bike fleet" to spend 4 day's riding around Colorado Springs, CO. Sept 30. was day 4 and Angletech's customers were "invited" to ride with the MS group from the dealership up to the Red Leg Brewery for a social recumbent ride. 

I showed up just before 2 PM. but their planed ride was changed due to the Pikes Peak Greenway Trail being used by the runners of the Pikes Peak Marathon!! It made them late for their catered lunch at the dealership so the ride up to Red Leg was behind time. Well it seemed I was the ONLY customer to show up and I just didn't feel right messing up the groups VIBE so I decided to bail the event ride. 2nd. bummer, I did shot a video but for some strange reason, it came out all FOGGY looking?? I guess heat or somehow moisture got into the case and didn't clear out so the video was ruined!!!! ARRUGH! As it was late afternoon I headed back to the storage unit and then home! LOL, sometimes the plan just doesn't work out!! ;) The weather is turning quickly, it's going to be quite chilly come next week, time to break out the "tights" and long sleeve shirts, summer has past! Ride LOW, Ride SLOW, Ride Recumbent!!