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!
October 25- Hauling Bunn's, to catch up with Jo!- Jo headed out on a ride early, I was stuck at the apartment, waiting on a FedX package with a new higher speed capable Modem from Xfinity. It arrived about 11:30, so I put on all the trike gear, loaded up the trike and headed out to catch up to Jo. She had headed up the Cottonwood Creek Trail and just finished lunch at the "Creekside Cafe". I told her I was on the way, but she decided to head down towards me, we met on the PP Greenway, decided to reverse, we rode the Vincent St. Bridge Loop and headed to Panera Bread so I could have lunch and we shared a large iced tea!
From there we headed south on the PP Greenway over towards Monument Valley Park and the Ped bridge/walkway.
Over the Ped Bridge on to the Mesa Greenway, which we rode till it's ending point at America Furniture Warehouse, turned around, picked up the Fontanero St. bike lane back to the PP Greenway, over the Popcycle Bridge and then back to the apartment. We've got doctors appointments and other social things going on over the next few days so no new rides, rats! I'll get back to ya when we get to RIDE! Happy Trail's!
LOL, I just can't stay up with blog post these days, sorry folks! So let's continue with the October rides!
October 17- Another great ride of the Cottonwood Creek Trail. We headed out on a really nice fall day to ride the Cottonwood Creek Trail up past Cottonwood Creek Park to Austin Bluffs and turn around. Sunny, warm and just a nice day to do the ride, the trees are starting to lose leaves but there was still some color here and there. We stopped at the Creekside Cafe on the way up for iced tea and our brown bag lunch. Headed up to the park and thru the tunnel up to the turn off for Austin Bluffs Road. Headed back the same way and back to the PP Greenway and home.
October 19- We almost ran into a "BLACK BEAR" on the Mesa Greenway!- Headed over to the PP Greenway on the westside of Monument Creek and ran into a huge number of RUNNERS! We took it slow and turned off on Fontanero St. bike lane to pick up the Mesa Greenway heading to the westside of Colorado Springs. As we cruised on the trail, I was looking ahead and saw a BIG BLACK BEAR heading towards on the trail!! We quickly turned around and headed off the trail to some side streets to get away from the BEAR!
Took the Walnut St. bike lane to Cuchara's Trail to get on the Midland Trail and head to Manitou Springs and the Creekwalk Trail. From there it was a mellow ride but chilly, as one huge cloud blocked out the sunshine! Stopped at the Starbucks at Colorado Ave and 31st. Street for a HOT tea and brown bag lunch on the way towards Manitou Springs. Rode to the end of the Creekwalk Trail and turned around, headed home via the Pikes Peak Ave and Weber St. bike lanes
October 21- Food Run and Lunch Ride- Headed out the Rock Island Trail over to Union Blvd to the Walmart Market Place Store for food and supplies. Packed up all the items into the trailer and panniers on the trikes and headed back the same way. Took off to hook up with the Sinton Trail over to Centennial Blvd & Garden of the Gods Rd. Stopped at the Mavrick Station Store for iced tea, met up with Reggie, a fellow Vet and Trike rider, he stopped into the store for lunch during work and we had a great chat about trikes, hope to get a ride in with him in the future! We headed back to same way and headed back to the apartment and tucked away the trikes!
October 22- Feeling Groovy and checking out the Palmer Park Overlook- Well Jo had a Heart doctor appointment, so I headed out the PP Greenway and picked up the T-Gap Trail. Decided to head to the Palmer Park Overlook at Palmer Park. There's no real trail to the park so I rode back streets, bike lanes, etc. over to pick up the backside entryway into Palmer Park. It's UPHILL, had to use level 2 and sometimes 3 on the E-assist for easier pedaling!!
Headed off on the spur road to the Overlook., BTW, the road is narrow and no bike lane so you have to Share the Road with cars, luckily, it was a weekday, so much lighter traffic. The Overlook use to let cars all the way up but now it comes to a parking lot and you have a walkway you can walk or ride a bicycle into, much nicer!! The view is awesome on a clear day so had to shoot a bit of video and take a photo or two. Heading down to the otherside of the park is a super-fast downhill road, with very tight sweeping corners, WEEEEE!
Headed over to the Mazeland Rd. and Academy Blvd. Mavrick Station Store for, iced tea and munched on the usual brown bag lunch. On the way back headed south on the Academy Blvd. Path and got on the Rock Island Trail heading west. Picked up the PP Greenway, westside going south to Monument Valley Park, then over the Ped Bridge across I-25 and got on the Mesa Greenway, took it to it's current ending point, then turned around and headed for the apartment!
Well, that's it for now, thanks for checking out the BLOG! I still like putting the words and photos on a blog, even over doing it as a YouTube Channel, hope you think it's worth taking the time to read and enjoy, it's appreciated, BJ. :)
Still having some problems adjusting to my new Lenovo Laptop Computer, it's just so different than my old laptop!! Trying to clear out some older videos from the folder, I again, erased a video so there's no way I can post it, I have managed not to mess up the last ride video!
