It was crisp, sunny, and 38 degrees this morning as I loaded up my bike, grabbed my cup of coffee and headed further north towards my favorite fall bike trail which was about an hour's drive away. Of course, I took all the back roads to look at the fall colors so that added a half hour.
A breakfast stop put me in a good mood and then it was on the trail.
I've been many places and done a lot of things but a north woods bike ride in the fall is definitely in my top 10!
I was surprised when I saw a couple of Sandhill Cranes as most have migrated south. I suspect they wanted to enjoy just one more fall day.
Another biker passed me with his eyes fixed directly on the trail and was in a bent over tucked position like those riding in the El Tour De France. Maybe he was in training or may he didn't realize that fall colors only last for about 2-3 weeks and one only gets so many chances to view one of the most amazing things in nature.
Didn't see any deer on this ride, but could hear the Canadian Geese and saw a nice flock of turkeys. The beaver had their dam pretty well ready for the winter and were busily working on their house.
On my way back to my car I met a family of five small boys and mom and dad; reminded me of the many time I have ridden this trail with grandsons Ty, Derek and Cam.
Marv
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