Happiness is fresh chain grease on your leg.

I put out some feelers for work this morning and then hopped onto my mountain bike for a ride along the greenway. When I passed Durant Nature Park, I decided to take a detour, and wound up biking the perimeter of the park.

With the news that the Raleigh City Council decided to plop a community center adjacent to the park, I asked a fellow park visitor – one who spends lots of time in the park – what he thought about it. His response was neutral. The community center plans apparently won’t affect the nature park much, which is a good thing. Still, I’m curious why the city has to be in a big rush for this when next year the North Wake Landfill will be available for joint city-county projects. At least Horseshoe Farm seems safe.

After my Durant detour, I rode to the end of the greenway before making the return trip. Total time: 45 minutes.

Now to connect with Tanner and Scott on their rides, so long as they take it easy on me! Its been so long that I’ve ridden anywhere other than the neighborhood trails that I don’t even know if my existing Yakima bike rack will fit my current car.