My Commute

The warm weather provides me with the opportunity to ride my bike to work... starting on Glenn in Grandview and ending at the Miranova Building downtown.

My ride starts in the intricate alley system of Grandview Heights. It reminds me of riding my bike where I grew up. I then make my way to 3rd Avenue which is offers a straight shot out of Grandview and to the river. At Olentangy River Road, I meet up with the bike path and follow it as it meanders south with 315 to the right and the Olentangy River to the left. The path continues over 33 and crosses over to the east side of the river just before the confluence of the Olentangy and Scioto Rivers. It opens up here and provides a nice view of downtown... and I'm almost positive that the background for Kirk Herbstreit commentaries on ESPN was shot from this general area. This is also where a lot of homeless camp. The ridge along the river as well as the lack of roads or buildings on the west shore give them ample cover. From there, I have a nice hill that takes me into some waterfront park where dodging geese can get tricky. Geese, for the record, are idiots. Any other animal will move quickly to get out of the way. Not a goose. They're the white trash of the bird kingdom. No matter if they've got the entire path covered, I'm still the one in the way... and they don't move. If they do, it's only to get more in the way... and then they hiss and spit... which is the equivalent of calling my mom dirty names and wanting to know if I've got a problem. So finally I hug the river into the final park which is right next to the Miranova. In the summer, I stop here to cool off and enjoy the breeze... and watch the bridge being built. It's pretty crazy how much work goes into a single bridge.

I would have to say I'm a lucky individual to be able to do this on a regular basis. I'd be far less sane if I couldn't.