A week of meandering commutes...

I'm trying to get in some extra miles this week to get back in shape for next weekend's Bay Country Century - so a couple of inventive detours to extend my commutes a bit;

FRIDAY
My usual roundtrip with a spur on the way home to our company picnic in North Baltimore(+3 miles).

Alex & Charisse at the picnic

THURSDAY
Woke early and added on the length of Roland Avenue/University Blvd from Hopkins up to lake avenue to my regular ride(+5 Miles).

Sunflower on Evergreen Avenue

TUESDAY
In the morning I took a little detour to have breakfast with Joanne at the Common Ground (+2.5 miles)- but along the way I took some pics to document some of the highlights of my morning ride. Then on the way home I took a loop through Roland Park and back through Homeland before rejoining my usual route (+5 miles).

Old Firehouse on White Avenue

Old Streetcar Substation - also on White Avenue
served the 15 & 19 lines
http://www.btco.net/ghosts/streetcars/subs/substations.html

formerly Sonbergs - the corner store I went to as a boy

Woodbourne Avenue - my first sprint of each morning

Cell Tower 'disguised' as a tree

Community Garden on Woodbourne
almost always someone here working their plot
wearing a big straw hat

San Marten Drive

70 miles for the week
2040 YTD

A bad week for squirrels

Did a modified version of the Boordy loop today riding from home to add a few miles and save a little gas...

Seems like it has been a bad week to be a squirrel - saw at least one 'napping' in the road every 10 miles or so.

I'm definitely suffering from a month or so of inconsistent riding - was pretty slow today - hopefully I'll get back in gear by Labor Day weekend when I'm signed up for a century.

A first today - I nearly ran over a rather large serrated lock-blade knife laying in the road.

68 miles
1970 YTD

Another commute

Rode to work on Thursday - finally admitting that the pain in my knees is coming from the fixed gear that I've suspected was a little over geared for my commute from the start...

22 miles
1902 YTD