During our class block last Tuesday, we took a longer ride than we ever had before through golden gate park. Our mission was to make it to the bison paddock past the cycling path. Unfortunately, we did not end up making to the bison paddock due to unforeseen time constraints. What I realized during class was that I am getting extremely familiar with the bike paths of the area in close proximity to my university. On some of our first bike rides I stuck with the group on our way back and stuck to strictly the paths that we had previously taken. But now, I am able to recognize the grid system that our area of the city utilizes particularly well and I am able to deviate from our usual paths. For example, Justin and I had a lovely bike ride back last class ahead of the group and we decided to take the panhandle to a less steep hill than the one we usually ride back up on.