Presque Isle State Park Bicycle Ride

Bob and I went to Erie on Saturday, September 7th.  We went to Sam’s Club, where I purchased four 3-ring binders for my genealogy research.  Bob purchased a pair of clip-on sunglasses for his new work glasses.  We stopped at Dick’s Sporting Goods, where I looked for a pair of cycling pants (with padded bottoms).  They had a very small collection of cycling clothes, and I didn’t care for what I saw.  

After we were done shopping we drove to Presque Isle State Park, arriving there around noon.  We rode our bicycles on the 13.4 mile Karl Boyes Multi-Purpose National Recreation Trail.   Yes, we do ride this trail often.  It is one of our favorite bicycle trails!  If you click on the tag “Karl Boyes Multi-Purpose National Recreation Trail” at the bottom of this post, you can revisit the other times that we have ridden our bicycles on this trail.

This is one part of the trail.

I took this picture near Perry Monument. This is the location from where ‘Lady Kate’ (a sightseeing boat) departs.

We stopped briefly at the Presque Isle Lighthouse.

We still haven’t toured the lighthouse…

Lots of seagulls hanging out on the rocks at Beach #8

During our bicycle ride we saw some of the 1,500 competitors who came out to tackle the 7th annual Barber Beast on the Bay.  According to an Erie News Now article, the Barber Beast on the Bay is “a wild, demanding and creative obstacle course that stretches across 10 miles of Presque Isle State Park…[Participants] run, jump, climb and crawl across more than 30 obstacles on the shores of Lake Erie…The most important thing about the race is it raises money to help the children and adults with autism, intellectual disabilities and behavioral health challenges at the Barber National Institute…”

a Barber Beast of the Bay challenge

A few of the many Barber Beast on the Bay competitors

After riding our bicycles, we needed nourishment.  We stopped for an early dinner (3:00 pm) at IHOP.  Bob ordered a fish entree; I ordered chicken.  Both meals were delicious.  On our way home we stopped at Mr. Shivers for custard ice cream desserts.

We purchased a GoPro 7 camera on Amazon that evening.  Happy early anniversary to us!  (Our 21st wedding anniversary is on September 26th.)  Expected delivery date of the camera is this coming Monday.  We plan to use the GoPro on some of our bicycling adventures.

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