Walking through October 31 2011

I have enjoyed October! The temperatures are getting cooler - what some folks will call football weather. The leaves are turning many colors other than green (except for the evergreens, of course). And, it simply feels good to get outside and move.
These past two weeks I have walked and rode my bicycle. I tried a new trail that I read about in the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (http://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2011/oct/24/happy-trails-20111024/). The author, Michael Storey, calls it the Wetlands Loop at the Clinton Presidential Center, 1200 President Clinton Ave., in downtown Little Rock. To begin, park at or near the Clinton Presidential Center and walk across the Arkansas River on the newly remodeled railroad bridge to North Little Rock, then walk West to the River Trails area where you can walk across the river on the other remodeled (dare I say, reconstructed) railroad bridge to the Little Rock River Market area. From there you would walk East to where you parked. It is about 2.2 miles and a fun walk because of the scenery. The day I walked I paused long enough to watch a tug boat pushing a barge loaded with wet sand under the railroad bridge.
On another day I road my bicycle on that same trail. It was easy enough until I tried going up the ramp on the "Clinton Presidential bridge." I didn't have enough energy, wind, or strength to make that climb on the bicycle.
I have also walked to and from work a few days. And, I got in several minutes of walking at the Arkansas United Methodist Annual Conference Saturday.
Thanks for keeping me honest and motivated.