Ah, now that the temps are back down in the low 70s, with a little cloud cover, even (am I a Seattleite or what?)----such a nice day for a 40 mile ride on the trail, still including that one off-trail hill. Felt great! Bug ingestion: minimal to none. Saw the usual bald eagles, great blue herons, and not so happily, a dead rat in the middle of the trail. Was told by a runner that I was the most courteous cyclist he'd ever met on the trail, which is sort of depressing, actually. Would much rather he'd seen MANY courteous cyclists on the trail.

Couldn't have been a nicer ride day. Mucho gratitude for that.