Quote Originally Posted by Biciclista View Post
wow, that actually looks flat! I would go for the shorter route. Sounds kind of pretty and peaceful. Is it?
It does get easier after a while.
It is mostly flat, but there are a couple of killer hills (to a midwestern flat prairie girl, anyway, which means they are ant hills to some of you

The shorter route is the busy, more cars route, where there really is no shoulder to ride on.