Took a ride to Depot Park, Bedford towards the end of the day, low 40s to start, mid 30s at the finish. Rode the wind as much as the bike. Outbound, it was a headwind on average, with gusts that had me down on the drops. Inbound, it was a helpful tailwind, mostly, but at all times it reserved the right to become a cross-wind without warning. Mostly noticed sounds today, wind singing or roaring in the tree tops, augmented by the headwind's rushing in the ears--conspicuous by its absence with a tailwind--not to mention every wind-chime on every porch within ear-shot, the sharp snap of flags, and the crackle and crunch of wind-blown leaves and small branches under my front wheel. Stopped to help another cyclist shift a medium-sized tree off the path, one of a small number of windfalls today, all of which seem to have been dealt with by Minuteman trail users.

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