A ride on the gravel bike in Fort Saskatchewan after sadly another failed after work attempt to ride the trails yesterday. It was the Moots on the singletrack and was concerned the whole day regarding an annoying back issue. I left last night with tail tucked not wanting to risk any escalation. This was the fourth attempt at riding after work in Fort Saskatchewan on a Friday. Enter today. Let's take care of that back.
So yes. Ride the bike that crippled me some time ago. I'm a bloody genius.
Stop judging me. I know my back and bikes better than you so lets get to this shortened ride as a light summer storm shortened my plans. I had started at Turner park and wanted to ride through the refineries on the back roads which is actually pretty fuckin pleasant. Once you head out of the park towards the refineries they have the road closed to vehicles for a bit and it is short but it rules. The road you ride on up through the refineries is quite wide shouldered making me feel a bit more comfortable as there are semi trucks running on this road mainly. They are sparse which makes it tolerable.
That could be a huge downer for some people but I don't like riding roads and I feel comfortable.
But I might be an idiot.
The planned route was through the refineries and to Josephberg Airport and back through town and to the car most likely pretending I was in the Tour De France the whole time. I got into Dow Chemicals weird ass park and took shelter under the information sign as a storm rolled through. No rain gear but the rain was quite heavy so it wouldn't matter. It would have sucked out there.
The shelter did it's part as the rain came down hard and lightning and thunder rolled though the lands of the Dow Chemical wonder park. It actually has a nice looking pond glittered with classic Canadian wetland stuff so god bless Canada and God bless Dow Chemicals!
Mostly bless Dow for the shelter today. it did rule as I sat there nervously awaiting a fork lightning strike to one of the trees in the area and me probably dying of a heart attack at the insanity of that happening so close
The rain died and I knew I wasn't making my planned route. I was soaked from the road within a couple hundred yards as I rolled outwards towards the railroad tracks before turning back. The headwind I never complained about until now turned into a nice tailwind pushing me back to the car.
This Fort Saskatchewan to Josephberg airport ride could happen one day but don't hold your breath.
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| i got cozy under a shelter in dow chemicals weird ass (but kinda nice) park during the storm |
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| turn around point after the summer storm |
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| i imagine if these lights are flashing you would want to turn around and go the other way |
