Bluewater Trails

During a stop in Sarnia, Ontario I got a chance for another morning ride. The best place to ride is around the Bluewater bridge where you can pick up a bike path that takes you out to the Bluewater trails, an old rail line. 

Like a lot of places, Sarnia tries to show an extensive cycling network on their map, but the yellow routes are the only actual paths. Once you do get on the trail, though, it is quite pleasant.

The path is somewhat narrow and you will sometimes need to duck under the overhanging trees, but the ride out to Bright's Grove passes between homes and beside a golf course and farms selling local produce.

There are some historic displays along the route as well as some improvised art installations. 

Or perhaps it is a political or philosophical statement?

On the way back to the ship, I stopped to admire the Port Huron lighthouse on the shore and the quiet waters of southern Lake Huron. There is something about these moments that causes me to reflect on the days, usually in the late fall, when the waters are very stormy and the contrast between the two.