This Memorial Day weekend, I road my bike on the Augusta
Rail Trail sandwiched between the Kennebec River and a set of abandoned railroad tracks here in Maine.
The blacktop path is part of the East Coast Greenway
linking cities from Maine all the way to Florida.
People using it not only take in the natural beauty
surrounding the trail…
but they also encounter sites typically seen in the
big city.
In the picture below, the manmade structure in the
background appears to have been a warehouse where trains from
bygone days delivered cargo.
Large rocks out front were definitely placed there by human hands.
And although the structure and its crumbling concrete can
be seen from the bike path, its graffiti cannot.
I cycled onward, passing homes and businesses butting
up to the trail.
Here’s one of many establishments on a busy street
nearby.
Is it just me, or are these signs grouped together all wrong?
The portion of the trail I biked on ends at a
grocery store in Gardiner, so I stopped and purchased a frozen snack to savor later
in the day.
Other cyclists, joggers, and walkers seemed to have
come out of the woodwork as I made my way back to Hallowell. This dog lover was
kind enough to let me take a picture of her pooch, Lola.
As I descended down the path into my little
town, the Kennebec River came into view.
A grassy area on the shoreline was the perfect place to
enjoy my frozen treat.
Yep, biking and ice cream really do complement each
other.
