This week is bike to work week, and our local cycling advocacy group has planned a ton of events and promotions. There's too many for me to hit them all, but I did a couple this morning.

First of which was a bicycle scavenger hunt. They listed clues to 29 different spots in our city. You take a picture of your bike at each of these spots and post them on their Facebook page. Each correct picture posted gets you an entry in a drawing for prizes on Friday evening. Last night I mapped out routes throughout the week that will allow me to get nearly all of them.

I left the house early with the intention of riding about 20 miles and grabbing 9 photos. About 1/3 of the way in it started to rain and the headwind came up pretty strong. I decided to cut my ride a little short, so I came up 3 pictures short of my plan. I'll have to figure out a way to get those pictures another day this week.

For some reason the bugs were extremely thick this morning. I would ride through clouds of them, and they would inadvertently find their way into my eyes and mouth. Some people may find this funny, but it's gnat.

Stopped at a local coffee house. As part of the promotion there are several places in town giving away free coffee to any cycle commuters. Out of guilt of just getting my freebie and splitting I also ordered a scone. So with tip my free coffee cost me $4.

On my way out the door I saw one of the organizers of the week's events riding a couple blocks ahead, so I kicked into high gear to catch up with her and say, "Hi." Caught her right as she was walking into the door of her office building.

Despite the rain, wind and bugs, I saw quite a few other cycle commuters out today. Many more than normal. The promotions must be working.