Just yesterday, on Christmas Day, I complained that the Oregon weather in December made riding a bike more difficult. And today proved me wrong.
Bryant Way and Bryant Drive is one of the nicest roads for a bike ride in and near Albany. That’s why I went there for a short jaunt before it started raining Wednesday afternoon.
From the photo you might be able to see why this is one of my favorite places to ride a bike near Albany, especially when the weather is nice.
The western end of Queen Avenue was closed for construction Tuesday, and the effect — added traffic elsewhere — was noticeable as the bike and I were coming back into Albany on Bryant Drive.
One of my bike routes from Albany goes out Riverside Drive and turns right on Bryant Drive for the return. I’m in town one minute and in the middle of the country 60 seconds later.
One of the benefits of living in the Willamette Valley is the springtime splendor of farm fields all around us, like this field just outside of Albany, off Bryant Drive.
Don’t worry: Rain and cold won’t bother them
There are not many sights on Bryant Drive outside of Albany, but one of them you can look at from time to time is a herd of picturesque cattle.
Tags: animal husbandry, beef cattle, Belted Galloway, Bryant drive, cattle, pasture, Scottish cattle