Legacy Trail

I never truly appreciated how beautiful Central Kentucky was until I started cycling this year.  The country roads and the horse farms are really a gorgeous sight to see!  I've been all over the world and seen the most spectacular landscapes -- mountains, beaches, rainforests, valleys, rivers, oceans, lakes--- but the rolling green hills of the bluegrass are in a category of their own.  And the best way I've found to appreciate it all is on a bike.

I'm thrilled that the state of Kentucky and the city of Lexington are really working towards showcasing our beauty of our area.  This weekend, the Second Sunday event was a group bike ride from downtown to the beginning of the new Legacy Trail.  There must have been at least 200 bikers of all ages grouped together to ride to the Legacy Trail on its opening day.   As I'm getting a little more skilled at riding, I was able to capture some pictures along the way. 

We left our house around 12:30 pm and rode downtown, where the group ride would start.  There we ran into some good friends we hadn't seen in a while which was a most fantastic surprise.  The group ride was interesting as there were a lot of stops and it was hard to ride so slowly without losing our balance.  We stayed at the back of the pack to stay out of the crowd.  It was cool having police escorts all the way there. 

Jill and Ali

Riding through downtown Lexington

My former roommate, FE!

The Legacy Trail itself was nice and wide so all the hundreds of people who came to the opening could fit on it!  It was a tight squeeze though sometimes.   We saw bikes, trikes, training wheels, walkers, runners, segways, and Sprocket Jockeys (the biking rickshaw).

Isaac Murphy Memorial Art Garden

Liz & Laura!

Overall, Mike and I biked about 29 miles over the course of the afternoon. It was an amazing day with sunny skies, good friends, lots of fun riding all over town.