Biking at Spring Lake

We spent this Saturday riding bikes at Spring Lake located in Santa Rosa at the bottom of Annadel State Park. When I ride my mountain bike nowdays, I frequently ride it in Annadel. But today we took the kids on their first ride to Spring Lake.

Climbing up the hill to the bike path was the hardest part. Soon we got going, and the kids had a great time. It was surprising to see Ella though. She has not ridden much over the winter, and she was pretty scared of the hills. This is a new one for her since she usually is pretty fearless on the bike. Perhaps she has gained a measure of caution. Still she managed the hills and loved riding her new bike!

Asher on the other hand got his first taste of trail riding. He liked it a lot, except for the rocky areas. What was actually shocking to me is that I still don't get poison oak. I can't recall all the times I got poison oak as a kid or the inopportune locations it seemed to show up. At one point, Jeremy and I decided it was mind over matter and we decided not get it anymore. It seemed to work, or we had built up enough tolerance. Well, I wondered if that still worked, but I walked right into some bushes on accident (I never push my luck with my immunity), but I haven't had a single problem. I can say without hesitation that I don't miss it. So Asher and I finished our ride by meeting up with the girls at the park. It was a nice way to spend a Saturday.