Around the Lake

We don't have many lakes in Southern California. The few we do have serve as reservoirs for the city water systems, so they aren't usually open for aquatic activities. Fishing perhaps, boating maybe, but normally no swimming, dogs, kids, etc. And because there are dams at one end, the paths tend to go 3/4 the way around and are not the most fun.
This is all a prelude to our ride around Green Lake today. What a nice place, but so active! Positively swarming with people enjoying a rare hot sunny afternoon by the lake. I took this picture between zooming skaters, runners, strollers, walkers, cyclists, etc.

We rode in the wrong direction on the bike path for a few hundred yards before we saw a rotational arrow painted on the sidewalk. Not that it bothered the other 500 people going the wrong way ...

Once we got things sorted, it was okay. Especially on this SE side where the swarms of kids and so forth seemed less dense.

I got a bit more familiar with Bro-In-Law's mountain bike. I adjusted the brakes and the seat; I was able to get all three chainrings and all the rear cogs going correctly. Just in case we have to do two climbs of l'Alpe d'Huez like the Tour did today.

(Funny that his bike needs work because his son owns 3 bike shops - but I suppose it's like the cobbler's kids going barefoot)

We didn't really spot any old cars, but I thought I would throw in this artsy shot of the next-door neighbor's plain-clothes Washington State Patrol car. Complete with small hubcaps and spotlight.