Tails from the Bike: week 3
For our Sunday cycling adventure, HB and I were aiming for the Arnold Arboretum. But when I called the visitor center, I discovered that they prohibited picnics. So, we decided to park at Franklin Park, picnic there, and bike to the arboretum.
Well, Franklin Park was a little rough around the edges. Parts of it were pretty, but the trip from it to the Arboretum was not quite as nice as we’d hoped (to put it delicately). However, the arboretum was really beautiful.
When HB is asked about our weekend bike trip, he claims it was a “slow ride.” grin What do you expect when the leaves are changing colors and everything looks so pretty? Gotta stop for pictures. 
Hopefully, the pictures will do it justice.
Initially the sky was quite overcast, but the trees were still stunning.
One beautiful spot was near the bonsai house.
We almost missed the best part of the whole trip. Basically, we’d had some difficulty discerning our location with regards to the map.. but we both felt like we hadn’t yet done a certain loop. HB initially didn’t want to do it, but I was being stubborn, so we started up this path. When the incline became even more steep, I began feeling the burn in my thighs and was ready to turn back. This is where being married to an equally-stubborn man comes in handy. At this point, HB did one of those endearing “no, you said you wanted to go up this hill, so we are going to go up this hill.” grin (you know I love you for your stubbornness, honey) So, up the hill we went. He biked the whole thing, I walked the last little bit… and the view! Well, it was amazing. The skyline of Boston with all of the trees in front of it was so pretty, even with the overcast sky.
Also, it turned out to be quite a dog haven. None of them came over at first, but then we suddenly had 4 interested doggies. One of the people had to finally throw a stick to get two of them to leave (nothing like a little distraction when you’re a dog).
It was a nice break, for everyone.
While we were up there, the clouds finally cleared and the sun came out. It was interesting how much more depth the trees and leaves seemed to have with the sun casting shadows.
Who knows where we’ll go this weekend…
