Commute season...

The beginning of daylight savings time ushers in bike commute season. Though I have participated in the year-round bike commute, it has been a few years since I last did, and so lately I have been suffering the winter months in anticipation of DLS time. I don't particularly enjoy waking before light breaks through the blinds, but being able to hit the road before the sun ascends the mountains on the horizon makes it worthwhile. A bit of chill still in the air, drivers not yet in the morning rush, witness to the southern California sunrise, and eavesdropping on the crows gathering for their morning meet and greet, when they plan the day's raucous adventures, are among the highlights. Everything just seems slower, more relaxed at this time of the day.

the Deer Creek section (one of my little shorcuts that Google maps doesn't know about) with a little snow remaining on Cucamonga Peak

the yellow Basso has arrived.