On my tank of a Krampug (complete with frame bag, handlebar bag, "gas tank", and rear rack [that today was carrying a hammock and pillow]) it takes me about an hour and a half to get from our front door to Long Lake. Maybe if I was so inclined it'd take me less but today I was just doodling along. You see, I was riding there to meet up with a group ride, so I wanted to have some fuel left in the tank for that. It only takes 30 mins to drive this but riding lets me, you guessed it, ride my bike (which I love) and not ride in a car (which I hate, especially when it's a bike able distance and I'm not hauling a cinder blocks or sheets of drywall. Also: this is my little protest against having our society being virtually totally dependent on fossil fuels).
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| Blueberries are ripe! |
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| I wasn't sure, when I left, how long it would take me to get to Long Lake so I took my hammock so I could lay in it and kill time. |
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| The wintergreen are ripe! |
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| The ride to Horseshoe Lake started on some sandy ATV trails |
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| Everybody swam in Horseshoe Lake. |
After leaving Horseshoe the group rode back towards Long Lake where they were parked. I rode with them most of the way and then turned around and headed home.
Shortly after I parted ways with the group it started to sprinkle. It was light enough that just my wind vest kept me fairly warm and dry.
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| Mid August and signs of fall are around already here in northern Wisconsin. |
