June into July, 2025- Jo on the Rock Island Trail

June 27- I had skin cancer surgery, not supposed to RIDE for a week, so Jo got in a solo ride and rode the Rock Island Trail.

June 28- Jo to Manitou Springs on the Midland/Creek Walk Trail

Sadly, still healing from surgery so Jo headed over to Manitou Springs via the Midland and Creek Walk Trails. Jo doesn't shoot videos and sadly took no photos that day!

July 4- The Historic Old Northend Independence Day Parade and then to Old Colorado City for BBQ at Rudy's Smoke House.

We decorated up our trikes and so we could ride in the yearly HONE Independence Day ride. Started by going to Safeway to buy cookies for the kids after the parade then arrived at Boddington Field in Colorado Springs, CO. just before 9AM. All the kids on decorated bikes, scooters, striders, etc. lined up and the official BUGLE call sounded, and we were off!

It's not a long parade, just a few blocks but it gets a real great turn out as folks with strollers and walking dogs join in. Since Jo is a diabetic, we don't stay for the treats and drinks, so we headed off to get to the Midland Trail to take us to 31st. and Hwy. 24 and Rudy's BBQ for ribs and pulled pork with unsweet iced tea YUM! Headed back via the Weber St. bike lane as the dark clouds were rolling in quickly! Fun time and great BBQ, a excellent way to spend "Independence Day"!!

July 6- Food Run and Lunch Ride

Had to head out and get the weekly food and supplies, loaded up the cargo trailer on the trikes and we headed to the Walmart Market off the Rock Island Trail and Union Blvd. We made arrangements with our landlord to use the empty space under the front stairs so we could keep the trikes at the apartment and the cargo trailer is in our front room, LOL! It was great not to have to walk the 1.2 miles pulling a wagon to get on the trikes and GO!!

We did the shopping, headed back to the apartment, put the food up and headed over to Panera Bread for iced tea with our brown bag lunch! Rode up to the Vincent Street Bridge and west on the Cottonwood Creek Trail to the Pikes Peak Greenway south back to the apartment. Got the trikes put away and within 30 minutes, it started pouring rain and didn't stop till 10 PM!! 

That's All Folks, till next time, "HAPPY TRAIL'S"!!