It's getting hotter 'round these parts. Next week I'll need to leave earlier in the day, and probably begin using my Camelbak again, too.
A quick 40 today on some local back roads and parts of the trail:
Just at the halfway point (where I took the second photo), a couple with electric bikes were checking out a shoulder bag left on a bench. They wondered if I thought it might belong to another couple that had gone past in the opposite direction about 5 minutes prior. I offered to take the bag and set off to catch up to them to find out; long story short, I caught them, the bag was theirs, and they were happy to get it back. The dude was retired USAF - had also done 4 years in the USN - so we chatted for a few before parting ways. Felt good to be able to use my speed and endurance to give someone a helping hand
DD