I had never knowingly seen the Northern Lights. Thanks to N7CZin MT's post yesterday I looked to the Norther sky on my commute... Breath-taking! I'm not good with words so I won't be able to give the splendor the discription it deserves! I was kicking myself that I didn't have a camera with me. I think I'm going to get one of those $20.00 digital cameras to take with me every where I go.

I probably shouldn't have ridden in this morning. I have been nursing a cold/flu for 2 weeks, I was progressively getting better until Sunday, I felt the worst yesterday… but I have spent entirely too much time off the bike so I rode anyway!

It was my first ride with the heavy, noisy Nokians, on top of the 2 week hiatus and being sick… My average speed dropped 4.5mph! I figured I would be slow, but I spent way to much time in my Granny gear!