Originally Posted by badhat
i leave for work at 5:30 every morning so i spend the morning half of my daily commute in the dark. pre-dawn is even quieter than late night too. its great. and i work in loveland and live in FC, so most of that trip is on shields in the sooooper dark.
That's a fairly long commute, from the Fort to Loveland. I've made the ride on a number of occassions. Last year, a group was leaving from SW Loveland to go on a bicycling tour. I decided to ride down to the departure location with all my gear, including camping supplies. It was a lot farther than I thought - almost 20 miles. We then rode another 60+ on the tour later in the day. It was even tougher coming back, after 3 days of touring. Are you riding through the winter also?