The Last Spoke

Today was a pretty nice day, so we went for a long bike ride on a trail that used to be a railway line. They've ripped up the tracks and put gravel down so people can walk, bike, and cross-country ski on it. It's paved in some parts too. Easy riding with very shallow ups and downs and lots of great views of lakes, industrial wasteland, and people's backyards full of junk.

Rumour has it you can take the thing all the way from west end Halifax down the south shore to Yarmouth! I know it also goes at least to Lawrencetown in the other direction, starting in Eastern Passage. We didn't get too far today, as it was our first real outing of the season. Just to Timberlea, where the path crosses the old #3 highway. But still, it was about a 25 km ride there and back (not including the first leg we did in the wrong direction along an actual working railway line, complete with a train full of bemused passengers). Our legs are kind of rubbery now, and our faces reddish from the sun. Fun times!