Morning Rides are a GO!

Warm weather has graced the upper Midwest earlier than usual this year. Temperatures have reached the high 70's F (25 C), whereas at this time last year I was riding on a frozen lake. I'll take it. 6am temperatures are in the 50's F (10 C), which is very rideable. A buddy of mine rode with me this morning on a 25-mile (40k) or so jaunt around Lake Mendota where we caught the sunrise.

I commute by bike every morning, but a nice fitness-oriented ride as the sun rises is hard to beat. In March. In Wisconsin. Fog has also been sweeping across Madison in the mornings.

This is a shot taken along the lakeshore path that traces the southern shores of Lake Mendota. The experience was quite majestic, with silhouettes of runners dancing through the fog and tree shadows. 

The transition between seasons sets in high relief the stark contrast between warm and cold, light and dark, numbness and sweat, long rides and short. Wherever you are, enjoy the season you are in, even if that season does not change. Today is a perfect example of Why I Ride!