It was a perfect fall day for riding. After a morning of clearing leaves from the lawn (the downside to fall in NE), I had a couple of hours to head out on some of my favorite roads to enjoy the crisp autumn air. Some sights from along the way:



One of several cow pastures on the route:



I think this one was wondering why some dude in spandex was snapping pictures:



I passed through an apple orchard I hadn't seen before...they have pick your own apples, I think I'll bring my wife and daughter there next weekend.



My destination...the Quabbin Resevoir. It's located here in western Massachusetts, but it serves as the water supply for Boston and other cities in the eastern part of the state.





This is the view from the Enfield Lookout. The town of Enfield, MA once stood where you see the resevoir in this pic. Enfield, and several surrrounding towns, were closed down to be flooded and form the resevoir (I believe in the 1930's).



Me atop the Windsor Dam, lots of folks out enjoying the day, so it was easy to find someone willing to take a pic for me.



A leisurely-paced 32 mile trek with about 1800 feet of climbing. I'll have to head back up there next weekend, there should be even more color on the trees by then!