Zum Landhaus

There were no accidents involved in this short ride. That is if you don't count one of the main reasons for this ride. I was trying to see if I was healed from an accident I had while playing basketball. I strained ligaments in my ankle coming down from a rebound. I was on crutches for a few days and two weeks later I am still having to ice the ankle at least once a day. This ride was thus a test to see if my ankle could handle the stress of riding. I chose a known course. This is a short ride to a Landhaus (countryside restaurant) outside of town. I happened upon it a few weeks ago . . . by accident. I had just finished a ride where I got totally lost because part of the bike path was under repair and the "detour" signs led me astray. I was surprised to see this little gem out in the middle of nowhere. The (direct) route from Emsdetten is about 6.6km and can be viewed here. Half of the ride is through town. On the outskirts of town I came across this nice little canola field:



What this picture fails to show are the new houses that are slowly encroaching on the countryside around our little town. This ride was truly a leisure ride. I was dressed about as casual as could be: jeans, t-shirt, jacket and Chuck Taylors:



Once out of town, the ride is rather easy. There is only bike traffic and the occasional tractor on the road. At this time of year, the corn is high enough to form a wall along the road:



The final stretch is great. It's a pedestrian path through a small forest.



At the end is the reward . . . the Landhaus whose name I forget at the moment. The name, a picture and a quick review of the beer on tap and food on the menu may be subject of a future post.