Terrible trifecta

This morning it was so dark I thought we had cloud cover. But no, the sun was up, just dim and blood-red because of "smoke from a distant fire." All that particulate matter is hard on the young, the old, and those with compromised lungs – like Lance. Not that we would ride hard, because it's been so hot. Not that we could ride hard, for fear of tripping. Sigh....