noglider 

I don't know about favorite, but a pleasant memory is a recent one. My wife and I decided to visit a synagogue we don't normally go to. Actually, she was on the fence, since she wanted extra time to rest. When I headed out on my bike, I didn't know if I would meet her there. She and I arrived at about the same time, as she drove her car. It was about 20 miles each way through the countryside in the Catskills region. It's terribly scenic there and pretty hilly, too. It was cold, but as luck has it, I dressed perfectly. The other folks there thought I did something heroic, but it was really no big deal. I took a different route going back to the house, for fun and variety. Traffic is light in that region, which is so nice for me, as I spend my weeks in ultra-crowded Manhattan.