Finally,
as I live and breath, there is THE BRIDGE…6 miles from where I started…just as
I thought. It’s nothing spectacular, but, just riding over it is a rush. It’s plenty wide enough. The riding
surface is slightly humped for some reason…maybe water run-off. The sides are
open, though screen covered. The drip edge of the roof has the wonderful
gutters the HAD to be put on, that caused so much arguing, and so much
DELAY! So…over I go.
I am
standing at the 13 mi. marker, having gone 6.7 miles. The surface of the trail
is so bad I have to turn around and head back. A couple passed me riding with
skinny street tires on their bikes. Good luck to them! I hope they know how to
change a flat. My cell phone, chain lube and pepper spray in the side pockets
my handlebar bag are jumping around so much, I have to stop and put everything
inside the bag before I litter the trail with my belongings.
After
a 6.7-mile uphill ride back to my car, I finished with 13.47 miles total. You
won’t have to remind me to not ride this section again until the trail surface is improved.
