A break in the clouds
September 9, 2007
I rode my Nishiki, Riviera back to the bona Dea trails today. It was a grand time. With all the rain we’ve had the trails were very wet. There was one low water crossing that got up to my pedals. It was about 30 feet to the other side, I got through that rode for a spell. It was really neat with all the pine needles and being wet and all, it was kind of slick. Fun taking the turns at speed. I came to a tee in the roughly paved trail. To the right I could see before I had to make the turn, it was flooded. So I went the other way, moving along. In the middle of making a turn all of a sudden the trail turned into a swamp. I had to go into a skid to stop. Everything is very scenic. All the vegetation loves the rain we’ve been getting of late, after not a drop of rain in August.
There is a pump house along the trail where all the creeks in Russellville end up. The Water is pumped back up to Lake Dardanelle. The three pumps where at full rpm’s. The trail is a big loop with several shorter section but all end up back at the trail head. I went down one of those trails that cut to the other side of the loop. I hit water about ½ mile down it. I saw way to jump across a narrow fast flow of water to a small dike that holds a pond. I though that may be the way to the other side. So I went back to the trailhead and headed the other way. I thought maybe I could get to that high ground. I went nearly a mile and ran into a lake. I could see where the trail came out of the water on the other side. It was at least 100 yards. It was scary, thinking about riding through that. While I was stopped there, it was such a beautiful sight. I wish I had my camera. So I found there wasn’t a way to get any further. All this time I met many people and had fun with the kids and the adults
Till next time…
Phil
By the way does anyone know about Nishiki? The bike is probably about 10 years old, I know nota
I rode my Nishiki, Riviera back to the bona Dea trails today. It was a grand time. With all the rain we’ve had the trails were very wet. There was one low water crossing that got up to my pedals. It was about 30 feet to the other side, I got through that rode for a spell. It was really neat with all the pine needles and being wet and all, it was kind of slick. Fun taking the turns at speed. I came to a tee in the roughly paved trail. To the right I could see before I had to make the turn, it was flooded. So I went the other way, moving along. In the middle of making a turn all of a sudden the trail turned into a swamp. I had to go into a skid to stop. Everything is very scenic. All the vegetation loves the rain we’ve been getting of late, after not a drop of rain in August.
There is a pump house along the trail where all the creeks in Russellville end up. The Water is pumped back up to Lake Dardanelle. The three pumps where at full rpm’s. The trail is a big loop with several shorter section but all end up back at the trail head. I went down one of those trails that cut to the other side of the loop. I hit water about ½ mile down it. I saw way to jump across a narrow fast flow of water to a small dike that holds a pond. I though that may be the way to the other side. So I went back to the trailhead and headed the other way. I thought maybe I could get to that high ground. I went nearly a mile and ran into a lake. I could see where the trail came out of the water on the other side. It was at least 100 yards. It was scary, thinking about riding through that. While I was stopped there, it was such a beautiful sight. I wish I had my camera. So I found there wasn’t a way to get any further. All this time I met many people and had fun with the kids and the adults
Till next time…
Phil
By the way does anyone know about Nishiki? The bike is probably about 10 years old, I know nota
