I take a lot of trips along the river path which is out of the thick of city traffic. There are few places which require me to stop there, so it's fast and efficient. The scenery is amazing in many ways. There is urban scenery, there is the mile-and-a-quarter-wide river, and I see New Jersey on the other side. There are people cycling and jogging in the park the path runs through, and they are beautiful. There is wildlife. There are big ships in the water. There is the ever changing riverscape as the seasons go by.

Riding in the city, I see and hear thousands of people a day. Huge numbers of people travel on foot for at least parts of their trips. It's invigorating to see hundreds of people a day. Some of them are tourists, gawking at my city.

Fighting the weather and triumphing by getting where I'm going is pretty satisfying. We have a "temperate" climate, which around here means it's too hot or cold or wet most of the time. But it's OK, because when I feel the earth, I feel alive.