Full of hot air.

I rode my bike to work yesterday. It's the first time I've ever commuted the whole way from home to work by bicycle. A couple of years ago I was doing a semi-commute where I drove part way and rode the rest of the way. I did that because I considered the distance to be a bit much, particularly as the daylight hours receed, and because I didn't like the only viable route. Some new roads opened up giving me better options and I should have sufficient daylight for the next several weeks to get in the mileage that I want to be doing to be ready for my upcoming trip. The distance was 21.69 miles each way. There is about 500 feet of gradual net elevation loss on the way to work. My time for the ride in was 1:11 (18.1 mph moving speed). The ride home was more challenging because of the gradual but almost constant uphill AND it was about 106*F. The return time was 1:24.

This morning as I was recording an album, I could hear the burner from a hot air ballon and went out to the backyard and took this picture.