Daily Challenge 22: Tolmie State Park

Today the whole family went out to Tolmie State Park and took a short hike around on the trails. It takes time, however, moving at the pace of a three-year-old! We walked half of the cedar trail and down to the beach. The log didn't include a short distance down to the trail, and the first part of the trail, because I hadn't started tracking right away.

Daily Challenge 21: Gap

There was a big gap this week in getting out on the bike or running. Lots of reasons, from work and not feeling well. Today I got out and rode to town to pay the water bill and check the mail. There was a flyer from Thurston Here to There, a site designed to promote alternate transportation in Thurston County! Appropriate, then, that I rode the trike into town to run those errands. They also have a Facebook page. It's nice to see some efforts there. I do want to ride to work more, it just takes so much time!

Daily Challenge 20: Getting Colder

Still not feeling the greatest this morning. I decided to go for a ride anyway. It's getting colder now. I bundled up more and still felt cold most of the ride.

Daily Challenge 19: Rest Days

After eighteen days of going out every day, I ended up taking a couple rest days and didn't go out on Friday or Saturday for a ride or run. I actually felt sick this weekend. I'm not sure if I'm fighting something or what, but today I decided that I couldn't let it go without getting out. Days of not riding were getting to me. I took a quick spin around town as the sun set. It felt good to get on the bike! Although I'm trying to get out every day, it's okay if I take days off now and then. I just want the days off to be the exception rather than the rule!

Daily Challenge 18: Long Commute

Today I rode the mountain bike to work, taking one of the longer routes into work (21 miles @ 13.37 avg/mph), mostly on the Chehalis-Western Trail. The sculpture in the picture is at the Monarch Contemporary Art Center and Sculpture Park. It was a foggy morning, but not as cold as it seemed at first. I stopped along the way to take off my outer layers.

It was warmer and mostly clear and sunny on the ride home after work. I felt tired from the morning ride so I took a slightly shorter route with more time on the streets before hitting the trail for the last stretch, which cut off about four miles.

Daily Challenge 17: Light Pollution

After days of clear skies, it was actually cloudy when I went out this morning to ride. Yesterday I looked at my camera manual and figured out how to take a "slow sync" picture for low light conditions. The result, with a little adjustment, is a much closer approximation to what I see when I'm riding. The picture really shows how much even a small town lights up the area and is reflected in the clouds above.

Daily Challenge 16: Too Early

Sleepy dog wants to know why I'm up so early riding! I took a quick spin out around town, stopped at the post office and came home.