I've been commuting to work by bicycle for years and I'm still enjoying it as much as the time when I started. There are certainly many benefits of commuting by bike, but one of my favorite is simply the fact of being outside.
When you drive to work or take subway, you end up missing on many things you can notice from behind the handlebars. How about wild animals on the bike path? A flock of wild turkeys blocking your way, a turtle warming up in the morning sun, a startled deer in the middle of the night? I've seen all of that.
And then, there are the changing seasons.
Probably my favorite time in the year is sometime in September when you can literally smell the seasons change. Mornings become cool, they lack that summer heat already. Air is very crisp, fresh. That's when you know that the best season in New England is coming.
Or how about the time when you ride to work in winter, the day after a snowfall when all trees are covered with fresh snow and frost? The world gets a new, different, better look.
Then comes spring and the first days when you can ride without a jacket. And you see nature waking up after long winter months. Flowers are everywhere and nearly every day brings more and more green leaves on trees.
And then finally comes summer, when days are longer and you can ride more and late. Taking a "longer way home" as I usually call it, is the best part of this season. Who says your work commute needs to be the same everyday? If you want take a long detour, you should certainly do that.
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