Bike Commute Part 1

I finally did it. After weeks of talking about it, I finally dragged my butt out of bed a bit early and rode my bike to work. Actually, that's a lie. I didn't ride ALL the way from home. That would take an hour and a half and would be suicidal. Instead, I left my car at a park along the Truckee River and rode from there. It cuts about 12 miles from my daily drive. So, instead of driving 32 miles round-trip, I'm doing more like 20. It may not seem like much, but if you do the math it turns out that I'm saving about .2 gallons of gas and about 80 cents each time I do it. It adds up! Plus it's a decent workout.

The ride was easy. There are only a couple of hairy traffic spots, and I avoided most of the bad areas by taking a detour into a residential area. The trade off is that the roads were in poor shape. Ah well, it's better to be safe. The ride back will be trickier because 1) it'll be hot, 2) it'll be windy, and 3) there are a couple of hairy traffic spots that I can't avoid.

Wish me luck!