I took a little time today to get out. Nothing special. I enjoyed the ride, but not as much as usual. I went through an area I had not visited in a while, and it turns out the whole place is under construction. They’re ripping through the landscape with a few new highways, which can only mean even more development. Interestingly, though, it looks like they’re working to alleviate a lot of the pressure from the West Coast Expressway (the 15) by building a bypass to the bridge that’s stuck at 3 lanes each way. I’ve been there on a weekend, and it isn’t pretty. And I remember it opening all those years ago. I guess the traffic just exceeded expectations.
Still, all of the construction (I crossed sites for at least three separate multilane highways many times) and the midday crap sky made the ride a little less enjoyable. I love finding new things, except major construction that blocks or alters my route. And the thing is, there were no new things but for the construction. Even though I got over five new miles in, I saw nothing that piqued my interest. No new monuments or shrines or country oddities. To tell you the truth, that are is probably played out anyway. I’ve got other places to go, but they’re getting farther away. I’m really seriously considering putting on a hitch and a rack. It may be the only way.
