Today’s bike ride took me to the Spring Creek Greenway. Since May I ride the greenway once a month for variety and to see what is going on. Since I started biking the greenway it is not open all of the way with a barrier at the western end and I wanted to check to see if that changed. I left home at 11:00 am, a little later than I planned. I thought about riding on Monday but the weather turned wet.

Weather during today’s bike ride: start 85 (80% humidity), mostly cloudy, wind E 6 mph. Finish 87 (74% humidity), mostly cloudy, wind SE 10 mph. I got a few sprinkles around mile 7 but they quickly disappeared.

What didn’t disappear was a fraud alert text message from my bank around mile 7 too. I replied and then spent a few minutes talking with them on the phone to resolve the problem. Not what I planned for during the ride.

Arriving at the I-69/US59 trail entrance I usually see another cyclist or two before getting to Jesse Jones Park but not today. In fact I only saw 7 cyclists during the time I rode on the greenway. I think I saw more joggers and walkers than cyclists.

Around mile 9 on the greenway riding west a crew worked on a culvert and I rode off the trail after they signaled me to come ahead. On the way back they were gone. They used a backhoe and dump truck.

After turning around at the barrier I stopped at Dennis Johnston Park to refill my water bottle for the ride back to Jesse Jones Park. I took these photos at the park.

The pond in the background has a fountain and I saw some boys fishing there on previous rides. I didn’t use the water fountain in the second photo because it wasn’t cold but went to the building by the tool road.

Back on the Greenway riding east I stopped for these photos.

The brown water is from the recent rains in September and this month. The clouds just keep hanging around.

Back at Jesse Jones Park I stopped for about 25 minutes to rest and eat a Clif Bar. After eating I took this photo.

I went to the restroom to refill my water bottle with cold water from the drinking fountain and then resumed the ride back to the trail entrance at I-69/US59. When I got there looking south some dark clouds hung in the sky but no rain fell on me during the ride. Back home at 3:11 pm I saw evidence that it rained while I was gone but the streets were dry.

Thursday weather forecast looks favorable for biking.

SportTracks Bike Ride Summary