A quick update on the bike ride last Monday....
     My bike ride to work on Monday went well, I woke up at 5:30 am and left the apartment by 5:50. I was going to take some back roads to avoid the morning traffic, but missed my turn and ended up taking the highway all the way there. There were a few notable hills that slowed me down, but most of the ride I was cruising along at a breezy 19-21 mph pace. The only bad experience I had on the way to work was when I was riding through Plymouth and was almost sideswiped by a passing van.

Here is the route I took.
MapMyRun.com | View 2010/05/24 Import in Ann Arbor, Michigan

     The ride back in the afternoon was fairly hot; I think it reached about 84-86 F. I ended up taking 10 Mile road west until I came upon South Lyon. I stopped at a gas station in South Lyon to get some Gatorade since I was just about out of water at that point. From there, I headed south on Pontiac Trail until I met up with Ann Arbor/Plymouth and rode it back to AA. The total trip was about 54 miles, about 9 more than I have ridden in one day so far. Surprisingly, I wasn't really that worn out from the ride. I want to try and ride to work at least once a week and maybe work my way up to a few times each week.

     Today, it was so sunny and nice outside that Linsey and I decided to take a walk around AA. We headed down to the Arb and took some photos along the way. (Just click on them to make them bigger)


This is one of the frat houses down the road from us. Every time we pass by it, it always looks this trashy so Linsey took a picture.









Cool building up the road. I think it's U of M's business school.










This is a picture of Geddes Road, leading up to the back entrance of the Arboretum. Forest Hill Cemetery is on the left behind the fence.









This picture is taken from the top of a scenic overlook inside the Arb. I believe that the buildings in the distance are part of U of M's north campus.









Inside the Arb











This is near the west entrance of the Arb where a large number of peonies are planted.














































Peonies with the U of M Hospital in the background.











Backside of the East wing of the U of M Hospital.











 Front of U of M Hospitals east wing.











One of the buildings on U of M's campus.















 Bell Tower on U of M's campus.















 Hill Auditorium

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