Biking in The Iowa Death Sun.

Let's Ride!

Too hot to run in the sun. 

 A full week of 90 degree days!   Cheryl has been waking us up ridiculously early so we can beat the death sun before  it reaches its maximum "Heat Stroke" potential.   And even with these precautions,  she still had to walk several times on the last few runs.   So...  To make things more tolerable,  sometimes we break out the bikes.

But the Wild Flowers Love it! 

Best to ride in the shade. 

Don't get me wrong,  I bike all the time.   But she only rides when she is having an "off running" day.  Or...  if she is injured.   So far, so good on that front.   And that is probably because she has become a little bit wiser after 5 years of running.   ( Only in running... Let's not extrapolate the wisdom thing much further....)

Biking twice a day!   Kewash Trail 

Cheryl loves it....

We even have been cycling twice a day!   Several times now, we have been loading on the bikes and heading towards the Kewash Trail.   It is a quick 8-10 miles in the evening, after the sun dies down a touch.   We get to see many cool things at that time...

See the deer. 

There is a fawn under all that greenery.

 Like Deer running under the bridge as we roll over it.   By the way,  She had her fawn in tow; but he was so small I did not get a picture of him in the tall grass.

Bright Orange Shelf Mushrooms! 

Not too small either. 

There were also these really cool Mushrooms.   I tried to ID the species, but the mushroom books we have are missing that one.     You would think that there are not many look-a-likes out there.   Turns out there are not!

Porous underside. 

Something from the "Polypore"
family, i'm guessing. 

Behold,   Google Search to the rescue!   The name is the Cinnabar Polypore.   (I wonder why...?)  Bright orange on the top and bottom,  Porous  underside,  grows on sticks and is very distinct. ( And tough!)  Very pretty, but I doubt I would want to eat it.  Probably not poisonous,  but impossible to chew!

Clouds are rolling in. 

And getting darker. 

Getting back to the Weather...  Today was a bit of a change up.    Cheryl chose to run early again, but there was supposed to be a storm mid-afternoon.    The dark skies reminded us of the "Subie Rocker" event last year.   We were just finishing up when the dark skies completely covered us.   But luckily,  the rain held off until we were nearly home.

Whew!   How long before it rains?

But we are almost done. 

It also brought high winds and cooler air with it.  I did not mind the temporary change in Temps and Humidity.  Plus, my tomatoes could use the water.   The rain kept us all inside for most of the day, foiling my big plans for another Subie Project.   Perhaps tomorrow will be better, with overcast skies keeping the sun off of me.   We shall see.

Hope everyone is having a grand time.  If you are in Iowa... Stay Cool!   If you are North of Iowa....  You are probably already cool... and very lucky. As for me, I'm always Cool... even when the weather is hot.... Because I wear shades...   Hope you at least enjoy your weekend.   Thanks for stopping in.