The B-Line

The Bloomington Bike Gang has had a chance to reform because two of the members are on new relaxed summer vaca. schedules.  We have often been told to experience the recently opened B-line trail.  It's a flat 3-mile trail on what used to be a main train line into town.   The downtown area is nice with some some locally made artwork, and just less than 2 miles of it is a pretty field with grasses, wild flowers, and trees, ending at a river. It doesn't compare to New York's ex-rail park The Highline which is an amazing feat and work of art.  The first time we went to that park it was newly opened, wintery and quiet.  The second time, even though it was a work day,  there were queues just to get up to it and then every spare inch was taken with people (ahhhhh....New York).  The B-line was lovely and quiet with just a school group visiting the science lab and a few other adults walking or running it.  I'd like to get my hands on the rather neglected man-made gardens in the downtown area.

It was such a nice day, we were all in summery clothes, and we were relaxed and happy.  It felt like a scene from the movie My Girl except that we're at least 20 years her senior.  The trail itself isn't hard but combined with the route there and back, it made a pretty decent trip, out and about on our bikes just for fun.