A dry and relatively warm day warranted pulling out my un-fendered single speed Wombat for a ‘bridge to bridge’ loop. This loop, ridden clockwise in this case, is about 32-35km and mostly pretty flat.
The Wombat is my ‘just for fun’ bike, set up with a ~2:1 gear ratio which is a sweet spot between being okay to ride off-pavement without spinning out too quickly on the road. I can comfortable cruise at 22-25 kph which is as much speed as I need.
I rode to Beva Brewing because I knew I’d catch a pal who was riding home from camp there. We had some food and a beer together but then parted ways again afterwards; him to shower and me to toodle in the woods in search of early season salmon. Naturally, I took an unnecessarily inefficient route.
While I didn’t see any salmon (it was clearly too early), the early-autumn forest was lovely to exist quietly within.
Below are three distinct scenes from the ride from my river spot to the ocean. Each very lovely in its own regard.
And finally, as I neared home I was treated to a lovely display of rippled clouds.
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