First commute since my little surgery in September! Feeling ok. I scouted a new route, clockwise around the east side of the reservoir on a major artery instead of CCW on the bike trail. It's further, but fewer elevation changes, so time should be a wash... except that I chickened out at the end and rejoined the MUP instead of trying to jump across the traffic merging from the artery to the freeway, a hundred cars dueling at 55 and then accelerating through the turn. There's a bike lane there, but it looks like cold comfort. (The construction in the photo has ended.) That probably added a mile, making it a longer ride. Maybe I'll nerve up in the future. Not sure yet if this will be my new route. There are many more stoplights, but some of them are the far side of a T intersection and I could blow through them. The bike lane along the artery is cluttered with debris, but it's satisfying to move faster. Weather, since it's the topic of the season, was cool and clear.