October 12- Just out and about on a beautiful day, RIDE! Headed out to pick up the T-Gap Trail, up through Portal Park, through the trail underpass at Union Blvd up to the current end of the T-Gap at Ranch Drive, then back on the trail to the access bridge over the canal to the Flintridge Road bike lane up to Academy Blvd Mc Donald's for our brown bag lunch and iced tea on a totally sunny fall day!
Back on the bike lane to T-Gap to pick up T-Gap bike lane to get on the Rock Island Trail and head for the South Homestead Trail.
While on the Homestead Trail South, going over a bridge I got a sliver of wood in the sidewall of my front tire! Stopped to pull it out and change out the tube but, got lucky and the tube didn't get punctured, YA!! Decided to head back to the RI Trail, picked up the Academy Blvd Access Path to the Mavrick Station/Store for a late afternoon iced tea and Think Bar snack. From there, headed back on the RI Trail to the apartment to call it a wrap for the days ride.
No riding on the 13-16th as I have doctor's appointments every day, it's our PACE 6 months assessment review period so no riding for a bit, RATS! HAPPY TRAIL'S!
September 24- Sinton Trail, Pond and Angletech ride. Service appointment at Angletech so we took Sinton Trail up, stopping at Sinton Pond.
It was cloudy and we kinda cut the ride short as the threat of rain and high winds were on the way!
September 25, 2025-Sand Creek Trail and getting dirty on the Pikes Peak Greenway. We decided to ride the Sand Creek trail, it's a route of trails, streets, bike lanes to end up on the Pikes Peak Greenway, well the DIRT parts heading back west into the city. Over the low bridge and into town, headed to America the Beautiful Park back on the concrete parts of the Pikes Peak Greenway, stopping at Monument Valley Park for a pit stop. Continue on the Greenway home.
September 27, 2025- Cottonwood Creek Trail, all the way to the current ending point. A really nice day so we decided to ride the CCT to its current end at Woodman and Powers Blvd.
We don't normally ride all the way to the end point, but the temps were mellow and as the 2nd. half is really open and can be really HOT on a hi-temp day! The concrete just ends, dirt 2-track then single track so we always turn around at the end of the concrete. Headed back the same way. October 1, 2025- Found a way around the Construction Detour on upper Sinton Trail to ride the Foothills Trail. Last time we headed up Sinton Trail we couldn't get to Foothills Trail due to construction on the trail! This time we found away around the construction and made the Foothills, 31st. bike lane to Starbuck's at Colorado Ave and 31st. for lunch.
We headed back the same way and stopped up at the Mesa Overlook just off the Mesa Trail, the back to Foothills, Sinton and headed home. October 2, 2025- Heading to Sacred Grounds, CAFE that is! ;) Wanted to head back to the Sacred Grounds Cafe heading towards North Cheyenne Canyon Park. Got iced tea and ate our brown bag lunch.
Headed back down the bike lane over to the Creekside Center to get a photo op but it was taped off due to the were constructing a "STAGE" for local concerts, etc. along the walkway. We turned around and headed for the Tejon St. bike lane, America the Beautiful Park and headed home of the Pikes Peak Greenway. October 5, 2025- Motorless Morning at the Garden of the Gods. Twice a year (april/october)
they close the Garden of the Gods City Park to all "AUTO TRAFFIC" in the park from 5 am to 12 Noon! Again, we headed up Sinton Trail and Foothills trail to the GOG Park. They even set up SLOW DOWN areas to keep the speeds down, walkers, bicyclists, dog walker, skaters, runners take over the park and it's a very enjoyable ride. The weather was totally awesome, so it was a fun day for a ride in the park!
We rode the park and shot video, just a perfect day and had a brown bag lunch and headed back into Colorado Springs and home.
October 8, 2025- Jo's Angletech Service and then flowers for my MOM's Birthday!
We headed up the PP Greenway and of course, Sinton Trail to Angletech to get Jo's trike serviced, new front tires, chain and finally "ball joints" for the front-end steering! Its taken a long time to get the "ball joints" for our trikes from England! I got mine in September and finally Her's arrived, so we got all the needed services done!
From there we headed to the other side of town and Evergreen Cemetary to place some flowers on my Mom's headstone for her birthday. Headed back down into town and stopped at Starbuck's at the Antler's Plaza Hotel. It was getting late so we headed home from there.
October 9, 2025- Food Run and Lunch Ride. Sadly, it's that time again, had to do a food run before the rainy weather projected for Saturday. Hooked up the trailer and headed to Walmart Marketplace to stock up! Headed home on the Rock Island Trail, stowed away the foodstuff's and headed to lunch at Panera Bread, had a $2 off a sandwich coupon so we scored a "dipper" (roast beef and Ajus). Headed out to do the Vincent Bridge Loop Ride and then the PP Greenway home!
Well that's all for now folks, hoping the year brings a "Indian Summer" for November but got a feeling it's going to turn WINTER, way to Soon! Happy Trails!
