[BikeLongmont] The One-Handed Man

[Richard Masoner]

At lunch today I was on Longmont Supply Path at 15th Avenue when I 
stopped to chat with Mr. Will Fischer. Mr. Fisher is 80 years old, is 
missing his right hand, and rides an old Raleigh single speed that's 
substantially younger than him but it's still pretty old. He grew up in 
the mountains and lives in Longmont. When he's not riding his bike, this 
octogenarian spends his days riding his horse or hiking in Boulder 
County open space. It sure beats wasting away in a nursing home watching 
the boob tube.

I continued north to McIntosh Lake, where I noted that the new path 
connecting Flanders Park and Dawson Park is open. This is a pretty nice 
neighborhood. Homes along the lake have children play structures that 
are worth more than my home! Construction to extend the path to the west 
side of McIntosh Lake is scheduled for 2005. The Master Plan shows that, 
eventually, the path will connect to the Boulder County Open Space 
Agricultural Heritage Center (McIntosh Farm) on Ute Highway.

Richard Masoner