Smoke on the water?

Season Miles: 2,105

Three Bridges, 35 miles
15.4 average speed
84 average cadence
Hazy sun, cooler, 68, breezy, 10-15

Well that was odd.

For the life of me I couldn't figure out the weather today. As soon as I turned onto the road I could see this was hazy sunshine and feel that this was a lot cooler than usual today.

There were clouds around too, and it didn't take long for the hazy sunshine to turn into just a haze. Yuk. There was nothing inspiring about this weather.

I rode the  path down to the sports complex where I decided to take the road/hills back home instead of opting for the flat path back the way I had come. Of course this meant the obligatory singing of "I'm Free" by the Who as I rode past the correctional facility in Franklin.

What the heck was with this hazy fog though? Brrrrr.
It didn't make sense as a marine layer because the wind was coming from the west, not off the lake.

I finished the ride feeling kinda cool...probably could have used arm warmers or a light wind vest or jacket.

Then I found out on line what all the haze was about. It's smoke! You know I thought it kinda smelled like a fire somewhere but ruled that out figuring no fire would make that big a blanket over the area.

It did.
Turns out a wildfire in Minnesota is burning today and the NW  wind was just dumping smoke over us.

Well that's a new one for a ride.