small victory

knowing it was unlikely that i'll be riding any more this week, expecting the worst from the 30% chance of "few snow showers" that is forecast for tomorrow, I figured I'd bundle up and hit the road this morning. I believe it was somewhere between 11 and 15-degrees "Eff" with practically no wind.

I did well with this outfit:
Feet: boot socks, skate shoes
Legs: polyester long-johns, double-knee twill work pants (sim. to carhartts)
Top: cotton t-shirt, cotton thermal, flannel shirt, synthetic puff jacket, gore-tex technical shell
Head: merino wool balaclava, fleece neck gaiter, acrylic beanie, helmet
Hands: thick neoprene gloves, windproof mitten shell
Eyes: Cycling glasses with clear lenses in (keeps wind from drying out/freezing eyes)

Plus, a travel mug filled with hot, home-brewed coffee. Priceless.