Bike Ride

Just back from a longish bike ride. It was a bit of an experiment as I didn't want to go out and back the same way and I wanted a route with more hills than, say, going out to Port Credit. I went north up Sherbourne and continued generallynorth through Rosedale, over the Summerhill pedestrian bridge to Moore Avenue and the south side of Mount Pleasant Cemetery. From there WNW to the Beltway trail and along that to its terminus just over the Allen Expressway north of Eglinton. Very pleasant so far. Not so pleaant for the next few mile continuing the general line WNW along Castlefield and Trethewey to Weston Road. The section along Trethewey is particularly unpleasant with very fast, inconsiderate, traffic. From Weston Road I dropped down to the Humber Valley trail just south of Lawrence and so south to the Lake. This section is mostly lovely. From the mouth of the Humber to home via the Martin Goodman trail and Queen's Quay. Pleasant enough despite the usual small hassles along Queen's Quay W. There was a crowd watching police operations at Dunn and Lakeshore. I don't know what has happened but there were numerous police cars, an ambulance and a SWAT team there and the Gardner was closed in both directions.

It's warming up. Definitely time to think about taking the hydration pack rather than just a water bottle on a ride of this length.

Oh Crap

City of Toronto
5:05 PM EDT Saturday 25 April 2009
Severe thunderstorm warning for
City of Toronto issued

At 4:50 PM EDT radar shows a line of severe thunderstorms approaching western end of Lake Ontario. Thunderstorms are expected to reach Toronto by 5;30 PM. Wind gusts to 100 km/h large hail and heavy downpours are expected. Damages have been reported between Lake Huron and Kitchener.

This is a warning that severe thunderstorms are imminent or occurring in these regions. Remember some severe thunderstorms produce tornadoes..Listen for updated warnings. Emergency management Ontario recommends taking cover immediately when threatening weather approaches.