Nice Racks in Cowtown: Lane & Woodbridge

I took a leisurely-paced ride on Monday night around the neighborhood, more or less. 3 miles away is still considered in the neighborhood, right? Anywho, I had a small ulterior motive to explore one of the larger parks that I pass by on my semi-regular bike commute to work. Come to find out, said park is known as Thompson Park. For most of the last 3 years, I worked out of a laundromat on Thompson Street in Philadelphia. Weird.

At any rate, at the northeast end of the park, there's a branch of the Upper Arlington Public Library, which has a rather descriptive bike rack out front:

That's pretty nifty, even for someone like myself who is most definitely not a bookworm. The library is a bit off the beaten path from my commute by about 3 blocks or so, but it ended up being a great find even for me. I was forced to stop there on my way home yesterday because it had started storming and I needed to seek shelter.

As for the park itself, it's your average park with a shared usage path, though there is a fitness trail worked into it just in case riding or walking isn't enough for you. There's also a pond that I didn't happen to find, but I guess that just means I'll have to go back. I mean, it is just down the road...

Nice Racks has been my regular series of bike rack art found in Philadelphia. I felt weird using the same series name for streets that don't exist in the same space, so I'm starting the Nice Racks in Cowtown series for bike rack art I find in and around Columbus.

O Bike, Where art Thou?

I apologize for largely abandoning this space for the last month or so. Moving was a bit helter-skelter as it always is, and since I arrived in Columbus, I haven't had much free time.

I'll keep this short and sweet: all is well. I started a new job the day after I moved and I love it, even though I'm not riding a bike. It's been a hectic first few weeks training and such, but overall it's been pretty great. Even though we've seen some severe weather, I love working outside - always have, always will.

Commuting to and from has been a bit disjointed due to the aforementioned severe weather and time constraints. I've sometimes had to take my car to the office to save some time, which is a stark difference from my Philly routine. Still, this place has a lot to offer in the cycling world just from what I've seen on my occasional bike commutes. When I do ride to work, I pass through a bicycle boulevard in Upper Arlington:

And later, I hop on a short stretch of Columbus' first green way, the Scioto Trail:

And that's pretty much been the extent of my cycling ventures for the last month. Along with work, I spent a week with some family in Upstate New York, and my girlfriend and I went up to Toledo to visit one of my closest friends. Occasionally, I managed to get some sleep too. There really hasn't been any time for adventuring.

BUT, now that this crazy little stretch is over, I'm looking forward to getting back into a regular biking (and blogging) routine and seeing more of what this town has to offer. First up, there's a North High Pub Ride this weekend...