East Bay Bike Path

Hello all! For the past two weekends, I have capped the hi-liter and put aside the seemingly never-ending mountain of school work in order to enjoy autumn's natural beauty; riding along the East Bay Bike path. I discovered the past last Friday when ironically, I was driving to pick up my new (well, new to me) bike. I had found the bike, a 1980s silver, Raleigh racing cycle on Craig's list after a month long search. I had the opportunity to test ride the bike before purchasing it, and even though the bike is about as old as I am , it rides really well (The shop owner, who sells a lot of used bikes from that era went on 1o minute rant about how outsourcing and the use of Chinese metal is ruining today's cycles, but that's another story :) )Driving home, while admiring the lovely New England foiliage I spotted the path and could not think of a better opportunity to take it out for its first real ride. The next morning, I loaded the new cycle onto the rack on the back of my jeep and drove about 10 minutes outside of Providence to Riverside where the trail begins. While adjusting to the new breaking style and lack of a speed system slightly rattled my nerves, I was soon coasting along the Providence River. Alas, I did not have my camera last week, and disappointingly so, because there was a considerably greater amount of wildlife (I spotted about 5 blue jays and a gaggle of about 10 swans at two different locations), but I managed to snap some great photos today. Enjoy these pictures with my new favorite piece of the Reagan era!