Day 52 - Bloomington to Columbus IN

While I missed many thunderstorms earlier in my trip (luckily in a house sleeping through them), I did ride through some rain today with thunder and lightning nearby. Glad there were many trees so I was not the tallest thing around :-)

It was cool but there are many beautiful neighborhoods in Bloomington as I started my ride that day.

Loved the trees blossoming.

At a flooded wood outside Bloomington...

...I encountered a Gatorade bottle...

...that was on the verge of the flooded creek...

...as well as a Cheetos bag. We must, must, must stop the rampant use of disposable plastics!!!

Later I passed a Dance Barn!

At a Subway in Nashville (Indiana), I had the pleasure of meeting Susi and Dan. They agree we need to do more to protect our world and environment for our kids.

Loved this smooth road with a wide shoulder and bicycle sign as I rode through the rain.

A patriotic house with nice blooms.

At a pizza place in Columbus I bumped into Chad and we talked about climate change and plastic pollution.

Columbus IN has some great bike trails with good architecture as well as public art.

I watched carefully to make sure I did not run over any turtles.

Many times I run into signs that warn me not to proceed.

But I usually proceed anyway to see what I will see.

And just ran into a bit of water but no real trail closure I could find.

The trail was beautiful.

And bordered by many little white flowers.

Later I passed a park with many trees and more flowers.

And many nice houses.

Until I reached my Warmshowers host for the evening.