Getting there...
Yesterday, dh, Perry, and I rode a 40 mile loop down by Lacey: we left Lacey, headed to Yelm on highway 510, and then at Yelm, got a bike trail back to Lacey to close the loop.
That trail? Best bike trail I've ever taken. Despite beautiful weather, it wasn't too crowded (my previous gold standard was the Sammamish River/Burke Gillman trail), it was nicely paved, not too many bumps, and went through some beautiful scenery.
Despite the distance (Lacey is a bit over an hour away), we'll probably do that trail again. We didn't even do the full trail!
Perry did very well, kept up with no problems. He probably could have eaten more, but then, Perry can always eat more.
Today, despite the nice weather and the infinite probability of loads of people on the B-G, we headed out there for a short ride. We had Linnea on the trail-a-bike, and a head wind to start out, but we made good time for a reasonably fast 20 miles. Yay for Linnea for biking 20 miles!
There were, as expected, loads of people on the trail. Most walkers and families were reasonably cautious, but as usual roller bladers think the whole trail belongs to them as they swoosh from side to side. Still, it was a pleasant time.
Dh is off picking up AC from her weekend trip, then we'll call my MIL and SIL and family to come over, we'll have dinner and cake, and if we're done early enough, maybe we'll wander over to the park for a walk so the kids can play on the swings and play equipment.
I'm seriously thinking about buying a pair of bike shoes. I could use them for spin, at the very least, even if I never want to use them on trail, but gah, they're expensive! Perry's are, btw, on his old bike, but he's having a hard time clipping out of them yet. Once he's gotten good at it, we'll put them on the real bike!
AC is home! She had a great time and was apparently responsible with the brace! Yay! I don't have to mention a thing to the surgeon at the follow up tomorrow! Heh.
That trail? Best bike trail I've ever taken. Despite beautiful weather, it wasn't too crowded (my previous gold standard was the Sammamish River/Burke Gillman trail), it was nicely paved, not too many bumps, and went through some beautiful scenery.
Despite the distance (Lacey is a bit over an hour away), we'll probably do that trail again. We didn't even do the full trail!
Perry did very well, kept up with no problems. He probably could have eaten more, but then, Perry can always eat more.
Today, despite the nice weather and the infinite probability of loads of people on the B-G, we headed out there for a short ride. We had Linnea on the trail-a-bike, and a head wind to start out, but we made good time for a reasonably fast 20 miles. Yay for Linnea for biking 20 miles!
There were, as expected, loads of people on the trail. Most walkers and families were reasonably cautious, but as usual roller bladers think the whole trail belongs to them as they swoosh from side to side. Still, it was a pleasant time.
Dh is off picking up AC from her weekend trip, then we'll call my MIL and SIL and family to come over, we'll have dinner and cake, and if we're done early enough, maybe we'll wander over to the park for a walk so the kids can play on the swings and play equipment.
I'm seriously thinking about buying a pair of bike shoes. I could use them for spin, at the very least, even if I never want to use them on trail, but gah, they're expensive! Perry's are, btw, on his old bike, but he's having a hard time clipping out of them yet. Once he's gotten good at it, we'll put them on the real bike!
AC is home! She had a great time and was apparently responsible with the brace! Yay! I don't have to mention a thing to the surgeon at the follow up tomorrow! Heh.