I faced a headwind riding east to the zoo but then a crosswind shifting to an almost tail wind for part of the trek north.  The dog people were out -- most had their leashes attached (don't get me going on this one).

Tomorrow its going to be wet and I will ride the bus (and likely catch some nasty flu bug).

Wow I saw a lot of cyclists today, especially on the roads in places I don't normally see them.  Fantastic, especially given the weather forecast this morning.

The disappointing part was that I watched people ride by as I begrudingly (and grumpily) drove my car.  Sigh.

I wonder how much goose poop gets splashed on my water bottle on my way home in the rain

Cyclists on Ogden, be forewarned! Ogden will continue to be closed tomorrow and I just got home from the detour on Blackfoot, which was extremely confrontational. I believe that I will be taking the bike path tomorrow am!

So far, it's been a nice week of riding. I rode the 'nice' bike on Monday and headed for home before any moisture. Stayed home Tuesday to greet the plumber, which was too bad, since I kind of like riding in the rain (goose poop notwithstanding). Had a tough ride in on Wednesday morning, with a bunch of stuff in my backpack and the commuter-bike's tires were due for a top-up inflation. Homeward, the tires were still soft but the pack was light so it balanced out. Today, I topped up the air and rode in against a light headwind. Seemed busier on the pathway than some days.

Looking forward to tomorrow! I convinced at least one co-worker who doesn't regularly bike-commute to ride tomorrow morning. Me and the other regular rider will meet him at the breakfast. I figure I'll just head down there early and keep eating until they arrive! :-D 

I hope to see the MUP full of commuters, seasoned and otherwise! Latest forecast is for cool but dry tomorrow morning.

There were more bikes than usual on the paths today, especially heading west near Foothills hospital. I wonder if bike to work day was advertised there.

I did have one idiot honk at me on 8th ave because I was riding out of the door zone between 8th and 9th streets west where 8th ave narrows. I caught her at the light and exlained I was trying to avoid being killed. Her response was that she had no room to pass. Nice to know what drivers think is important.

She didn't even have anything to complain about since there is rarely oncoming traffic there and its quite easy to pass a cyclist, even if they're on the yellow line. She did in fact pass me (without any difficulty), and then she promptly got stopped at the red light 100 feet down the road at which point I was able to talk to her. But I was really ruining her day....

Unlike previous years when I stood shivering, coffee in hand and chewing on fridgid pancakes, this morning was very pleasant and it seems the good weather brought out lots of riders. The pancake breakfast looked to be well attended, a great event for sure, enjoyed chatting with other regular riders and those who ride occassioanlly. Good to see everyone out enjoying this sunny morning (and enjoying pancakes, sausages, fruit, juice and coffee!!) Thanks to Bow Cycle for the quick mini tune. Directed a few that I chatted with to visit the Bike Calgary booth :)

I completely forgot, I saw my first goslings this morning too, I wonder if it was the same bunch. I saw them just west of the Crowchild ramp (north side of the river).