Very interesting ride this morning. I was late (by design, I worked late last night) and the difference between 7am and 9am is impressive. Almost no commuters, fewer runners, more strollers with unruly dogs on the MUP. The construction guys rebuilding the trail were there already also, so I had to stop and go around them. They also have the train track crossing torn up to put down new gravel, so had to carry the bike across about 10 feet away from the usual grade crossing to avoid the gravel pusher machine. Also saw a guy pouring a new sidewalk while smoking a big, fat, stinky cigar (at 9am).

Most interesting, by far, was seeing where a car had traversed the MUP and headed into the river--no sign of the car, which was still in there, but obvious tire tracks from the road, across the trail, and off over the edge......checked the news when I got to work, and apparently a cyclist jumped into the river and pulled one guy out, and a rower pulled the other guy out..... makes me think what I would do if I saw it happen, not sure I would jump in (particularly in commuting gear which seems like it would get heavy when in the river...)