Madison is crisscrossed with bike trails. And if you take a certain route, you will meet every planet in the solar system. Starting at the Monona Terrace, which plays the role of Sun, the planets (more specifically, informational signs about the planets) are spaced to scale.
Last weekend we started at the sun, traveled out to Ceres (a dwarf planet past Mars) and returned back to the sun.
THE SUN
MERCURY
VENUS
HOME SWEET HOME
MARS
CERES
And then we returned to the sun. (That's Frank Lloyd Wright's Monona Terrace.)
The inner planets are pretty close to each other--it was easy to knock them out in a short afternoon. Next up will be Jupiter. We're working up to the many miles long journey out to Pluto. That's our goal this summer.
To conclude, here's a picture of my sweetheart. We walked out on the dock while Greg was loading up the bikes. I've said it once (more than once), and I'll say it again ... Love that kid.
Anyway, here's to happy peddling this summer!
