Post for May 18, 2021

I spent the morning gazing at the lake from my tent while I ate breakfast and packed my gear, at Camp Patmos near Hackensack.

When I started cycling, I looked forward to seeing more of the Paul Bunyon bike trails, from Hackensack to Brainerd. I’ve honestly seen nothing like those trails before. It’s like cycling down a ruler for hours. I’ve never cycled so straight for so long. Sometimes, I weaved my bike from one side of the trial to the other just to turn. Ok, I might be exaggerating a little, but when I did see a small curve, I’d get my hopes up for more, and the trail went straight again. I never realized how much cycling straight for so long can wear me down.

Of course, I still enjoyed the ride, but I think you’ll know what I mean from the pictures. Today’s song, from my bike-ride-playist, is Ring Around the Moon, in an attempt to add some curves to the day.

In case you haven’t noticed, you can view a larger version of any image by right-clicking on it and choosing “Open Image in New Tab,” or something like that.

In the morning, I thought the long, straight path was a novelty.

Seeing Hackensack added some variety but not much I admit.

In the afternoon, the long straight path became a bit much.

And it continued.

And continued.

And continued.

By this point, I was in disbelief.

The town of Pequat Lakes offered some relief, fun watertower.

I forget what town this is, but it also offered relief from cycling down The Ruler.

And then, it was back to The Ruler.

Ugh