The Curious Incident of the Car in the Street

But there were no cars in the street.

Exactly!

Further investigation has revealed that a sporting event has been staged as a way to open the streets to bicyclists for at least one day a year. It is a brilliant ploy and seems quite effective; about the only fossil fuel burners stirring today were emergency vehicles (like pizza delivery vans).

This, of course, has my full support, but I do wish the organizers would take the weather into account. At 17 F with wind gusts to 24 mph, it was nippy here, and I'm sure it was colder in other parts of the country.

Those empty streets did get me to stay out longer on my ride than I had expected. Here's a view looking toward Preston County, W. Va. from the top of my neighborhood hill. Click the picture for a bigger view. There's some great bicycling out there just waiting for warm weather.

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