My 96-year-old mother-in-law had a sudden medical issue that needed taking care of last night so we got to bed very late. I slept in an extra hour. I wasn't feeling motivated for the bike ride in so I took a hodgepodge of lesser used segments to make it more interesting. And it did. I found myself enjoying the rediscovery of side streets and other places. I don't usually ride.

I went through downtown where they have construction but this morning unlike the other day the intersection was now completely closed even to foot traffic. So I had to go half a block down. No big deal.

I left work a few minutes early. The wind had picked up from the north Northeast so basically in my face the whole ride home. I decided to take the trail to trail route but as I approached the trail I found myself dealing with more and more unhoused people having mental crises on the trail. So I went up my short route that cuts through the college and I can rejoin the trail there where I would normally take the bridge across the creek. The bridge being closed for repairs for the rest of the summer and most likely the fall as well.

The trail was busy with cyclists joggers walkers and more homesteaders but everything thinned out the further I got from downtown. And then I had basically the trail to myself for the last 3 or 4 miles. However, right where I turn off the trail they are doing some sort of utility or pipe repair and the trail and the sidewalk that it spills on to at that intersection. We're just blocked off with nothing but fresh dirt everywhere.

So a little frustrating and a little difficult with the wind but still better than driving.