Theme of the Day: Watch out for large vehicles!
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| Coon Creek. |
Today’s
30 Days of Biking route ended up being the route I should have
taken on Easter Sunday. I did it backwards today, but if I had just gone down
Hanson on Sunday I would have been a
happier camper. I went 10.21 miles today
and I would have gone further but
nature called and I needed to get home.
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The theme for the day is a bit misleading. I was at only one
point in any danger. (It was at a crosswalk where I had a green light and a pedestrian
walk signal. A van turned in front of me, but I saw him in time. I possibly said a few foul things
to the back of the van....)
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There are actually two trucks on the trail. I waited for
them to finish cutting a limb down before I passed. |
The other two occurrences happened on the trail itself. First,
I came upon a couple of trucks cutting broken limbs along the trail. Second, I
found the tank that is in
Bunker Hills Regional Park by the Veteran’s
Memorial. Yes, a tank. Rodney had just read about the tank the other day, so I knew it was in the park somewhere. I just happened to see the sign for the Veteran's Memorial today, so I swung past to take a look. It was quite moving actually. (Not the tank part. I don't find weapons to be a cause for sentimentality.)
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| WWII Veteran's Memorial
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| WWII Veteran's Memorial-from the inside. |
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| Tank! |
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That sign reads: Warning Please Stay Off Tank
Really? What child is going to stay off the tank? |
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| Info on the tank. I think you can read it if you enlarge the photo. |
It sounds like today made up for no stopping yesterday. ;) The picture of Coon Creek is very pretty. Glad you had an adventurous ride today!
ReplyDeleteWe had quite a rainy afternoon yesterday, so I envy your magnificent cloudless blue sky! What a pity that you had to follow the nature's call... Better luck for today's bike ride!
ReplyDeleteBy the way, I do not like tanks either. Though it is an impressive War Memorial in the Bunker Hills Park.