The town of Medford has also recently decided to reward my car-light lifestyle (I drive maybe 1-2x/week) by giving me a parking ticket for not moving my car (which is parked in front of my residence) for 48 hours. Lovely.
I decided to blow off some steam by going on a nice bike ride:
According to my trusty Garmin, this is 6.66 miles from my apartment.
This was my first time riding on the Minuteman. I think I built up the crowds to be worse in my mind. It really wasn't that bad. A few obstacles here and there (my favorite: inline skater holding a hockey stick perpendicular to his body) but nothing worse than I experienced on the less-renowned Marblehead Rail Trail back when I lived in Salem.
I went all the way out here and back today:
After all was said and done, I ended up with just a shade more than 25 miles, my longest ride of the year. I almost got hit by a car during mile 24 (at Powder House Square, where else?). I thought the car stopped in the middle of the rotary was letting me go. He was not. All's well that ends well, I guess.