What a beautiful day yesterday was, I decided that I would take the road bike out for a ride and see how the Legacy/Jordan Parkway connection was coming. 

As you cross a section of Redwood Road going West you have looping section of new trail that goes across the new bridge turns left on to the trail from there you head north into a wetlands area with the plank bridge still yet unfinished but now it's passable, I'm sure that they don't really want you riding there yet but  many of us took advantage of the lack of warning signs . Gravel is being placed alongside the trail edge to complete the transition between the asphalt trail sides, once they have the barriers on the wetland bridge the trail should be complete, perfect timing for the spring activities.

Riding this time of year can have some concerns, one of those is the debris that comes from the overhead bridges at each one of the freeway overpasses. As they plow snow the collected debris alongside the road becomes debris down on the road below where you may be riding, an excellent opportunity for a flat tire for sure. I saw this on just about every overpass and I went under yesterday. 

One area to stay away from until the construction is completed is the North Temple corridor, major construction along this path and the fact that the sidewalk on the north side of North Temple is just short of passable, makes this a definite stay away from project. 

For those of you that ride road bikes I would recommend staying off those sections of the trail that are shaded during the day, I found snow and ice along many of these as I rode yesterday and can tell you that it's a very interesting ride. 

If anyone would like a GPS track I have many that take different routes across the valley would be happy to provide those in the format you may require, some of these include the Salt Lake City Marathon, Harman's MS 150 ride in Logan, and many others that are just pleasure rides. Well really they're all pleasure rides just that some seen less pleasurable after a few hours.