As the sunrise continues to get later & later in the morning, my ride just seems to be getting darker & darker. More time riding in the darkness with some color finally showing towards the end of my ride. Today it was sun versus clouds blowing in. Guess who won.

Another unseasonable perfect sunrise bike ride with a full range of colors!!! Loving this “extension of Summer”… for the rain moves in tonight and the temps are expected to fall back to “normal” Fall weather.

So not every sunrise is stellar. Some are just too cloudy. But when you’re riding the first fifteen miles or so in complete darkness, you don’t really notice how cloudy it is!!!

And then this happened…

Hard to believe it is already October?! How did that happen so fast? I still like to “think” that it’s Summer… but the cold weather & strong winds definitely say Fall.

A windy morning provided some gusty fun along the lakefront. Waves were crashing up over the shoreline. Wind whipping every which way. Seemed like it was “always” A headwind!!! But still, a beautiful ride with some nice photo-ops down on Chicago’s Navy Pier.

My chariot awaits…. ready for a very windy ride home with the flags flying horizintally!

Looks like it’s “Our Runway Day” with so many inbound flights to O’Hare lined up this morning.

With the kick-off of Fall, my morning sunrise bike rides have become more cloudy & moody.
Wisps of colorful clouds working their way through the darkness.

Dramatic clouds to kick-off the morning. With great potential for some stunning sunrise colors to come… and there was no disappointment. Mother Nature pulled out a great one this morning!

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Another warm start to the day. With clouds spanning the sky, I had grand hopes for a sunrise spectacle. It was good, but not great… the clouds were beautifully colored, but then it kinda felt like it fizzled out a bit?! But the bike ride was still GREAT!!! Maybe I’m just getting jaded?… or maybe a sunrise snob???

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