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Cycling Adair Co., KY: More than fun Nothing rebuilds spirits like a perfect ride in the Adair County countryside. Gary Rose discovered this when he made eye contact with a whitetail buck, who seemed to be saying, 'Life is good.': Click on headline for story plus photo(s) By Gary Rose Diane and I took a late morning ride to Holmes Bend today on the tandem. Other then the 13 -15 mph headwind on the way home, it was a great ride. We were able to experience the autumn day up close and personal. The leaves falling from the trees, the squirrels running through the leaves along side the road. The Hawk aborting its landing as we passed by the fence post on which it was attempting to land. A coworker asked me the other day why I like to ride a bicycle. My response was "It's fun." I then went on to explain the health benefits and other reasons I enjoy cycling. Furthermore I told my coworker about the great times I have had while riding and what he would experience while riding. All of this was met with a blank stare. After we went our separate ways I began to think about the question and that maybe I could have given a better answer. I can't think of a better way of escaping life's pressures then riding my bicycle. When I come home from a long day at work feeling frustrated and frazzled from a marathon meeting, I jump on my bicycle and discover that it is not my body but my brain that is tired. After a few minutes of getting my blood supercharged with oxygen, the burned out feeling is gone and I feel refreshed and invigorated. At this point it is hard to stay upset over the piddly problems of the day like the messed up order of office supplies or the person that left me on hold. The other day I had a ride that I will remember for a long time. This was a route that I have ridden many times before. This was not a long ride; in fact it was one of my shorter rides that I do. On this ride everything just worked, as it should. I climbed the hills as if my bike had a motor. Car traffic was almost zero. I had just a couple of dogs to deal with. It was a great autumn afternoon, not hot, not cold. There was no head wind. No mechanical problems. It is not often that everything comes together and works as it should, but this is not why this ride is special. It was the Whitetail buck that crossed in front of me and then gracefully bounded through the recently harvested cornfield, and as it looked over its shoulder at me, I got the feeling that he was trying to say, "Life is good." and right then life was good. All of the pressures and problems of the day were gone. The problem is, there is not a good way to explain the joys of riding a bicycle because the joy or riding has to be experienced to be understood. GARY ROSE. Instructor/Consultant. BicyclingAdair.orgShare the road with bicycles. This story was posted on 2010-10-24 11:22:39
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