Two Outta Three Ain't Bad...

Sunday shaped up to be a perfect opportunity to cycle into dahntahn Pittsburgh. The wife was out all day, and I had both boys. The Steelers weren't playing until Monday night, so I didn't have to worry about game traffic. And the weather promised to be more of the glorious fall weather we had the previous two days.

Well, I got two out of three (cue Meatloaf...). The weather didn't cooperate. It was overcast and windy. Pretty miserable from a biking standpoint (especially if you're the one up front breaking the wind). It even started to sprinkle a little bit. The boys didn't complain, even though I heard some sniffles behind me.
We stopped at a new location for us, a place called "Tunnel Park" near the REI store on the SouthSide. I guess the name comes from the fact that there is a railroad tunnel running directly underneath the park. The park has a bunch of chess tables, and a huge chessboard in the center (I think there are large pieces somewhere, probably taken in for the winter). KJ decided it also worked for hopscotch.

Even though it was cold and miserable, it didn't prevent the boys from stopping for ice cream at Station Square. I didn't mind, because at least we could be inside for a bit and get warmed up.
Instead of the 18 to 24 miles I had initially hoped for, we only managed 12 miles. Although for this time of year, that isn't really too bad. That leaves us 62 miles short of our 1000 mile goal.