500 in one day is a lotta miles..
I don’t like to ride when it’s cold. I find shaking hands, feet and legs aren’t condusive to my handling a bike very well..
Yeah, I only had ventilated driving gloves too. Shoulda brought the insulated gauntlet ones along. :-(
Rain pants are a Good Thing. It was raining, foggy and about 35-40° F at the top.
Hot shower when I got home after 12 hours on the road was very, very nice.
I'd still do it again. :-)