Brrrrr.. 11F this am before you add on the 15mph headwind. Was a bit chilly, but actually I was pretty much fine. Even with the neoprene booties my toes got a bit chilled. I can feel them again now so all is well. It had snowed 4-6 inches last night so that added to the fun. Riding downhill in the untracked snow is somewhat like skiing a powder day at Vail. Ruts are another story...Ugh. But in the end, the studded snow tires worked great! My only real bobble was when I turned too sharply into the parking lot. That required a dab to keep off of the asphalt

Last night was really windy and cold, so ditched the helmet into the pannier and pulled up the jacket hood. After reading about Pearce's head banging adventure above, I decided that was a bad idea.

Thanks Pearce for saving me from myself !