Trails and Tidbits

The screeching of bald eagles.  The melodic sound of the Western Meadowlark.  Prairie dogs chattering.  Red winged black birds calling to their mates.  Bull snakes slithering across the cement paths.  Deer swimming in the canal, wild turkeys and a racoon in the distance.  These were the sights and sounds of Colorado as we biked in Loveland, Ft. Collins, Windsor and Greeley.   God's handiwork was displayed to us in various ways as we pedaled the various trails.

We had many detours on the Spring Creek Trail due to high water forcing us to go up and across busy streets...

and detours of our own when we came across a gaggle of geese.  Maybe it isn't a real "detour", but we sure had to wind our way around the multiple piles of goose droppings.

The trail near Greeley took us though pastures, grasslands and wooded areas.

Our ride in Windsor had us stop for a local train.  That was a first for us!

Don took a moment to stop and answer his text message during our ride in Greeley.   This gave me the opportunity to get a drink and take a picture while standing still.  I have had to delete a lot of fuzzy pics and videos that I inadvertently took while riding!  After all, who wants to see my knees going up and down while pedaling? 😂👀

We did find out some interesting things this time.  For example, we biked past huge colonies of prairie dogs.  They may look cute, but these rodents can cause major damage to homes and properties.  Instead of eradicating these critters (who can carry Bubonic Plague), Colorado sucks them out of their tunnels into a padded truck and re-locates them!  Then they become someone else's problem.  I find this a bit ludicrous, but I think the prairie dogs are okay with the solution. 😂😆