On today’s bike ride, Marcello made room in his basket for our new friend, Boris. That is the name of my adorable new camera. I was sick of the memory stick showing up as “NO NAME” on my desktop, so I dubbed him (and therefore the entire camera) Boris.
Anyway, I thought it would be fun to show you some of the things I see on my weekly rides through Boris’s lens. All the shots were taken on the way back, but I will start with where my biking journey begins each time:
I may live on the not-so-fashionable west side of the river, but I bet my view is better than yours. 
The total loop today was 4.5 miles, and here’s the view to the east of my midway point:
And to the west:
Next up, I became the one-millionth person to take an “artsy” shot of the 21st/23rd Street Bridge:
I live in Tulsa, where road construction is constant and never-ending. Here’s some on the trail:
This shot from the east side of the Arkansas River shows off the tents set up for this weekend’s Scottish games as well as a certain apartment complex and part of the OSU-Tulsa medical school:
This is the hill that takes you up 15th Street. It was the hardest part of my bike ride to the farmers market for sure:
Here we have a slab of Route 66 and, well, more construction!
This bridge takes me to and from the east side:
This is a scary little hill that makes me want to yell “whee!” and wish I wore knee and elbow pads at the same time:
So that’s a little sneak look at what I see on my rides. I have plenty of not-so-nice things to say about Tulsa, but it’s a pretty city.
And here’s today’s pedaling playlist:
- Moby, “Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad?”
- The Shins, “Mine’s Not a High Horse”
- Simon & Garfunkel, “The Sound of Silence”
- Taylor Swift, “Should’ve Said No”
- Moby, “South Side”
- David Bowie, “Ziggy Stardust”
- Dar Williams, “Southern California Wants to Be Western New York”
- Outkast, “Bowtie”
- Bonnie Raitt, “Angel from Montgomery”
- Counting Crowes, “Blackberry”
Apparently my Nano was cranky on the way down and into Moby.
