Hope for the Next Generation

Bella getting muddy.

Dad and daughter happy on a beautiful March Sunday afternoon.

Bella came home in a sour mood after getting in a fight with her best friend.  She was clearly in need of some dad time and a ride and asked me if I would go out with her.  Never missing an opportunity for a ride, we agree to try to link a ride to some canal trails that we've ridden before but never from our house.  I knew the ride would be a bit ambitious for her but I felt confident she could handle it.  

The skunk stripe

Every time we ride, I'm reminded of how much faster she's getting and how much she's growing.  We wound up doing over 14 miles which is by far the biggest ride she's ever done.  Arguably the best part was that a girl that complains about just about everything didn't complain once, even in the face of a nasty headwind on the way home.  Her hoots and hollers in the video below should serve to tell you how much fun she had and how much fun riding bikes are in general.  I'm already looking forward to the next time she wants to go get muddy and drag her old man out for a ride.