I had a fun adventure today. I'm directionally challenged, so I always map out my routes ahead of time, especially to places I've never been. I had a route all planned out and downloaded to my Garmin...and then the Garmin wouldn't turn on. I wasn't confident enough of the route and the roads without it, so I decided to just meander down the Springwater Trail instead. I figured I'd just do an easy out and back, so no way to get lost.

But I did (sorta). I ended up getting on a road I should have crossed and riding east instead of northeast. Fortunately, I figured out where I was pretty quick and figured I could get on the 205 bike path to head back north. I wandered around a bit looking for an entrance to the trail when I ran into some guys doing construction right where I thought the trail should be. Sure enough, that was it, but that part's closed until mid-September. Fortunately, he was able to point me in the right direction to the point I could pick it up.

I'd actually been on that trail once before, so I was able to get myself pointed toward home without further ado. 25+ miles, and a real confidence builder...I *can* survive without a map!