On today's ride I didn't think about too much other than what would be a good adjective to describe the ambience of the day. The weather was 15-20 degrees cooler than yesterday, and though I say I love the heat, for riding, it was actually nice to have a cool breeze around at moments on today's ride.  

I also went out at about 11AM, so I missed the rush hour. The road was empty except for some charity walkers who of course usurped the bike trail, walking three or four across in herds of dozens.  

Even the streets had lighter-than-usual traffic.  

I snapped an idyllic picture at the turnaround point. 

Map: 11.11 miles. 1 hour 3 minutes.