On the road

FINALLY went for a ride this morning, rode to the dam and back. It was pretty chilly. The weather station on Mt. Helix says it was 37 degrees at 7:30, the one in San Carlos says it was 45 degrees. So split the difference?

I talked to a bicyclist with a headlight that asked me if I was commuting. Not today, say I! This is recreational freezing, I wuz thinking to myself!

Down the hole, in El Cajon, it seems warmer, maybe because I was in the sun. The Santee weather station says it was 30 at 7:30 A.M., but jumped sharply to 40 by 8:30. Still chilly!

But no wind, thank goodness!

Here are some pictures for you!

Frost on fenceposts at Mission Triails Park, near the dam.

(Clicky the images to visit Zooomr and see the big versions!)

Here's a couple "Artistic" images:

Frost on fence post, with flash.

Frost on fence post, without flash.

Which is better, with flash or without?

In the large version this image looks oddly Photoshoped.

They have finished the work on the Jackson Drive hill, so it was smooth sailing, as it were, up the grade, except for the guys cutting brush who had their truck in the bike lane. Hey, whatchagonnedo?

I went around the lake, and then home again home again.

Mileage was 24.something miles, according to the ever-optismistic odometer on the Jamis.