October 25, 2011 4:36 AM PDT
I left Aberdeen, SD last Thursday when it was 33 degrees. Good thing I had my gerbing gloves and heated jacket liner, but I did stop in Watertown and again in Sioux Falls for a cup of coffee until I was able to feel my toes again. I picked up 75 South of Sioux City, into Nebraska, until I got near Blair, and then headed East to Des Moines for the night. Spent the next 3 days heading east, and temps got up around 60, so most of the time I didn't even have to turn the heated gear on, but I was glad I had it once the sun started to set.
I didn't mind the leather weather at all when I was making time on the slabs with the random side excursion of some backroad, such as 12 E across southern Michigan, but now that I am back home in SE PA, I miss the days of not having to gear up to ride.