A Most Wonderful Time of the Year

This has been a good year for biking, we have gotten out a lot.  But the best time of the year is the fall.  Riding through the fall colors as the leaves turn is absolutely beautiful.

One thing I really like about the state we live in as that there are four distinct seasons.  A lot of places don't have that, and some kind of have that, but around here, fall is markedly set off from the summer and winter and the fall leaves can be stunning.

Something I particularly like about where we live is that it is a very bike friendly community.  There are bike lanes on a lot of the roads and there are trails through the forests that get you right out in the trees.  That makes biking, or walking if that's what you choose to do, real nice.

So I like to get out on my bike and especially so in the fall.

The trails are my favorite but even riding on the city streets is nice because wooded lots are real popular around here which means much of the streets are still through wooded areas and get lots of color when the leaves turn in the fall.

The trails are very well maintained and go through some very nice areas, even though sometimes the fallen leaves get so thick on the trails it gets hard to tell where the trail is.

There are also plenty of rivers and lakes to make the area real attractive.

It's not unusual at all to see deer while out riding.  Many of the deer are tame enough that they usually don't mind if you ride by.  It's sometimes easy to get photos if you don't make any sudden moves.

So we get out on the bikes, in the woods, as often as we're able.  

But especially this time of year.  The weather has begun to cool off and with the leaves turning, its my favorite time of year to get out.  Right now we're pretty much at peak color, the best time, the most wonderful time.