Cannon Valley Trail
I did the Cannon Valley Trail yesterday with some co-workers. We had a great ride with very comfortable weather. I really enjoyed being able to ride with people who could challenge my biking skills without leaving me completely in the dust. I kept up with the leader from Red Wing to Cannon Falls. On the way back to Red Wing I fell behind the leader, but not enough to bruise my ego significantly. At least I had the excuse that I was on a fat tired comfort bike, instead of a skinny tired touring bike. (A poor workman blames his tools, I know, I know.)
There were some stretches of trail that had enough of a grade to keep the ride a little more interesting than the Lanesboro trail.
The winery in Cannon Falls was an interesting place to visit. We got to see the grapes being dumped into hoppers, whisked up by some sort of vacuum device, arriving in a big hopper where they were presumably crushed.
One year ago, if you would have told me that I could ride 40 miles without any problems I probably wouldn’t have believed you. Now I think I could probably do a 100 mile day if I planned it right.
I’m hoping to do one more big bike ride before the weather turns. The Grand Rounds looks like it might be a good candidate.
The leaves that kept falling on the trail underscored the inescapable fact; fall is here and winter is around the corner. I can’t live in denial any more.
Tonya
on Sep 25th, 2005
@ 2:37 pm:
Now I understand why you asked me this morning if I do anything outdoors now (after kids). Sadly, my answer was no. My athletic adventures all happen on the treadmill at the Y while my kids are at Kids Stuff.
But…we used to be ‘bikers’ before kids and we’ve done the Grand Rounds…beautiful! In fact on one of those trips we were on Victory Memorial Drive and I found myself saying, “hey, I could live here!” A year later we bought our first house – in Victory neighborhood and lived there for 12 years. Now we’re about a mile from the parkway and I still walk it as often as I can!
It was nice to put a face with a blogname this morning!