Yesterday's ride home was very nice. Low 90's and dry. I stopped by the Lone Peak Packs workshop on the way home (a small 2-mile side trip), checked out their panniers, and bought a set of their "King's Peak" panniers. http://www.lonepeakpacks.com/
Mark was very accommodating and gave me a walkthrough of their very cool workshop where they make all of their packs. It's a very modest little workshop, chock full of materials, benches and inventory, but it is very functional, and their products look to be very well made. I prefer to buy locally when possible, so it is a boon to have a well-regarded packmaker in town.

This morning's ride started cool and windy up on the bench, cool and still on the valley floor. Got a bit of a chill bottoming out in a hollow below I-80, where a golf course holds the cold air.
The panniers were rock solid, and the lower weight balance was remarkable (much better) than with the loaded trunk bag. No heel strike, either.

Did the ride in at what felt to be an easy pace, but had the lights mostly in my favor and ended up with a 36 minute door to door (about 19 mph). Sweet.

High 90's in the forecast today, 100 tomorrow. Summer's here!