Prior to this weekend, the last time I went out for a long bike ride was during the transit strike back in December. Riding in the freezing, windy cold just to get to work is a terrible experience. So I’ve been waiting since then to take the bike out for a springtime ride outside New York. We headed over to Bethpage State Park to ride the 22 mile trail. The trail is mostly flat pavement, but does have some breakoff trails for a taste of mountain biking. It’s not challenging at all so we took it slow to enjoy the green scenery. The trail leads into Massapequa Park, circles around a lake, and back into Bethpage. A couple of hours of riding, snapping photos, stopping to look enjoy the clean air, and we were back to Brooklyn for a nice afternoon nap.
