Moonlit morning ride

I rode to work yesterday and today. Yesterday was a full moon and by the time I rode in at 7AM it was just above the western horizon, fat and amber. Today saw me leaving the house a bit earlier, at 6:30AM, and the moon was white and cold higher in the sky. The wind was stronger, and although today's temperature was 30 degrees it felt colder than yesterday's 29.

With Daylight Saving it's still dark when I get into work.

Chilly ride up the Clackamas

The sun was shining and I had some time to kill before the Big Game, so I hopped on my V-Strom and rode up the Clackamas River Highway. There weren't very many cars other than a few Californians driving 10 mph below the speed limit and the road surface was in good shape. A few turns had some sanding gravel in the center stripe but I was able to slow down and keep in my lane without issue.

It was getting colder as I went upstream so I turned around at Indian Henry campground and headed back home to watch the game.

First ride of 2009

I rode to work today. My last ride was Dec. 9th. Almost a month without being on two wheels, and it damn near drove me crazy. It snowed last night, building up a couple of inches at my house, but it turned to rain by 10pm and it was just rain by this morning. It wasn't very cold, either. 44 degrees in Gresham.