Today's commute to work was "interesting."

The MUP is technically closed for a section today and tomorrow because they're fixing an area that was washed out during the very wet spring we had. I figured nobody would be out working early, but I was wrong. They were already there at 7:15.

I dismounted and climbed a set of stairs leading to a housing complex, and followed one of the streets to where I knew there was an access back to the MUP. Trouble was, I didn't see an obvious way to the access, so I had to carry the old Peugeot through woods about 50 feet to the trail. Then it was a quick ride through woods back to the main MUP, and normalcy.

I caught up to a roadie who, I think, was "relieving himself". He mounted up as I approached and I sort of hung out behind him at a spirited pace for about 1.5 miles before turning off the MUP into Burlington.

So far this week I've seen a raccoon, two garter snakes (I stopped and chased them off to safety), and a kitty on trail.