Wind Advisory

Last Monday when I biked to Pullman at 6am, the National Weather Service posted the following: Breezy, with a west wind around 29 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph. Yikes! I was biking during a wind advisory - straight into that killer west wind. It was still dark when I started out from Moscow. I knew I was in trouble the moment I clipped into my pedals. The wind whistled through the spokes on my wheels, and I felt myself buffeted by the gusts. The winds were so strong that at times I was nearly knocked off the bike. The trip took me about an hour and left me completely spent. Fate was not on my side later that evening when I rode home. The winds had died down, and the beautiful tailwind I had looked forward to all day eluded me.

Tuesday's weather provided a biting, cold ride - Then came the snow. It started Wednesday and continued off and on through Saturday. I took a picture of the trailhead in Moscow and have included it in today's post. One brave soul's tracks could be seen on the trail. I chose instead to drive.

Some of my biking colleagues and I are experimenting with rideshare. It is a bit tricky coordinating our non-regular schedules, so we are trying to be flexible. I rode with a colleague on Wednesday, and I have promised to repay in kind after the Thanksgiving break. I have mentioned in earlier posts that we share a car in our family of four. Thankfully, Moscow has a couple of bus routes. We use the East Route to get to the University of Idaho. The bus trip back from the university passes through downtown, up Third St, and over on Hayes. We hop on the bus at various points along its route.