SATURDAY! Miles for Mallorca.....

The day didn't look like it was going to be promising. Domestic necessities like laundry - yes- I'm living in the Cycle Hostel with 7 other guys, but class activities involving grease and lube and bike parts take a toll on the jeans and workshirt. During laundry it rained 3 separate times early morning and the bike ride wasn't looking good. So I took a drive up the mountain above town and things got worse. It was snowing up there! Strange, come down four blocks into town and the sun was shining. That's the weather in the Rogue Valley.

But, I need to get some miles under my legs for the Mallorca trip at the end of April. At noon I took off on my weekend ride, a Specialized Sequoia. I decided to ride the Bear Creek Greenway trail. It's completely paved and follows, what else?, Bear Creek north through Medford and ending in Central Point. About 19 miles of relatively flat path with mountains at your left and right. I'm sure there may have been some bear at some time, but I didn't see any. I did see other cyclists, lots of walkers, and a few kids on skateboards in Medford.

And all the while, the dark clouds stayed over the mountains and the sun shone on the greenway! Nice ride for the 44 miles I managed to accumulate. Legs felt good and will probably do some or all of it again on Sunday.

My ride and the trail start in Ashland:

Mountains all around the Rogue Valley.

I've found the motorists here very courteous to cyclists. Ashland has been recognized and is proud of it's status as a bike friendly community.

I hope to get out on the trail later today (Sunday) when the temps get out of the 30's. It's sunny and the prediction is for 55. The ride looks promising.