Bike Town

Well, I’ve been riding my bike!

I’ve worked out a route to go from home, down the more gradual descent, a residential-street shortcut, and back onto the main drag to get to the hub of my activities: grocery store, bank, copy shop, etc – and then home, which is a bit of a long pedal in low gears, but it’s manageable.

I love being out on my bike. You really feel a part of things, out on a bike – you’re not shut into your little bubble of car, going too fast to look people in the eye as you pass and hear and see the finer details of the day. I get a kick out of accomplishing errands AND getting exercise AND working off some of the self-employed-cabin-fever – all without using a drop of fossil fuels. Awesome.

Eugene is a pretty bike-friendly town. (except for the part where your bike could randomly get stolen at any time!) There are bike lanes on many of the roads and bike paths all along both sides of the river if you’re just wanting a scenic ride. BN and I have, on several weekends lately, ridden all the way up to the north end of town where there is The Jamba Juice (a little taste of CA!) and Guitar Center. BN recently got all set up to record to the computer with his electric guitar. (That’s why I haven’t been blogging that much lately… added to the fact that if I’ve worked all day on the computer, I usually want to spend my free time doing something else.)