WELCOME to: BJ and Jo Ondo's recumbent trike cycling blog! This blog has information about US, our "Bicycle/Trike History", and our RIDES, here in Colorado Springs, CO., the Pikes Peak Region, State of Colorado and anywhere else our WHEELS take us!
Well very little riding in Jan. and Feb. isn't a lot better, rats! I'll do a bit of catching up on the old BLOG!
February 2, Ground Hog's Day Ride:
We headed up the Rock Island Trail to check on the progress of the new lighted crosswalk at Murry Blvd. and Rock Island Trail. Still not functional but they do now have lights on the poles, etc. so its slowly getting there!
New trail signage for the Rock Island Trail
A piece of the Rock Island Railroad
Neat little carved bench and contemplation area on the Rock Island Trail
February 3rd,
Well Jo did not want to ride due to a sinus headache, so I decided to try and find a "new" section of the Sand Creek Trail, I just found out about! LOL, it started on the Rock Island Trail and then had to use a sidewalk and parking lot to get to the old frontage road along Hwy 24. Now on the new Wooten Ave Bike Lane up to Galley Road and then again ran into road construction and had to use the sidewalk, bummer. Finally found the new trail section but "no signage" at all?? This portion of the Sand Creek Trail goes from Galley Road to Hwy 24 with a "under pass" but sadly dead ends. The Future will have it continue to hook up with the older section of the Sand Creek Trail heading south to the Pikes Peak Greenway.
This is actually the Homestead Trail South off of the Rock Island Trail, took this to get to the sidewalk/parking lot path to get to the Hwy 24 Frontage Road
Looking south on the Homestead Trail South
Looking north on the Homestead Trail South at the junction of it and the Rock Island Trail to get back to the storage unit!
February 5th.,
While I was wiping down my trike, I noticed black scuff marks on the upper park of the swingarm (rear end), looks like my factory rear rack was banging into the swing arm, yikes! Headed up to ANGLETECH to have Joshia look at it. He re-drilled new holes in the rack extension arms that hook the rack to the frame and that made the rack sit higher for the needed proper spacing! The damage was purely cosmetic to the swingarm, just needs some silver touch-up paint to be good as new, YEA! From the shop we headed up to the Foothills Trail past the Garden of the Gods City Park and then, via the 31st street bike lane to the Midland Trail heading east and of course, ran into road construction so we had to use backstreets to get back on the trail into America the Beautiful Park. Over to Shooks Run Trail and the Good Neighbor's Meeting House for snack and tea! Then home to the storage shed.
February 7th.,
Decided to ride the Cottonwood Creek Trail as far east as we could, due to possible trail damage caused by a homeless fire causing damage to part of the park drainage system. Well, we found out most of the damage has been repaired, except the access way to the port-a-potties, arrugh! We rode the long way around the outside of the park via sidewalk to get access. Headed back down the trail heading west over to the open air patio at the University Village Colorado Retail Center for our brought from home snack and water. Now to the Pikes Peak Greenway, T-Gap Trail and Cascade St. bike lane back to the storage unit!
LOL, took the round-about way be made it to the restroom at the Park
Heading back to the west on the Cottonwood Creek Trail
Crossing on of the many bridges on the Cottonwood Creek Trail
Jo got a photo of me getting a video of her, LOL! We do everything as a TEAM most of the time! Not bad for an old couple who will celebrate 45 years of marriage in Oct. 2025!
We made it to the end as the winter weather, cold, snow and WIND has returned with a vengeance! Today is Tuesday, February 11th. and it's 13 F, gray, cloudy and breezy with lite snow falling and the rest of the week looks mostly the same, RATS!! Till we see you again, Happy Trail's!
