46 degrees. Dry. Fairly uneventful commute.

On the section of my commute where I ride on the MUP I approached a guy walking his dog. He was walking square down the middle of the path and his dog was running back and forth as far as the leash would let it wander. I slowed way down and rang my bell a few times. I thought I saw the guy give the 'head nod' acknowledgement, so I slowly passed him.

Apparently the head nod I saw wasn't really a head nod, as when I came into his field of view I startled him. Then he was mad at me.

Not sure why people seem surprised when they encounter others using the public MUP, but it happens all the time. He was acting like this was the first time he'd seen a bicycle on the path.