New route bike to work_2

I accidentally found an alternative route (purple line) to bike to work besides the bike path on John Nolen Dr., and I could still enjoy the ease of bike riding on South/West Shore Dr. This was actually a combination of the new and old discovery on my bike-to-work activity this summer.

To complete this new route, I follow the bike path on South/West Shore Dr. further, if I start from home, turn into the back of GHC (Group Health Cooperative) capital clinic, go to Bedford St., and take the same route which I found last Monday to Lake Mendota. I like to sneak into the warehouse/parking area on the east side of Kohl Center. Through that area, I go to Francis St., and enter State St. from Bedford St. There is no traffic there and I can somehow pretend I am the lord in that tiny section. It is a little compensation that satisfies me, I guess.

With the death of orange route, now I have two options to choose for my biking activity on the work days. While John Nolen Dr. route (yellow line) brings me in an athletic mode, South/West Shore Dr. route (purple line) turns me into a casual and relaxing kind of feel. Both are good starts of the day.