Yeah, I know... I know... my mileage is "wimpy"... a mere 2.8 miles (one way) for the short, traffic-heavy way. Or 3.5 for the calm, riding-through-serene-neighborhoods-with-aromatic-juniper-firewood-smoke-escaping-from-within-the-chimneys-of-pastoral-households-and-little-traffic way.

I'll choose the leisurely ramble anytime.