WELCOME to: BJ and Jo Ondo's recumbent trike cycling blog! This blog has information about US! We don't own a car and use our trikes for our main Transportation and, also our Recreation! Thanks for checking out the Blog, LETS RIDE!
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!
LOL, as usual, I am catching up on the blog entries!
September 14- Food run and Lunch Ride, hooked up the trailer and went and got food and household items and then we headed out to lunch.
September 15- A beautiful day for a RIDE! We headed out the Pikes Peak Greenway to the Cottonwood Creek Trail, heading up to Cottonwood Regional Park. As always, it's a nice ride, especially on a "weekday", much less traffic on the trail. We found out a local church has opened a Coffee and Cafe shop right on the trail just before Union Blvd! We'd already eaten lunch, so we decided to stop by and check it out on the way back!
Lots of different coffee's, teas and sandwiches and pastries too! So if your ever on the Cottonwood Creek Trail in Colorado Springs, CO. stop in and support them!
September 18- Riding the IMPROVED Cheyenne Blvd Bike Lane up to the Starsmoor Visitor & Nature Center at the foot of North Cheyenne Canyon Park- It had been a while since we headed out to ride to the Starsmoor Center. The last few rides have been in a very FADED out bike lane and lots of construction work! WOW, now the Cheyenne Blvd Bike Lane is totally repaved and repainted!! There is bike lane all the way to the center and it was made wider and easier to use. They even added a WALKER'S lane up the canyon itself, it makes riding to either the Sacred Grounds Cafe or the Starsmoor Center a LOT more safe!
We wanted to do kinda a picnic lunch and found a great picnic area just south and west of the Starsmoor Center, so we got to eat our brown bag lunch right next to the creek! After that we headed back down and picked up the Tejon St. bike lane and headed back to the apartment, a BIG THANKS to the city of Colorado Springs Streets Dept. for the excellent refurbish of the bike lane!
September 19- Rock Island and Pikes Peak Greenway Fun Ride- Another nice day for a ride so we headed out the Rock Island Trail to it's current ending point at Powers Blvd. out east of town. Headed back and picked up the Pikes Peak Greenway north to add some miles to the ride and stay away from home a bit longer! ;)
September 21- Another Ride to Manitou Springs- Time to head south and west via the "west side" of the PP Greenway through Monument Valley Park, then over the I-25 Ped/Bike Bridge to the Mesa Greenway, back street bike lanes to the Midland Trail! We stopped at the Starbucks on Co. Ave and 31st. St. for lunch and tea. Then we picked up Pikes Peak Ave headed to see if they finished the re-paving of Ridge Rd. into the Garden of the Gods but alas, it was still blocked off, so we rode the back road into Field Park and the Creekwalk Trail in Manitou Springs. We rode the trail to the current end at Mayfield Drive, turned around and headed back.
Stopped at Fields Park for a Nature Break and then continued on the Creekwalk to Midland Trail heading back into Colorado Springs.
Headed back to pick up the Mesa Greenway, over the Ped/Bike Bridge and the "westside" Pikes Peak Greenway back to the apartment, again a nice day for a ride!
September 22- Well, the weather was iffy, lots of gray, thin high clouds so we took a chance and headed up the PP Greenway to do a short loop ride. Turned on to Cottonwood Creek but only up to Academy Blvd, then turned back heading for the PP Greenway south and then east on the Templeton Gap Trail. Picked up the accessway along Union Blvd south and a back street to hook up to the Templeton Gap Road bike lane and then the Rock Island Trail heading west, Shooks Run Trail heading south and stopped at STIR'S Coffee & Cocktails for Iced Tea and snack, then back to the apartment! The sun didn't show but the temp was mid 70 F and it never rained till several hours after we got back to the apartment!!
Ok, that's all for now folks, oh, you noticed there's no Relive or YouTube Videos, well that's my fault! I made a mistake with my new Lenovo Laptop Computer and made all the videos disappear! RATS!!! LOL, it's hell being a 70-year-old Senior in a modern computer driven world, that's why I like my TRIKE better!! Till we see you next time, "HAPPY TRAIL'S"!
