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Ride 39 - Gorge-ous

Ride 39 - 26 October 2019
Distance 41.7km (Distance to date 1176.0km)
Time 3hrs 16mins (Time to date 90hrs 20mins)

Rule of thumb for this challenge, the more waterfront the nicer the ride.  The Gorge Waterway did not disappoint!
All my fall rides have been great.  Weather has been kind and fall colours never fail to disappoint!
Leaves

One thing I do regret is the lack of pictures I took of the Gorge.  I walk my dog quite regularly along the gorge, so it's a pretty finaliar area, but I really should have grabbed more pictures for the blog.  You (my one reader) will just have to imagine a road alongside water with well manacured public plants and gardens!
The Gorge

 In today's ride I did discover this alongside some stairs, to push your bike up!  Why don't all stairs have these rails?!  I can imagine life altering injuries could be suffered riding don, so maybe answered my own question! 

Fail Army is waiting


Points of Interest.....


Bird Alpine Chalet Lodge (48.45659, -123.40578)

 I previously discovered the bird condo.  Well this house took it up a notch, with chalet style wooden bird houses.  

Not sure I'd want to sit in those chairs on a busy night!


Moose Antlers (48.45431, -123.42122)

Incase you ever forget you're in Canada, I found you some Moose Antlers to go look at.  You're welcome.
Mooses are BIG.

Portage Inlet Linear Park (48.46091, -123.41858)

Cute little park with a cute long name.  It's right by the highway, so only cute looking one direction with noise cancelling headphones, but still.

Cute! Just don't turn around


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