North Coast Loop
North Coast Loop click on image to enlarge It would seem that the Rain Gods had taken pity on your humble servant and had granted me 3 mid-week days of sunshine, with no rain forecast. So without further ado, I pulled out my remaining Grand Tour riding plans, and over a glass of a fine Shiraz, considered the "pros & cons" of each route. The South-West Loop was a no-go, for while the weather was going to be sunny, it was not going to be warm. The forecast was for overnight temperature down to minus 4*C (25*F), with daytime temps only around the 10*C (50*F) mark. That will be a "pass" for me. The Western Loop was not much better with a temperature range forecast of 0*C ~ 12*C, so again I passed up the opportunity for hypothermia. That just left the North Coast Loop with temperature forecasts of 5*C ~ 17*C (40*F ~ 65*F), and while this is considered "cool by some and cold by many", it would be tolerable if I "layered up". The downside was...