I see lots of things on my commute. I live in Alexandria, VA, so my commute takes me north along the Potomac River with a view of all the monuments across the river in DC. The best is when it's either dark and all the monuments are lit up, or the sun is just rising behind the monuments.

I then cross into Georgetown and ride down one of the main streets - M street - which is usually packed with people and cars, but not at 6am! It's wonderful to have the entire street to myself (mostly). Then I hop on another trail heading towards Bethesda, MD where I see deer almost every morning, sometimes foxes, blue herons, and sometimes homeless people sleeping alongside the trail. I pass through on old railroad tunnel before getting off the trail.

Once off the trail, I'm on a pretty busy road the last 6 miles of my commute into work. I pass Glen Echo park Glen Echo Park, a gas station that seems to always have the most expensive gas in the area- which is always fun to look at, a few markets and delis where I'll stop in to buy a lottery ticket if it's a big jackpot week, and finally I ride underneath the DC beltway before entering the gates into my work.