Things were a bit messy this morning. There were some predictions of showers, but the biggest issue was a low-lying fog in the area. Since this was really my last real chance for a long ride outside this season (excluding next week's race), I wasn't going to miss it due to rain/fog, so I loaded my pockets with a rain cape and set out from Lake Wilcox. Amazingly, I was the only car in the parking lot when I left. I guess everybody was racing, since there's no excuse to not be out otherwise.
The fog was pretty thick through the whole ride. At times I couldn't see more than 100m in front of me, other times maybe 200-300m. But I was riding into the unknown for much of the day. There was one fairly brief shower that required the cape, but for the most part it was actually nice riding weather (except for the knowledge that this would require some serious bike-cleaning when I got home). I changed my route a bit to avoid the busier roads in the thickest fog, since I didn't want any trucks coming up behind me with almost no visuals. I was even a bit concerned about crossing the road in one part since I could barely make out the traffic until it was right on top of me.
I wasn't out for a real hammerfest, and was a bit hesitant about hanging it out with the fog, so I added a few intervals to an otherwise nicely mellow ride. One thing about not being able to see up the road, you focus more on what's closer, so looking to the sides of the road I noticed and got a better appreciation for a lot of the nice houses and park areas I ride by. For a morning that looks so ugly, it was a delight to get out and be in the middle of it.
Bike: ~120 minutes, ~ 70km
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