It was a good ride

Today marks the first day of June which also marks the end of May, the official bike to work month. I hope you 'hopped on your bike' this month!

I had a great month meeting many cyclist through my book, "If We Hopped on Our Bike...". It's great visiting with people who are crazy about bikes. Meeting kids that have already discovered the love of bikes gives me hope for the generation to come. We celebrated the end of the month with a picnic trail ride.

This would be the first time we have combined these activities and we had a blast. We also learned a few things. Lesson #1: Apples become applesauce. Don't think I didn't think this through. I thought I had them packed in a way that they would survive the bumps and bangs of trail riding. I would be wrong. Next time I will bring a spoon. Lesson #2: Save the chit chat for the picnic. I had a brilliant thought and turned back to share it with my husband. I hit a tree root wrong and popped up into a birch tree. My lightening fast reflexes allowed me to grab the tree before it grabbed me. I held onto it acting causal as if I was waiting for my honey to catch up. Lesson #3: My husband always knows when I am trying to act causal and he always seems to look up in time to see me throw myself into disaster. This would later prove true again as I pitched myself into a bog. Lesson #4: The man may be onto something. His slower, more observant pace allows him to see alternatives to disaster...like the trail leading around the bog.

Like I said, it was a blast. I hope you strive to give your bike a chance to clear your mind and inspire your thoughts this summer season.