Fieday

No, it's ok, I just thought it was punny.

Rode the bike on the Dam Ride, without the Lake Loop, but including a detour to work. Everything was fine there. The guys were warshing the sidewalks down.

I choose the Schwinn for today's ride. Pumped up the tires, the rear tire seemed funny, but I couldn't put my finger on anything, so I took off. It was a little bit cool so I put on glove liners and wore the Yellow Jacket.

Around Fletcher and Amaya I smelled something burnt, looked up and noticed that the median plantings were quite fried. Now that I reflect on this, I believe I read in a fark.com thread that someone's grandmother was concerned that the BIG FIRE had gotten started here, but it was only an unrelated thing. Probably cigarettes. From a cager...

There wasn't much activity at Gillespie Field when I went by, but I spotted this helicopter off in the distance.



You might have to right-click and open the picture in another window to see the whole thing. Or not. I think it's one of those water-dropping Blackhawks from the National Guard. Or not.

A little farther down the rode at Cuyamaca and Weld you could see the horse park where they are stashing animals that have been evacuated.



The grass is growing nicely in the Forester Creek project. A bit father down Prospect I stopped to take a view to the northeast.



Aren't these big pictures annoying? Especially when they are blurry? But it's not totally smoky. So maybe I won't be coughing up soot tomorrow.

They are doing some work at the dam, clearing brush or something. Involves dump trucks and tractors. There is a flagman on the bike path. He looks bored. Only saw five people on the path today, and no dogs.

I was concerned about breathing ash and such climbing the Jackson Drive Hill, but whatcha gonna do? Put it in granny granny and took it easy.

Taking the long route home, I was coasting down, I mean pedaling down, Fletcher Parkway when I noticed the ride was getting a little bumpy. In a bad way. Stopped, felt the rear tire, sure enough, it's getting soft.

Tried to make it home.

Saw this "Stairway To Heaven" the other day, took a pic today.



It's up by Dixieline, sort of.

Tire getting softer and softer, I made it home, just barely.