On the way back on bike ride, going past three mile island, I saw a van pull off the road where there is no parking (no room to pull off). I could see the passenger using a camera aiming at the island and facilities. When I was 15-20 feet from them they pulled out with flying gravel*. The women driver was non-caucasian; could not see anything of passenger. Didn't think to get license number. I doubt it's something to be concerned about. I can't imagine what a person or group of people could do to the plant. But I wonder why they were there. Farther down the road is an observation/visitor center which has better views.
*Not trying to add drama. They were in a dangerous place to stop, and the gravel is from the winter road maintenance. Just too much acceleration from a full stop.
On the way out I went down to 1st gear to climb a hill; it wouldn't shift up when I was done. I switched the front gear to the big ring; some might call it 6th gear but it's really 3rd. When I tried to switch back to small ring that wouldn't work; I may have broke that shifter. Better to find these things out now then in July. The bike is five years old, but otherwise fine. With my luck the shop will find frame cracks and recommend buying a new one.
Feel good for my first outside ride. I was puffing on the way out from the light wind but climbed great. If the weather and work let me get out three times a week, I might be in great shape by June, instead of just starting to ride like last year.
The river is up but the ice is gone. At the lowest point it needs five feet to reach the road, but farther up there were places where people didn't bring their boats higher. Probably happens every year, a boat is left in the wrong place not tied down and floats away.
Kevin T. - VRWC Time for laundry
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