Sunday, July 31, 2011

Holy smokin hot riding today; mid 30's and not a breath of fresh air as we tried to explore downtown Saskatoon; streets filled with canyon potholes and bike lanes would end with no further route directions. Connected with Eric from Saskatoon Bicycle rentals next to city market and river valley who provided us with cycling route map. Ended up on valley trails to get out of the heat and rode through some fun single track paths in the tall bushes and canopied trees of U of S Land Management area where the biggest dog park I've ever seen was located...lucky dogs:-) Worked our way through many green neighbourhoods and down to Fringe festival on Broadway where there was a complimentary bike valet by Sask cycling advocacy group. Lasted 20 min in heat and headed back to campground for some serious fluid replacement and a shady, lazy afternoon.

Circle drive cycle bridge