Originally Posted by mgw4jc

The five miles and hills will become second nature soon enough. I hop on a sidewalk for a short stretch too. It keeps me off of a busy highway and there is rarely a pedestrian. I'll just pass them slowly.

They have been recently working on the railroad tracks that I have to cross. They're putting in new ties and laying new gravel on the sides. A road that parallels the tracks and that I have to get on briefly was a parking lot, probably due to the work on the tracks. Anyway, I got through the traffic easily but had to stop briefly to wait for one of the railroad tie machines before I could cross. It was a pretty fancy deal that can pull out the old tie and put in a new one. The track does not have to be removed at all.

No rain this morning. Clear and about 37F at the start. Not bad at all.