xeney, loved your ride report. DH and I often do utilitarian rides like that too; they're fun and serve a great purpose, and I am always proud of negotiating town traffic, since I live in the boonies so don't do the town thing often.

No ride today...too cool this morning for this southern gal (upper 40s), and if we don't leave home early, the traffic gets to be too much on our ride to the the markets, so we kicked off the hiking season with a 7-8 mile hike at a state park nearby instead (much warmer since you don't create wind). Lovely day for that - 60s by the end. Perfect weather, neat birds (wild turkey, great blue heron, pair of wood thrushes, etc.), minimal people, nice trees.

Emily