Originally Posted by
Archwhorides
I enjoy the environmental intimacy and sense of connection that cycle commuting can provide:
- The rail-trail part of my ride is populated with greenery, bunnies, stray cats, and various peeps enjoying the path.
- Further on, the city streets are living rooms, with smells, sounds and every kind of encounter on display. There is a barbecue kitchen mid-route that in the morning wafts the smell of brisket a mile down the road, which is delightfully maddening. In the evenings there is every kind of ethnic restaurant smell along the way (mixed with the pungent odor of weed) - I sure am hungry by the time I return home!
I live in Washington...I can totally relate lol