I did not take the above photo today. This picture is from April 18. It’s the monthly comparison photo which I will try to take as close to mid-month as possible.

I would have used this photo on the 18th, but the turtle photo was much more compelling.

If you’re paying attention to the monthly updates of the Fox River boardwalk, this month shows green grass. The trees and area under the boardwalk haven’t changed since March, though I expect big changes by May’s photo.

Today’s ride covered a very typical ride area which, by mid-summer, could prove problematic for finding interesting photos on each ride. So I figured today’s ride would be a good opportunity for this photo substitution.

Good news, the rest rooms are open at the trail stop in Wales! This means the summer riding season is officially here.

For today, Bryn and I just set out to get 20 miles. We’re getting ready for the Chocolate City Bike Ride in 3 weeks. Since we plan on riding 40 miles that day, it would be nice to ramp up before then.

I typically have some time to ride during the week, but Bryn is mostly limited to weekends. Therefore we might shoot for 30 miles next Saturday.

20.29 miles today. 326.61 miles YTD.