Joanie's winter fat bike park

[north woods gal]

Weather forecasting has improved in terms of accuracy and in terms of advance notice on storms. It's definitely changed the way people and institutions deal with snow. Over my adult lifetime, I had mixed feeling about snow. Loved it if I could get out and play in it or just enjoy from home, but dreaded it if I had to get out and be somewhere. Even so, some of my best memories were the times in my life where I actually commuted back and forth to work on my bicycle when it snowed. Also good for a chuckle, now and then. Couple of times in Chicago, during a snow storm, car traffic was backed up for miles, but there I was, passing everyone by riding in the ditch or a sidewalk or sometimes even carrying the bike over drifts, laughing as I went. I was moving while everyone else was trapped in their cars, going nowhere. Made it home in nearly my usual commuting time. Next day, my fellow employees were reporting that many of them were trapped in the car fo so long, people had to get out and relieve themselves on the side of the road. Yup, even in winter, bike commuting has its advantages.