The cure for a case of the Mondays

Mondays are good cycling days. The weekend is over, the work week has started. You've just finished up work on Monday and are wondering what to do now. My answer is usually go and ride. It gives you something to look forward to besides going to work again on Tuesday. On Monday I set out a little later than I had planned, so I took the camera with me to see if I could get any decent sunset shots while I was on the bike path.

I started at my house and headed toward the Great Western Trail. It's a short ride to the trail with a short section of gravel if you choose. I chose to go gravel.



When I got to the bike path I realized there was no way I was going to make it to Martensdale before the sun set. I started that way anyways and figured the surrounding landscape would offer up some decent sun setting shots. Below are a few I thought turned out well.

Now I'm no professional photographer, but I enjoy using pictures I've taken as background images for my computers. And since I work in front of a computer all day it's nice to have a lot options.

It turned out to be a beautiful night for an evening ride. The moon was bright, there wasn't much for clouds and it cooled off nicely. Evening rides are fast becoming my favorite. Stopping at the picnic table just south of the Highway 5 tunnel I met a couple of guys having a safety break. I joined them for a bit and enjoyed the company of other riders. Soon though I was off again enjoying the night air, my bike and my freedom.












I'm looking foward to the Taco Ride tonight. There should be a good turn out with the weather and the trail being just about perfect. Not to mentions the taco's...
See you on the trail.