Saturday, the rain had ended and I took the Sam Hillborne and rode East.
As I cranked up the first big hill, climbing out of West Medford on the aptly-named High Street, I reflected that these hills-and-traffic drills had a lot to do with my relative preparedness for the recent Cinque Terre walking tour. Don't know whether that's true, but it felt true. And rolling down the hills again is simply fun; the long descent down Fellsway East, ending at Fellsmere Pond, is a favorite example..
Rolling back into East Arlington towards the end of the ride, I encountered a large flock of Canada geese. Seconds before I was able to get the Devil out of the Pocket, a squad of them elicited a prolonged fanfare from an SUV driver who was asserting right-of-way. I had mixed sympathies in that situation.
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