Green Commute Week – Day One

I've been all talk, and no action, for the past year or two on commuting to work. I've thought of just about every excuse not to, but those finally ran out. Green Commute Week (this week) was my opportunity to run through those reasons (bad weather, too cold, too hot, not the right gear, can't carry all my shit, etc…) and finally get on my horse and ride.

Today was cold on the way in, but I had plenty of layers. The only precipitation was in the form of puddles on the bike path. Other than some of the complexities in getting things ready, I have no excuse. I'm committed to the full week, but I do reserve the right to NOT ride if it's raining…I don't have any rain gear!

14 miles in the book today, by the time I get home…that's a savings $2.04, which is roughly the cost of a ½ gallon of gas. The Camry still gets about 25 miles to the gallon!