This morning I wanted to ride early so I could get back and warm up for the big Michigan/Ohio State game, so I rode at 7:15. I was awfully glad for my gloves, though, at 31°—despite them, my fingertips were almost falling off. And it was The Day of Turn-Arounds.
I was hoping to do multiple rides to Marsh Park, but when I got there, I rode three-quarters of the way around it, clockwise, and then came to chained gates. Why they would be chained I have no clue—maybe to keep out snowmobilers for the time of year that will soon be on us! At any rate, I wheeled around and headed back out the way I had come in.
Since multiple round trips there did not seem feasible, on the way home I struck off south toward Saline, and did kind of a hybrid route, over many stretches I had ridden before, but not all. However, my second problem area occurred on this stretch down toward Saline, when I rode south on Wilson and then turned the wrong way on Bicentennial Dr., and ended up doing a big circle before I got myself straightened out.
After I had gone past the high school, and came to Industrial, I turned left (south) on it, rather than going north as I usually do. This took me down to Michigan Ave. (US 12), but spying a sidewalk on the other side of it, I made my way across at a crosswalk, thinking this sidewalk would take me up into town. But I could only go about a quarter of a mile on it, and then, cresting a hill, I found that the sidewalk ended in a patch of grass. So my final turn-around occurred there. Making my way back to Industrial, though, I headed back up to where it intersects with Woodland, and then I was on familiar ground and headed home, drawn by the pull of the idea of warmth for my fingers and toes.
So the ride was less than I hoped it would be in terms of both distance and comfort, but nevertheless I'm happy to report that it got me over 2300 miles for the year.
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