A nice afternoon ride

I've been on the Military Ridge State Trail, the Badger State Trail, the Glacier Drumlin Trail, and most of the commuter paths around the greater Madison area, so it was finally time to take the trail that connects them all (eventually) - the Capital City Trail. Spring has been happening surprisingly quickly for us this year.  Crocuses and daffodils are all up now, with tulips starting to open and trees starting to leaf (or at least produce pollen).  Though I would have sworn that we don't have redbud, I found a single tree that looked suspiciously like redbud in bloom today.  Wikipedia has confirmed my doubts about the range (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cercis_canadensis), but if we did have redbud, I'm pretty sure it would be blooming.
Capital City is a pleasantly winding sort of bike path.  Though it isn't complete yet, it hooks into many of the suburbs and official commuter paths to provide a lovely ride to work for those in outlying areas.  It also winds through a couple of semi-preserved areas that will join to form a state park at some point in the future.  The wooded areas provide some solid shade, and there are lots of access points/picnic tables/water fountains that support the trail.  The terrain does vary a little bit, but it's still a reasonably flat and a really fast ride (especially without a loaded bike). 
Within the 20-ish miles we rode, I think we probably saw about 100 cyclists and 20-30 walkers/joggers.  Lots of families and folks exercising; even more spandex-clad folk just having fun.  Anyhow, I think I might have a new not-too-taxing after-work ride.