Alternative commuting in one of my favorite exercises; I can run my errands and stay fit. My honey encourages using the bicycle but only tolerates my decision to inline-skate six miles. I understand the concern I might get hurt. We headed to the library on the exercise path. My honey rode the bike and I skated along. We matched for speed and made it a scenic jaunt. We saw rabbits, Canadian geese, stopped at the waterfall, shared a bottle of water in a grove.
The path wound along the creek and into the mountains. I brought running shoes for the possibility the path might become too steep. We were fine until the trip home. I over-rated my skate’s ability to handle speed. The way to minimize getting hurt is to fall correctly.
I fell, rolled and quickly sat up to assess damage. I’m sure the event would have looked amusing on a video. My honey turned back and rode to me to make sure I didn’t need emergency assistance. I wear protective gear and sustained only road rash on my leg, arm and side. Without the wrist guard I might have broken the wrist. And wouldn’t you know when we got to the rest stop, the park rangers asked if we’d be willing to fill out a survey about our experiences in the park that day.
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