Where on LI are you from?
I used to live in Miller Place and commuted to Hauppauge year round as long as there wasn't ice.
In the winter it was a straight shot down 347/Nesconset Highway with the wide shoulder, 19.9 miles each way. As summer approached I would stretch it further and by fall I was doing 60 miles each way some days, heading to the north shore and enjoying the hills along the Sound or going south and taking some of the east/west roads along the LIRR. Miss it terribly.
So yeah, what's your route?
-Tim-