Great news! I hope the new trail works out for you. Raleigh has been greatly expanding its greenway system over the past 5-10 years but unfortunately I have not been able to take advantage of it much on my commute. The trail that works best for me doubles my one-way commute from about 15-16 miles to 30 miles. That is too long for normal commuting, but I occasional ride the longer route on my way home during the months with longer days, and I once rode it both ways for my only metric-century commute.

My commute this morning was great with temps in the mid to low 30s, but not cold enough to worry about ice. I was dressed perfectly with hardly a drop of sweat on me when I arrived at work, which is very unusual. Tomorrow is likely to be my last commute of the year because I have a bunch of vacation time to use up by Dec. 31, or I will lose it without reimbursement. However, I might "commute" to work one day next week to start the process of clearing out my office. I am retiring at the end of January and have a lot of stuff to take home, much more than I can carry with my normal commute loads.

I drove yesterday because the weather was miserable with the possibility for freezing rain. Temps were in the low 30s with steady drizzle, and were forecasted to drop. It rained most of the day here, altho the ice never materialized. As it turned out, it was a good thing that I drove because I had forgotten about an office Christmas party after work that I would have had to skip if I bike commuted.