Good to hear that you're enjoying your job. It makes it much easier to get up each morning when you enjoy what you do. And those falls are very pretty!
I have the opposite problem. I went from a 7 mile commute (perfect) to a 3 mile commute (a little short) to a 17 mile commute (a bit too long). It's just too far time-wise. I don't have 90 minutes on either side of an 8.5 hour shift to do the rides, and my office is on the top of the highest hill in the county, so I end the ride with a 250ft climb over 1/3 mile or so (although I can hit 45mph+ coming down).