hallelujah it's 20F! and it's going as high as 30F today. i'm so happy i could fall over.

when i got to the bridge i had to peel off one fleece gaiter (i had three, a buff, the fleece gaiter and a thick wool gaiter) - i also took off 2 out of 3 hoods (kept fleece on, took off puffy hood, and shell hood).

i wore hestra gloves and it didn't feel like i was wearing paper on my hands! hooray. they felt downright warm, like my feet. i was so amazed.

i'll be so happy to bike home in 30F. thank goodness. we still have snow coming this week so the studded tires will stay on. it's still a mess on the roads too. but at least it will be in the 20-30F range. ugh. it was pretty ouchie this past wk.