Thursday December 23

58F Hot and wet when I arrived on the veranda at 6:05... Soon to be cold and dry. A wet ride thru the rain Forrest dodging deep shiny puddles that dot the black road. A slow ponderous ride with a pack full of warm winter riding clothes on my back. They say it will be in the thirties by this afternoon.

Mount: Blue Peril
Morning commute: 4.5
Evening commute: 4.5

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Wednesday December 23

35F summer has returned! Arrived on the veranda at 6:05 after a pleasant ride across a sleepy town waking. Very nice temperature for a morning ride.

Mount: Blue Peril
Morning commute: 4.5
Evening commute: 4.5

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Tuesday December 21

23F on the shortest day of the year, I arrived on the veranda at 6:05. Warm dress got me across town warm as toast.

Mount: Blue Peril
Morning commute: 4.5
Evening commute: 4.5

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Monday December 20

17F I arrived on the veranda at 6:10 after a slow start and slower ride across a desolate town. Nip in the air, the street campers must be at the union mission. I got out the old motorcycle gloves... they worked great.. feets still real cold tho! Everything else toasty warm. Cold... HA! no big deal!!

Mount: Blue Peril
Morning commute: 4.5
Evening commute: 4.5

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Saturday December 18

42F and sunny
Old Fright Room Ride

Mount:Gulliver's Trek
31 miles

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Thursday December 16

24F when I arrived on the veranda at 5:56 this morning. Me feets cold again. If the distance were greater I'd be in real trouble. Cold thick air, breathing was somewhat difficult on the long climb to 5 points; ice in my beard again.

Mount: Blue Peril
Morning commute: 4.5
Evening commute: 4.5

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Wednesday December 15

24F ~ Okay it's cold! I did not over-dress! A slow ride thru wind gusts I arrived on the veranda at 5:53. From top to bottom.. Helmet, knit watch cap, head band; bandana, polo shirt, wind breaker, short tee; light-weight long warm-up pants under touring shorts, wool socks under short terry sport socks, riding shoes. Toasty except fingers and toes... that and a slightly frozen bread and mustache.

Mount: Blue Peril
Morning commute: 4.5
Evening commute: 4.5

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Tuesday December 14

31F ~ Oops! I forgot to put on the top tee shirt! Toasty warm anyhow with thin warm-ups under my shorts. Only my foots were cold. Really strong north wind gusting to 25 mph plus on Marietta Street, it slowed me quite a bit. I arrived on the veranda at 6:00.

34F on the way home... me toes cold again!

Mount: Blue Peril
Morning commute: 4.5
Evening commute: 6.5

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Monday December 13

44F and windy as Canadian air sweeps into Georgia. A slow ride with head winds and traffic signals working against me. I had to stop and put on the ski gloves at Boulevard Ave.

Mount: Blue Peril
Morning commute: 4.5
Evening commute: 6

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Saturday December 11

Mount: Gulliver's Trek
Old Fright Room club ride plus a little more totaled up to 25 miles. A little bite to the air at 45F and light rain; I stayed toasty as long as I worked hard. Near the end of the ride my feet started getting a little chilled, not too bad but noticeable.

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Thursday December 9

53F Rain! Thunderstorms complete with vivid lightning! I arrived on the veranda at 5:45 after a rocky ride thru rain and thunder claps! Now this would have a been a wonderful day to sleep in!

Mount: Blue Peril
Morning commute:4.5
Evening commute: 4.5

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Wednesday December 8

50F when I arrived on the veranda at 5:50. It was starry morning, a crescent moon loomed over the morning side as I silently traversed damp streets. Very nice day to ride, to bad it's to here!

Mount: Blue Peril
Morning commute: 4.5
Evening commute: 7.5

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Monday December 6

48F rainin' cats and dogs! Slow ponderous ride.

Mount: Blue Peril
Morning commute: 4.5
Evening commute: 7

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Saturday December 4

Old Fright Room ride and then some. The seat on the Trek is not much good after 20 miles... hummmm... or is it just me!

Mount: Gulliver's Trek
club ride 30 miles

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Thursday December 2

33F a clear starry starry night, I arrived on the veranda at 5:50... toasty warm! very fast ride. Too many clothes again tho! better too many than too few..

Mount: Blue Peril
Morning commute: 4.5
Evening commute: 4.5

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Wednesday December 1

49F arrived on the veranda at 6AM after a very windy ride!

Mount: Blue Peril
Morning commute: 4.5
Evening commute: 5.5

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