Sunday, October 13, 2013

A fall day in October

The sun peeked over the horizon on Saturday.  I struggled to get out of bed, but knew what would be a motivation to entice me to get the housework done (or at least most of it).  A RIDE!!! OK, was not really that spontaneous, but taking part of a day off for a ride was the motivation I needed.  And the weather was amazing, something rare during my free time.

I rushed through the various chores and called a friend.  "Ya Ready?" I asked?  She said that she would be by the time I got there to pick her up.  I ran late as I drove through the four lane traffic jam in Northern Columbus. But finally arrived to pick her up.  She was very young when her father had taken on the back of a bike, so I had my challenge to make this a great trip.

The weather continued to cooperate, and we took a wide range of roads; residential, city, country, highways.  We rode through a state park (parts of which were closed because of govt shutdown) and saw some vibrant trees showing their autumn splendor.  We hit a bar in Waldo known for their bologna sandwiches.  It was a great fall ride and great company.