Sunday In The Saddle

It's been 2 Sundays since I have gotten back in the saddle. After the difficulty I had on my ride 2 weeks ago, I decided that I needed a care free and stress free ride - and I needed to have my trusty companion with me.  I did skip one week last Sunday since I was too jittery to ride waiting for the news of Henry's arrival.  We know how that ended - with the birth of my wonderful little grandson. 

 

We headed over to the Schuylkill River Trail (SRT).

We started in Valley Forge and rode to Manayunk.

 Since it was such a nice day, there were lots of cyclists and walkers too.

I pass this building every time I ride the SRT.

and always wondered about the Rambo & Regar Globe Knitting Mills.

This was a good excuse to do some googling.  I didn't find much except that it was built in 1897.

My riding buddy surveys the landscape.

I need to make a liner for the basket to make it comfy for her.

 The path is paved along the river.

There were lots of friendly people riding their bikes today.

They all loved Bailey and either wanted to pet her or take her photo.

It was a good ride.

 

 Statistics:

Bike: Hybrid

Distance: 31.2 Miles

Avg mph: 12.5

Time in the Saddle: 2:29 hrs

Real Time: 3 Hrs

The Mosaic Bike Ride

There is a great place to ride your bike not far from my house. It is called the Schuylkill River Trail.  I love to ride it from Valley Forge to Manayunk.  It is a multi-use trail that is predominantly paved and there are NO CARS and you often have a view of the river.  We went out yesterday

(Bailey & me) and rode a little over 15 miles.  The view is fantastic.

 

It is a beautiful ride.

 

I rode a little further than I normally do and was so excited to see all of this community art. 

Most of it was mosaics. 

 Painting and mosaics

Mosaic close-up

Under the bridge is this work in progress

This mosaic wall was made by a school group

 There were lots of these.  I'm not exactly sure what they are. 

 They look like steps, but are just plopped in on the ground.

They are so well executed.

 

 

Discovery is so much fun.