No wonder people worship the sun.

Thank you. For many of us who ride in cold weather, I think there are various incantations we discover that cement our relationship to the world and the road. It may sound cliche but there is magic in riding. I appreciate you raising the issue. Helps makes sense of what others think is just lunacy to be out in this weather.

Soak it all in, and it somehow makes life a little easier.

I have some really thin gloves I usually pull on when I have to fiddle with the camera. Forget them though so I had to handle the tripod and camera with bare hands. They freeze up pretty quick like that. Bad circulation on my part…

Feels good to beat the weather when you’re riding. Unfortunately I’ve miscalculated many times and found myself in dicey situations. Glad you didn’t.

Let us know what sort of non-heated gloves you find work. I gave up on them. Even the electric gloves don’t work well in the wind. The Tucano Urbano muffs are the key. Keep the wind blast off the hands.

Wind and rain. No fun to ride in unless it’s really warm.

It does offer hope of better days. Here comes the sun…

Salt is everywhere until the spring rains wash it all toward the Chesapeake Bay….

Oh yeah, that extra mile makes a big difference.