Secret Love Affair....with the bike path.

If you've read this blog for any length of time you might get the idea that I am secretly in love with the river path.  Even I notice how often I post about it....and the fact that we tend to get together almost every day (and even on the weekends sometimes).  Wifey has always managed to turn a blind eye to this....and as of the last few years she has even made friends with the path herself.

This morning however, I encountered something I didn't really ever expect.  The river path seems to return the sentiment!!

Now, I'm not sure who the "artist" is....but it appears their medium is torn up discarded t-shirt, carefully rolled and aligned with, well let's just say love.  I wonder who the message is actually for, but since I'll never know, I'm going to assume that it is a general message to all cyclists from the path itself.  So if you were out on a bicycle on this chilly morning, just remember the ride loves you just was much as you love it!

Slip and slide adventures!

Old NW neighborhood streets were slick in places.

Bridges downtown had a nice dusting of snow.

The sun on the mountains was beautiful!

I guess the title is a little misleading...the roads were really pretty good this morning.  I found quite a few icy patches up by my neighborhood, but by the time I got down to the river path most of the route was just wet.  The only exception was the bridges, which still had a light dusting of snow (along with the grassy areas).  For some reason I love riding over the bridges and skidding down from the crest to the pavement.  With the extra length of the xtracycle it just seems like slow motion!  I'm sure it's rooted in the 6 year old that still lives in everybody.  Anyway, it was a gorgeous crisp morning ride for me and I loved every minute of it.  Hope you had as much fun on your way in!