Today I commuted by bike to a meeting. It was only three miles away, so I went in my nice clothes with plenty of time to go slowly and not get sweaty. I stuck to the bike path, which turns into a canal path, which...ends at a stairway??

So I lugged my heavy panniered bike up the stairway to...an empty enclosed lot?? With no way out except back down the stairs...grrrr

Then I noticed a dirt path through some trees, so I pushed my (heavy) bike up the bank and ended up in an empty parking lot, roped off, and isolated and a bit scary underneath an elevated expressway.

By this time I was huffing and puffing from carrying my bike so much, and more than a little bit sweaty! I made my way out of the parking lot through the roped off entrance and found myself only 2 blocks from my destination.

So much for not arriving all sweaty. Next time I'll stick to the streets.