As the fall started to roll in and things cooled down, I set a goal to ride in (all the way from home) at least once in every month of the year. December is good and I'm still on track. This morning it is warm, temps were in the 40's and windy. The gusts are 50+. The wind seems to be swirling around, though it was predominantly a head wind. It will be interesting to see how it progresses throughout the day.

There were 7 other people out on bikes this morning.

I usually only post after my ride in, but today I'll talk about my ride home. It was a strong headwind until the sun went down. I didn't see my speed exceed 10 mph for this whole time, not even on the down hill stretches. I would have bailed for the bus had I not gotten occupied with thoughts of "how much more wind can there be". I'm glad I stuck it out.

Five of my last 6 miles are on the Highline Canal and Big Dry Creek trails, dont' worry if you've never heard of them. Anyway, those five miles were some of the best I can remember in all my time riding bike. Parts of it were peaceful quite, just me an the trail with my light showing the way. Other parts of it were down right tough and a challenge, there has been enough melt to make mud and there were ruts from horses and other bikes - it was like my own little singletrack in the dark. Top it all off with the temps being in the 20's and it was an absolute kick in the pants.