Originally Posted by northbend

You're a hard man, Neal. No way I'd ever call 'a bit over freezing' "balmy".
It was 37 degrees (eff'n COLD!) outside when I started out this morning and rode down to Fall City in the Lower Valley and met up with some friends for a ride on a popular route known locally as the “Red Barn Loop”.
Self Portrait by Matthew Pendergast, on Flickr

Met up with some friends in the Lower Valley for a ride out on the "Red Barn Route" by Matthew Pendergast, on Flickr

I split off from my friends after our traditional coffee stop in Carnation and rode home to North Bend on the Snoqualmie Valley Trail.
Rattlesnake Mountain from Tokul Road by Matthew Pendergast, on Flickr

Crossing over the Snoqualmie River by Matthew Pendergast, on Flickr