Years ago, in Adventure Cycling magazine (or probably its precursor) was an
article entitled "In Praise of the Short Ride" or something similar.
Making the point that we don't have to do multi-hour jaunts to clear the
cobwebs & get the blood flowing. Only got an hour? Do what you can.
Latel
Indeed! The weather is even more than I want to venture out in right now
(this is about 7-10 miles from our house as I
type): https://twitter.com/kktv11news/status/475713046673752065/photo/1
Though my daughter and I saw a funnel cloud bikepacking last year on Pikes
Peak. Wimpy wisp of a thing.