Originally Posted by
mechBgon
High Drive / Cedar would certainly be the direct route, but I'm taking a longer route to get more riding in. It's helping me lose weight!

Here's a Gmap of my usual route, which is obviously not about getting to/from work in the minimum possible distance:
I understand your desire to increase distance, but I would still change it. I would drop off somewhere between marker 11 & 12, head west across empire and the merge back up at mile 16. The intersection you were highlighting in first photo is way too risky for me. Accident data seems to indicate that bikes should not be on any road where speed limit is above 50.