Grand Rapids is growing on me day by day. I'm exploring more of the city and discovering that I live a 10 minute bike ride away from pretty much anything I want. This morning H and I decided to hitch up the burley for an early morning ride around Reeds Lake. This mediumish lake is smack dab in the posh East GR (ooooh). It's amazing that traveling a few blocks north can dramatically change the houses. They are true brick beauties built a long time ago and they stink of money. Stink I tell you! That stench does not however make it very far down Philadelphia Ave to my neighborhood...
Anyway, this bike path is just lovely. It's wide enough for two burleys to pass. It should be wide enough for dog owners and a burley but tell that to some snooty dog walkers...ugh. Should there be a next time I might just have to run over some paws. But other than a couple of incidents with less than charming people the loop was refreshing and put me in a New York state of mind. It made me think of doing that Central Park loop, around 6 miles, on my bike. If you haven't done that loop, you might be surprised that there are some good hills there.
After our ride I woke the sleeping bear at the library (amazing! right on the lake with a large sunny deck in the back) for baby story time. We read some books, chatted a bit then packed up to go to the grass along the lake. We devoured our crackers, drank some water and H inhaled a whole banana before putting my cleats on again, clipping in and riding back home.
No it wasn't exactly a New York day but it was a GR one and I think that might be just as good.
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I can totally relate about missing NYC! There's something about that city. Just like you imagine the city in your mind, I look at my old neighborhood on Google maps street view and reminisce at times. he he. :D
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