The Katy Trail is rather winsome this time of year. This is looking down toward the northern end where the new bridge has been installed, but not yet fully usable. There were construction crews on the day I rode past prepping for the final concrete work on the aprons on both ends. As with most such projects, the city contracts are always way behind schedule.
For the past few weeks, a construction crew has been working on the new Base Camp building at the Water Adventure Park. This will be much bigger and more elaborate than the original structure. Meanwhile, the pump track has remained open, so it’s not as bad as it could be. Workers have also been sprucing up the practice equipment scattered around in the trees off to the right side.
The new Pratt and Whitney facility is progressing quickly. Every time I ride past, there are easily 50 workers or more and several pieces of major equipment running. The whole site is being worked at the same time, so that landscaping should be complete at or before the time the building is ready. I’m speculating that this will be an engine or other equipment manufacturing plant. It’s big enough to contain a whole town, so I just imagine there will be at least a hundred workers employed there when it opens for operations.
I visited Miracle Hill again. That’s not the official name; it’s just what I call it. I’m seriously considering the possibility that I may take my little Forte out on bikepacking trips. My right knee is almost cooperative again. I just need to either lose some weight on my body, or buy a bicycle trailer. Maybe I can compromise and buy some really lightweight camping gear and carry less cooking gear or something.
Unless the weather stays unusually mild here in Oklahoma, I’m not likely to be ready until the spring. I still have a lot of training to do, weight loss or not.
