Ever since I have come to the Denver area I have been residing in the southern most side of town. Tonight, I am moving. My destination is an area more central in Denver. The bus radiator issue has not been resolved yet. Which will make the trip that much more interesting. I can run the bus for maybe 15 minutes at a time before the temperature reaches critical levels. I anticipate having to stop 2, maybe 3, times before I reach my new home. I will wait until the wee hours of the morning when the temperature is the lowest and traffic at it's lightest.
This is a good move. I will be within cycling distance of virtually everywhere I want to be downtown. And speaking of cycling, that is my newest, favorite way to commute. I haven't seriously ridden a bike since I was a kid. Mainly, as one author noted "because of growing up in the south where it was believed only pinko, commie, bedwetters traveled under their own propulsion, I risked decapitation by baseball bat from a moving pickup truck." In Denver, you ain't nobody if you don't have at least one bike. My bike came courtesy of Bryan, the guy whose house I stayed at in Eastern Colorado. He picked it up at a yard sale for me. It is the best gift I have received in some time. I have been utilizing the light rail, which allows me to bring the bike onboard. Then, I get off at the appropriate station and bike to where I want to be. Besides the convenience factor, I can't help feel a little smug about the health benefits that my new mode of transportation provides. Dan even gave me a lock to accessorize my bike. Leanne tried to give me a helmet, but the helmet was nicer than the bike, and that just wouldn't do. I may change my opinion in the future. City cycling has some definite hazards that I never faced on backwoods trails as a kid. Denver traffic.
So tonight I move and my commutes around town become easier. I am still lovin' me some Denver.
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