Winter commuting is fun in a strange way, but this morning was simply cold. No fun snow, only one smidgen of ice. It was 17 degrees F when I started this morning, cooler than most of my winter riding, and it's still autumn! But of course it was nice to ride, the sun was out, and along the wonderfully wild Mill St. I had to cut through a bold group of 14 adult turkeys.
The thing I had most forgotten is how bad the car exhaust smells in the cold. I guess it's just that the engines are cold, but it really feels like the pollution is a couple times worse than when it's above freezing. This will be an incentive to take lower-traffic routes, even though they're longer.
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