60F and on the bike

Yeah yesterday was up there--45 when I started, almost 60 when I got back an 1.5 hours and 14 miles later. The redline has been up on the stand all winter, since I replaced the chain. I had also removed the 'chainstay protector' -- electrical tape--and still hadn't gotten around to replacing it, or stripping down and cleaning the bike as I always intend to do each winter. But I took it down anyways and rolled it past the remaining ice and snow out to the driveway. First few hundred yards confirmed my suspicions--that the new chain wouldn't work with the old cassette and chainring. So I about-faced and put it back up on the stand to struggle with the SRAM 'powerlink'. They should rename that 'painlink'. I couldn't undo it! There's a certain zen or mojo or flick-of-the-wrist that popping this link requires, but I guess I didn't have it that day. I've done it plenty of times. Add to that I was in a hurry to go enjoy the sunshine and a slight caffeine overload and all I got was pissed! So I broke the chain the right way (which I will always do from now on, never really understood the reason for the 'puta-link' ) and put the old one back on, and was happily on my way down the muddy dirt road again. Oops I forgot my wallet! back around the block.
Finally motoring down the road to the beach, I tried the bike-path, but it was still too sketchy and aggravating so I stuck to the road, turning up FB Parkway up towards the 'Hills. By the time I got to the gate, a half-hour had passed....wondering why it took so long and I'm so tired......I decided that yeah I'm using slightly different muscles than what the road bike/trainer and snowshoing require. Plus I only slept three hours last night. I pushed on to the top of Chick Hill, and blasted back down home. I did try a beaten snow-path, but it was still too deep and smushy with the higher temps. I was happy with just riding outside again.....
Today I snow-hiked St Moritz and some of the green loop/skyline with Bob. Foregoing the snowshoes for micros was a bad decision. Aggravation in the form of postholing and not really knowing what each step would bring, but we did 1.5 hours anyways, it was a good workout, and pleasant in the again above 50F temps....

Other Typical Winter Morning Scenery

Off The Bike, but still all about the bike...

OK Where the heck are we? (Harold Parker Hike w/M.Lee)

same place, same question...

SS Hike on a nice January Sunday(actually it was SuperBowl Sunday) with L. Toma

St Moritz (Afternoon)

M. Ramponi and D. Belknap atop Chickatawbut

1st Day Rattlesnake Hike

Snowshoeing, it's what saved us from certain muscle necrosis this winter!!

Typical winter morning scenery...