1st bike ride across town

I went for my first bike ride across town today. I went to the commercial boat docks to go take some pictures with my SLR camera (real pictures - not digital!). I also stopped at the library on the way. Riding a bike here is really hard. There is nothing about the bike that makes it hard. Just guess what is up here but not in Indiana - hills. It is really easy to ride a bike at 15 mph for 8 or 10 miles (no stops) in flat Indiana, but up here, you will probably need to stop once a mile unless you are in really good shape. Some of the hills are steep enough that I had to walk up them (partially because the bike won't shift into first gear, but also because I am not used to the hills!). And I was riding on sidewalks most of the time (some gravel roads, too), so nearly everything was paved. However, even though going up the hills is horrible, going down is a lot of fun - you don't have to pedal. You just have to hit the brakes every 3 seconds so you don't go too fast!

I stopped at the library to get a temporary library card so I could get some books to keep me awake during the long van ride between here and work everyday. Unfortunately, the temporary library card is only good for one book at a time. I guess I will be going to the library at least once a week. However, they do have a lot of books I want to read, so I shouldn't run out this summer.

Since today is nice and sunny with only a few clouds in the sky, I stopped at the docks to take some pictures of the mountains outside of town with my good camera. I took almost a whole roll of film, since the mountains were nice and green (except for the rocks and snow) and the sky was nice and blue. Apparently, everything started turning green for the first time this year about a week before I arrived (June 10 or so). It has been continually getting greener, and the snow on the mountains is melting more. There were also a few sea lions out on the float near the docks, but they were still too far away for my good camera.

In total, the trip was about 10 miles. I was pretty tired after it, but I think I might still go do something else today.

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