Lynn and I have been doing some bike riding this summer. We started by purchasing a very nice trailer hitch bike rack. As the time has progressed we have been doing longer and longer trips on our bikes.
The trail system in the greater Des Moines area is incredible! We've ridden on the Clive Greenbelt Trail, Great Western & Bill Riley Bike Trail, High Trestle Trail, Jordan Creek Trail, Great Western Trail (In Part), all through the Water Works & Grey's Lake area, But today was the biggest one of all!
We set out from near the Des Moines Botanical Center on Robert D. Ray Drive and headed north. Our goal was to reach the Saylorville Dam area. We ended up just south of the Dam Visitors Center ... By the way, "if you have any Dam questions, ask your Dam tour guide!" (If you know ... you know!) We needed to make a restroom stop which required a stop at the Bob Shelter Campground, with that out of the way we set off for the return trip.
Overall, it was a great trip ... here are the stats: Total Time: 2:26:50; Distance: 23.58 miles; Elevation Gain: 296 feet; Average Speed 9.6 MPH.
Not too bad for a guy two years out from a stroke and a gal one year out from open hearty surgery!
What next??? Lynn and I are putting together a ride from somewhere north of the Des Moines area and ending in Martinsdale, Iowa. This will involve a number of difference trails but will focus on the Great Western Trail that runs from Water Works Park and ends in Martinsdale. We shall see ...
I Remain, Pastor Steve
Here are some pictures:
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| Stock photo of our bike carrier |
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| Our Bikes on our carrier |
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Stock photo of trail
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| Bob Shelter Campground ... Stopped for a "Break" |
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| Great Western Trail ... Our Next Long Ride????? |
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