On what might just be the last day for riding in shorts this season, first I did a rare grocery run on the Dawes (4.6 miles) and then I headed out on the BFRT once again. All the way to the Donelan's supermarket in Acton, although not for groceries. The squirrels and chipmunks are absolutely frantic right now, I had some very close calls. On the return leg, leaving the trail at Heart Pond, I encountered a much more alert and cautious animal, a single turkey hen. Almost certainly the same one I've seen there before. I assured her that I was friendly but that those were good instincts to have for a bird like her, at a time like this.
19.3 miles and 609 vertical feet.
