Riding the Raleigh in Davis

I spent the birthday/father's day weekend in Davis, where I got a chance to ride the classic 1979 Raleigh. It's a beautiful bike.

Even though I grew up riding those flat, pastoral lands, it was quite a shock this time. To ride for 15 miles without a hill or a traffic light felt so strange.

I didn't really appreciate before just how much of our food comes from that area. Now much of that land is being converted to housing. Sprawl, really. And the Walmarts and the Costcos are coming. And with it all the cars.