COOL - It's FALL (officially)

 Today's GPS tracking

It rained yesterday dampening enthusiasm for pedaling around town.
This morning dawned cool and beautifully sunny, and I had the itch to get in a ride before it got too warmish.  Jacque had a shopping item for me to use for an excuse so I gladly saddled up and toddled away.
I haven't been riding "full circles" around town recently, due to time restraints (and enthusiasm).  A few weeks ago I had looked at our big city map (Pop. ~ 4500) and spotted a few connecting streets that would enclose a larger perimeter to ride.
Today I felt a little friskier than usual and decided to try out the slightly longer route.
The weather was lovely except for a VERY stiff headwind much of the trip.  It was only 51 degrees after we first awoke today and even though the sun was high and bright, it was downright cool.  I had to button up the top buttons on my shirt for the first time since spring, goodness gracious me....
I had not been around these streets, at least for long enough for me to remember.
These local neighborhoods are usually enjoyable to wander through, and these were quite enjoyable.
EXCEPT for a huge dip in the roadway that I had to ride the brakes going downhill, and get clear down into Grandma Gear to make the last quarter mile of uphill grade.
I survived the climb, thankfully.  After all, exercise is good for you, right?  RIGHT?
As I coasted down the other side of the hill, I spotted an enjoyable sight.

                               You don't see many of THESE parked outside

Unless my eyes deceive me, that's a 1955 Mercury.  I think it showed up at our local car show a week or so ago.  I first passed by without stopping to photograph it, then decided I might miss out if I didn't turn around.
Before returning home, I checked my blood sugar and since it was dropping rapidly, I forced myself to eat one of Jacque's emergency cookies she baked for me.
We got in a short after - supper tandem trike ride this evening as well, just across the tracks and around the village square.  Less than a mile, but good huffing and puffing anyway.

Ride Started: 11:13 AM           Ride Ended:  12:43 PM
Beginning Battery Voltage: 13.7   Ending Battery Voltage:  12.8
Lowest Temp: 64 F Highest Temp: 78 F
Beginning Blood Glucose:  233   Ending BG: 108
Stats from the GPS: Total Miles:  7.01
Overall Average Speed      Moving Avg       Max Speed
  4.6 MPH                              6.0 MPH            23.8 MPH
Total Trip(s) Time                Moving Time      Stopped Time
 1 hour 30 mins                    1 hour  10 mins    20 minutes

Hauling Propane or ??

 Thursday Travel GPS Tracking 

On Sept 16 (yesterday) my buddy Jack came over to visit, so I dragged out the Catrike and B.O.B. (Boy On Board) trailer. 
I didn't have much steam on board (bodily energy), so we only pedaled around a neighborhood I hadn't ridden before.  A little over 2 miles.  Big Deal.  Jack is a big fan of stopping to play at playgrounds, and every time we passed an empty lot or empty field lush with grass he yelled "PLAYGROUND!!" but - since we spotted none with playground equipment to romp upon - we kept going.

Jack's scowl from returning so soon from a trike ride with Grandpa Jim - He cheered up with the offer of an Icey Fruity Bar treat

After riding home and resting up a bit, I remembered Jacque had run  out of propane in our gas powered barbecue.  Since I had left the trike and trailer hooked up outside in the shade, I decided to make the short run to the local Dollar Store to get the tank exchanged.

The propane tank fit in the trailer nicely, and unlike Jack, didn't try to wiggle loose from the "seatbelt".  It also wasn't quite as heavy as Jack, until of course I got the full exchange tank loaded.... which DID slow me down a bit, but I made it home OK anyway.

Ride Started: 9:30  AM           Ride Ended:  12:40 PM
Beginning Battery Voltage: 13.0   Ending Battery Voltage:  12.9
Lowest Temp: 67 F Highest Temp: 82 F
Beginning Blood Glucose:  212   Ending BG: 102
Stats from the GPS: Total Miles:   4.33
Overall Average Speed      Moving Avg       Max Speed
  4.3 MPH                              5.6 MPH            14.6 MPH
Total Trip(s) Time                Moving Time      Stopped Time
 1 hour 1  minute                 46 minutes         14 minutes

Wednesday Morning Exercise

 Today's GPS Tracking via APRS Ham Radio

 I had an appointment today at our local California Nail salon to get my nasty toenails trimmed and pampered.  Our guy Wally does a better job on my sore feets than my podiatrist - who also does the best he can.
The appointment was at 9:15 AM so I put on "decent" clothes ( not my normal 'work' clothes that are frayed worn, torn, and stained ).
This establishment is only about a mile from home, so it's a good excuse to drag out the trike for a ride.
This morning dawned cool and breezy, after a night of predicted rain that didn't happen.  I saddled up and huffed and puffed up to the storefront.  I parked in the shade in front and swaggered ( don't mention staggered ) to the door and found it LOCKED.  I noticed the "Hours" sign in the front window said 9:30 AM to 5:30 PM.
So I sat meself back down in the comfy trike seat and proceeded to wait.
About 9:40 or so I began to wonder if something was kaput, so I got up to call Jacque on the phone and - while conversing with her - noticed a paper taped in the door glass stating they were unavoidably closed for today, as both proprietors were suffering colds, headaches, cough, fever, etc, which sounds a lot like our current Politically Charged Pandemic COVID.
Here's hoping they recover soon, like most do.
I rode back home on the outer edges of paved town roads and was glad for the ever - necessary excuse to go for a ride.

Ride Started: 8:54 AM           Ride Ended:  10:13 AM
Beginning Battery Voltage: 13.0   Ending Battery Voltage:  12.5
Lowest Temp: 64 F Highest Temp: 67 F
Beginning Blood Glucose:  190   Ending BG:  119
Stats from the GPS: Total Miles:   4.63
Overall Average Speed      Moving Avg       Max Speed
  3.4 MPH                              6.3 MPH            19.3 MPH
Total Trip(s) Time                Moving Time      Stopped Time
 1 hour 21  minutes               44 minutes          37 minutes