Another Great Day to Ride

Today's APRS/GPS tracking via Ham Radio
Today I had another medical appointment:  Another eye exam.  Jacque suggested since we would be in town anyway, why not take the tandem trike for a ride?  Twist my arm, Baby.....
My appointment was at 9:30 and took over an hour (Great News:  I still have 2 eyes) which got us out and on the trail just before noon, with a lovely temperature in the mid 60's and lots of sun and almost no breeze.
We debated about where to ride - thinking we should trya a different ride and maybe go up the Tramway boulevard - but finally decided to do the easier and flatter ride along the Bosque Trail.
We certainly enjoyed the previous few  weeks the South Bosque Trail was opened with the wonderful new smooth pavement.  Not having the gates at Bridge and 2nd street was great, since we ride recumbents.  The previous "obstacle course" cycle gates and barriers were very difficult to navigate on a non-standard bike or trike, but with effort we were able to go UNDER the locked ends of the gates.  Today we found new gates with NARROWER gaps between the barrier poles than any of the other barriers in Albuquerque.  The other barriers are barely wide enough to allow our passage with our tandem recumbent Terratrike, and these new barriers are at least 3 inches too narrow to allow passage.  The gate at Bridge was unlocked, thankfully, so we got through That choke-point, but at 2nd street we could go no further.  We'd hoped to do a complete southern Bosque loop-around but had to turn back.  Hopefully the City/County will consider widening these bollards' gaps to allow more than just "standard" bicycles to pass.
We stopped for a couple nice breaks.  As usual, the most enjoyable stop was at Tingley Beach.  School is out for spring break this week and thus the "beach" was crammed with families and Mommies and Dads and little kids.  Tinkerbell got an even larger number of "Oooh's" and "Aaahh's" and "Look at the Doggie on the Bike!", which Her Royal Highness dealt with most satisfactorily.
We're hoping to get back into a regular riding routine to rebuild our stamina and strength.  With weather like we've had the last few weeks, excepting one week of stormy freezing, we have no excuse.
Beginning Battery Voltage:  12.9        Ending Voltage: 12.0
Lowest Temp  62 F      Highest Temp:  73 F
Stats from the GPS: Total Miles:  13.22
Overall average speed            Moving Avg               Max Speed
  4.6 MPH                                 7.1 MPH                    23.4 MPH
Total Trip time                       Moving Time             Stopped Time
  2 hours 54 mins                     1 hour 51 mins         1 Hour 2 minutes