Rain? What rain?

A detour today was required on my way home from work. Spring Bank Road, with one lane each direction and no shoulders, but uninhibited by traffic, was a sight better - pun intended ; no spray from large crawling trucks and speeding commuters on the highway. A good choice and with ATGATT and heated vest, I was very comfortable.

Inaugural ride to work for 2012

Is there suspicion on peoples minds seeing a motorcycle on the road side in the early morning as they drive to or from work? Curiosity? I'd like to think a sense of concern for a brief moment before their thoughts get washed over again by a Bruce Springsteen song on the radio. Maybe they are like me when I'm caging it to work and feel a bit envious when I see a rider on the road midweek and early in the morning.

I was en route to work parked by the road in haste to take a picture - albeit flavorless picture - for my personal record and maybe for anyone else at all interested. I also took a phone call from home and before setting off again I plugged in my heated vest. A busy little stop!

Looking East to Calgary:

Looking West to the Rocky Mountains:

+15C today and no bike under me. What a pitty.

 Is 0 degrees C too cold to ride to work? Probably not. But I have a fear of cold, cold road surface and I have a rule of sorts - it needs to be +4 C before I get on the bike. +15 C today but rain mixed with snow tomorrow and beyond.

 This year I'll do a picture en-route each morning I ride to work.

 I took one picture Tuesday morning out the window of my warm caged environment. There was a herd of Elk. They were originaly up against the fence ready to cross a very busy highway. This isn't the first time I have seen them on my commute. Last Spring there were 150 or so at the same spot. This smaller herd were spread out on a knoll on the opposite side of the highway the next day. Must have been pandemonium as they braved the fence then darted across. I wonder if they are as erratic as deer...

I should add, at this juncture, if you are reading and have a commute story of your own, shout it out!