It was overcast & looked like rain imminent at 6AM so I had to spend 5 minutes locating & stowing my rain gear on the rack. Turned out to be a false alarm as it cleared up & we had another beautiful day with 86F again in the afternoon. I had a little excitement returning from lunch. I was on a bike trail near its exit onto Martin Way next to the I-5 freeway off ramp. Its not unusual to encounter deer on this path so I try to keep my speed down then pump it up near the end to merge easily with traffic. I came around the final curve at about 25 mph & Uncle Buck was standing broadside on, just giving me the "big eye" I clamped on the brakes & yelled as I skidded towards him. He finally jumped off the path just before impact. Whew!
To close for comfort. Don