June 7, 2025- Upper Portion of the Cottonwood Creek Trail and more

 Jo had appointments so I headed off on a solo ride. Decided to ride the upper portion of the Cottonwood Creek Trail as we don't ride it very often. It's wide open, no real shade except the underpasses or bridges. From the storage unit, Cascade Ave Bike Lane, to the T-Gap Trail heading west to the Pikes Peak Greenway heading north. Stopped at the UVC Center Panera Bread for a bowl of creamy tomato soup and chunk of ciabatta bread, YUM!! 

Took the Nevada Accessway Path over to Vincent Frontage Rd to pick up the Cottonwood Creek Trail heading east. Up to Cottonwood Regional Park and then thru the tunnel to the trails current end at Powers Blvd and Woodman Rd. Turned around and took the same way back except, once under the Vincent St. bridge, rode the CCT back to the Pikes Peak Greenway heading south to Criterium Bicycle Shop for a water and Think Bar. Getting on the afternoon, headed back to the storage unit to end the ride! Sunny, warm, great day to ride!

June 8th- Food Run and Lunch Ride and the coming of "ANGRY SKIES"!

With Jo being sick with a viral bug 6/3-6/6, we couldn't get to the store for food, so she felt good enough to get in a Food Run on Sunday. After heading to Walmart Marketplace on Union Blvd, got food and supplies needed and we headed back to the apt. to unload! Then she wanted to go to Panera Bread for creamy tomato soup and bread for lunch, I got a new Tosted Corsant Bread sandwich, we brought our chirp's and fuji apples and enjoyed a lunch out, but it started raining, lucky, it was lite and stopped as we got back on the trikes.  

 Rode the North Nevada access path to the Corporate Center Rd. bike lane up to Criterium Bike Shop and picked up the Pikes Peak Greenway, south. We wanted to ride the PPG to the Rock Island Connector Trail, but the rains started again, RATS! Stopped at the Pikeview Reservoir to photograph the "Angry Skies" and clouds hiding the sunshine and Pikes Peak!

We decided to head to the storage unit and get the trikes inside as fast as possible, packed up, of course still wearing our bike rain jackets and pulled our wagon the 1.2 miles back to the apartment. Even with the rain, etc. it was an enjoyable but short ride.

  Well, "That's ALL FOLKS", as the old cartoons used to say, medical appointments on Monday and more angry skies weather by early afternoon. Might be able to get in a ride on Tuesday, All the Best!