I’ve taken a break from biking for the weekend. Saturday was my planned day of rest and it’s been extended for a couple days because I haven’t been feeling well.
Last week I rode almost 60 miles from Tuesday – Friday. Every day I sort of knew where I was going but I was able to be flexible. My wandering gave me different mileage each day but each route began heading west – I have this theory that generally, this will have me biking into the wind at the beginning of my trip. The hills tend to be gentler out there, too.
Wednesday was my longest ride – I rode to Sun Prairie to visit my nephew Memphis and his friends Walter and Sophie. My brother was there, too.
On the way back, I took the county highway to Deansville, a cute little hamlet with one square block in the middle of it, and followed Canal Road back to Highway 73, which runs north/south through Marshall.
Wetlands created by backwaters of the Maunesha River make this part of Canal Road a really pretty ride. One thing I really enjoy about biking in this area is the wild life. That day as I stopped to watch water swirl under the bridge I startled an adult turtle that had been sunning itself on train tracks. I watched as it slid down the rock embankment and into the long grass, and then watched the grass rustle until I heard the turtle plunk into the water. Just as I was about to take off, a second turtle caught my eye, and it went through the same routine.
The two days following I stopped again to look for the turtles but I did not see them. I will keep looking.
Mileage for the week was, roughly: Tuesday, 13.5; Wednesday, 20; Thursday, 15.5; Friday, 10.
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