Leaf-peeping

Patrick sang the following this morning on our drive to Westfield Mass. Tune is Winter Wonderland.

In the snow, Clara's pedaling
coffee drunk, breakfast settlin
she's riding today, a cold randonnee
biking in a winter wonderland

This was inspired by the weather forcast which predicted sub - freezing temps at the start of today's ride. It turned out to be fine temperatures and a relaxing ride with views of the river, yellow leaves, and a lot of uphill road.

Yesterday wasn't bad for leaves either. I explored the trails from my house to Ipswich on the mountain bike and I think that I found a nice loop. Our friend Taylor came along and was a good motivation for me to not be such a wimp. He was taking on some good challenges. A few times, I unclipped, only to need to pull my bike to the side so Taylor could charge headlong at whatever I was trying to avoid.