It's Fall

Welcome to autumn, that time of the year that isn't quite cold enough to pull out the heavy coats, and not quite warm enough to put on the shorts. Autumn is the last hurrah for us wimpies who refuse to bike in the rain. So on this day, we biked in absolutely fabulous weather on a paved path in Vancouver, Washington. I took a picture of the trees just beginning to change. You really have to look closely to see the changing trees, but they are changing. I forget how fun it is to get out and enjoy this fabulous Northwest weather and surroundings. We are so fortunate here to have a mild climate and drop dead gorgeous landscapes.
We biked all the way to the end of the trail, a 16+ mile trip. Not much for Portlanders, who normally bike that amount every day to work, but a good run for us. At the end of the trail was a pond. There were some geese and ducks floating around. That pond made the trip worth while. It was completely unexpected. What a treat. We felt as if we had the place to ourselves.
On this day, which was a Friday, there weren't a lot of people on the trail, so we basically had the route to ourselves. Except for the paving, it was really a back-to-nature experience.