Tour de Tonka in the bright light of late July

The web of trails and streets involved in the Tour De Tonka restricted traffic flow around the Lake Minnetonka area Saturday morning. But it is not for lack of warnings. Signs were posted along roadsides for weeks. 
Thousands of  riders shot out of the gate with great enthusiasm, the weather was sunny, warm, but not too hot. It was summer in Minnesota.
Along Minnetonka Blvd. I took photos at the start, the blaring morning sun was not as accomodating as one would think.