My two favorite activities that I love to do is ride my bicycle in the warmer months and downhill skiing in the freezing ones.
All of my life, I loved riding my bike because I could travel across the island where I grew up near Detroit and, later, in northern Michigan along Lake Michigan. Riding my bike gave me a sense of freedom while exercising. On the island, I rode through neighborhoods and pass through paths to stay off the busy roads to destinations of friends and one of the few businesses. Up north, I rode the sidewalks until I got off the busy highway and then on the streets along Lake Michigan almost to the cement plant. Biking got me out of house and away from those who were trying to control me. Also, being outside, I felt healthy and alive. My bike is an older Raleigh Technium 12 speed touring bike that rides like a Cadillac. Still have it.
In the winter months in Michigan, I am grateful to have learned to downhill skiing at a young age. My family had a cottage in northern Michigan where we could easily drive to Boyne Country consisting of the Mountain, Highlands, Thunder Mountain and Walloon Hills. These resorts attracted skiers from lower Michigan, Illinois and Indiana. Later, my casual skiing helped me learn to race downhill not far from where I skied on the weekends earlier when I was on the high school ski team. My summer biking experience helped my skiing skills with balance and speed.
While I’m in Texas, walking is my favorite year around activity although I’ve rode the area’s paved trails on my bike during the spring time. Too hot in the summer and too cold in the fall and winter when my bike would slide off the trail. Walking doesn’t require much effort. Comfortable shoes.
Stay Active and Keep Moving,
Leslie Elizabeth David.
The Magnificent Modern Mature Woman 