My first day back commuting after a week's vacation. My 85 yr old Mom wanted to go to Alaska, so we spent last week in Anchorage, Seward and Denali. I was really impressed with the bike paths in Anchorage, and they extend a long way toward Denali. I was drooling over bikes, but did notice that a lot of them had totally dry, rusty, chains. One of the B&B hosts said that Alaska has the highest percentage of people that walk to work, and one of the highest percentages of bike commuters. Got back home 1:00 AM today, got up at 6:00 and rode to work. It seems to have helped with the travel weariness and jet lag, I made it through the day of work feeling quite normal. Yet another advantage to bike commuting.