Day 30
When I signed on to participate in 30 Days of Biking, I didn’t realize how impactful this month would be on me.
The past 30 days have opened my eyes to the raw beauty and diversity of the urban landscape I’ve called home my entire life. I have stopped to smell the proverbial roses along the way… sitting on the pavement at the corner of Addison and Clark on a busy Sunday afternoon (day 11)… observing the man-made symmetry of a quiet viaduct at night (day 22)… and how we live alongside creatures whose natural habitats we’ve invaded (day 13).
The month was filled with rides for a purpose (day 1), rides for pure pleasure (day 18), and rides to help me accomplish a bigger goal (day 10). And along with those rides came things that I had not done in a very long time…like going down a slide at a kid’s park just for the hell of it (day 21).
There were rides where I felt like I was flying on my Seven and rides meandering through Chicago neighborhoods on a different bike. And I’m grateful that my body is healthy and strong enough to ride every day, constantly surprised at how it reacts – and recovers – from the abuse I sometimes put it through.
So on this last day of April, I rode for the sheer love of riding and in honor of some of those who can’t…
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