Biking Toyohira River -- Sunday 7/02 (backpost)

A sightseeing trip for Sunday with Tall One, but, Scrooge-like, I thought we should _bike_ to Jozankei, not take a bus. I knew from last time (thanks to Kasumi-san) that we could do at least Ishiyama by bike, which is over halfway. So why not the whole thing -- about 30km from Sapporo-eki, supposedly. Took the GPS and it measured about 21 miles from our place; could have been shorter, but some of that was the vagaries of our river-run route (less traffic, more shade, generally nicer). The return trip was much quicker, obviously, being basically downhill, but it was a great trip overall for putting us in the middle of nature. Times and distances rounded off:

[outbound]
Time: 2:23:00
Speed: 8.7
Distance: 21 miles

[return]
Time: 1:50:00
Speed:
Distance: 20 miles

Comment: Given the granny bike I was on and the traffic, etc., this was quite a trip. Fantastic views and air, and a couple of good snack stops. Ride home was mainly downhill and nearly all road, skipping some river trail; hence faster overall, but I ended up killing my left arm from yanking the bars up over the bumps (argh). Good exercise? Not sure, but definitely an exploit.