First Ride of 2017 on the Canal

Unbelievable weather for February.

 I went over the Bikes on Saturday in preparation getting ready for the 2017 season. On Sunday the 19th of February, we headed out on the bikes and decided to go with a pretty flat course. So we headed down the canal to Buehl Road, which amounts to a 8.4 miles ride.

Lots of walkers and Kayakers were on the canal.

Looking north from the turn around point

Looking south from the bench where we took a short break

One of the group of Kayakers.

Another group paddling up towards the Rock River, the Feeder Canal Lock is in the distance and beyond is the Rock River.

After last years disastrous season where I was sidelined for the end of June through the end of August, it was good to get back to riding.Most of this week is supposed to be as nice as Sunday was. 

Hope So!

Late Fall Ride 10-29-2016

Saturday it was in the Mid 70's so we decided to take a ride. This years riding was completely screwed up by my heel injury, but as it is so nice out for so late in the year, maybe we can get some riding in yet this year.

They finally have the bridge over the Feeder canal completed and the bike Path underpass is complete. Very nice, instead of the narrow, dark tunnel with a sharp 90 degree turn at the south end there is now a wide, bright, lots of head room and gentle curve on the south end.

Underpass under construction June of 2015

Under Pass complete Oct 29, 2016

Under the bridge, under construction 6-2015

South side under construction June 2015

 South side complete Oct 29, 2016.

We rode south as far as the East Bound lane on I-88, where the path was flooded, the canal is too high for this time of year, time they closed the gate some and stop flooding the path.

So we rode across the dam and rode to Sinnissippi Park and on to Woodlawn Park and came home.

On our way home we saw this tree, just beautiful, soon they all will look like this.

Last Ride 2015

On November 2, 2015 we made our last ride. We rode the path across the dam and called it a year. It was a beautiful day considering it was the first of November.

Guard Lock at the Head of the Feeder canal

Lagoon on Sterling side of the Rock River.

First Ride in 2016

Believe it or not, this is the first day we have been out this year. UNBELIEVABLE! 19th of May and we are just getting out! The weather has been awful, then we have been traveling and everything else, we just haven't been out, We didn't set any records but it is a beautiful day, waited til about 11:00 for the air to warm up into the 60's and rode off.

Other than a beautiful day nothing to talk about. Attached is the Garmin Report of our ride. Great to be back out.

https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/1175185626

11-2-15

Haven't ridden the canal as much this year, health and weather, haven't helped

Crossing the dam we saw these Pelicans all huddled up against 

the wind and dropping temperatures.

9-10-15

9-10-15

We rode down to Buhel Road and back was a beautiful day for a ride.

9-4-15

Was a foggy morning and we rode the Trail to Sinnissippi Park

There was a train sitting and waiting for another to come through.