Wow! All I can say is... Wow! This post is a reflection on bike paths. Have you ever stopped to think about where they choose to put them?
Let me explain. During the past several days our family went out of town to visit relatives. We took a couple of bikes with us with the hope that we would get some miles in. We found out that the town (where we were visiting) had put in a bike path somewhat recently. It isn't more than a few miles, but we decided to check it out after taking a ride. It started out great - it loosely followed a river that we could see through trees and bushes. Before long, however, we started smelling something nasty. Soon we noticed some man made "ponds" of water. One of them in particular looked and smelled like raw sewage! Sure enough, we were riding right next to the water treatment plant. We had a river on one side and the bathroom on the other!
Did they really think this would be an enjoyable place to take a bike ride? It got me to thinking about some of the scenic and not so scenic places to ride. I guess it makes you appreciate the good smelling rides a bit more. I wonder what other "choice" bike paths cyclists have found. (Please warn the rest of us, if you would be so kind :)
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