It was not quite an adventure-free ride, though. After I had turned around at the park, and started heading back home, I had crossed State and crossed the first boardwalk and was riding steadily along on the trail (the Lohr-Textile Greenway), headed west. I began to cross Wilson Rd., when a car coming from the east on Textile (behind me, and invisible and inaudible to me) was trying to make a fast turn onto Wilson and evidently didn't see me soon enough, despite my high orange flag flying from the rear of my trike. Happily, though, he did see me in time to avoid catastrophe, and scrunched to a stop just a few feet short of me. His vision shouldn't have been impaired, as he was driving away from the bright low sun (in contrast to much of my ride, which was headed east, directly into the sun). At any rate, I will try to reflect on it, learn what I can from it, and avoid such a situation in the future.
I always pray before I ride, not only for God's protection, but also that he will help me to exercise care and caution, and ride legally. I am, of course, especially grateful for His merciful protection today.
MONDAY AFTERNOON
Well, conditions are markedly different now than they were this morning (77° vs 40°). So I just did a slow ride, enjoying the warmth, and finished the 10.3 miles of my 'Bicentennial Loop' in 1:10.
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