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It wasn't quite daylight when I began this morning's adventure. It turned into a magnificent morning, and I never saw another person on the trail the whole time I was riding.

Cool. I was trying to find a good spot for some bike poses on this morning's ride, but we are still in the early stages of our foliage change.

Lovely morning for a ride or a stroll.

Oxalic acid?

Ford Prefect was only half correct: Always carry a towel . . . and a set of velcro straps with D-rings. A hungry beaver has apparently taken a liking to the Sweet Birch (Betula lenta) trees along the upper side of a trail I frequently ride. Someone cleared the trail of one of the larger trees...

Any place that looks like this . . .

I have only 4, but would like to reduce that to 3. My 2017 Trek Verve gets ridden the least, although my wife has told me several times she thinks I'd regret it if I sold it.

At my age, I'd end up in a body cast if I tried riding a BMX or skate park.

With 3 operating bikes and a frame under construction, I would not pollute this thread with my meager stash.

Thanks. It's a Paul Budnitz design he called "Alpha". He had a bike business up in VT from 2010-2020 before the pandemic put him under. Mine's pretty basic; I got it as a frame only but when he was operating it was available basic to fully loaded with a Gates Carbon belt drive and Alphine 11.

I've done 50 miles twice, both on the North Bend Rail Trail in north-central WV. First time was October 1, 2019. Temperature was very comfortable the first 25 miles, but there were several moderate hills on the way back, and I knew I was in trouble when my neck and back started hurting and the...

Right now I'm not feeling really inspired to ride. I'm tired of doing circles in my neighborhood, and of having to drive my bike elsewhere to get in a decent ride. The return of hot weather doesn't help. I was going to go out in the morning, but I think I'm just going to hit the indoor bike...

LOL . . . West Virginia. This is usually a steamy, muggy time of year for us, but we're having a spell of unseasonably cool weather. TV guys say don't get used to it . . . Summer returns next week.

Small town ride along the river on a foggy, chilly morning. Very glad I chose to dig out a long sleeve pullover to go over my t-shirt.

My favorite time of the year is at hand. I've done many long-ish rides along country trails in Autumn, including some day trips that had me driving 3.5+ hours into the mountains of WV just for a 7 or 8 mile ride around a cranberry bog, on the bike shown in this image. I no longer have this bike...

Back to the river with a different bike. Getting an early start in an attempt to mitigate the effects of the recent heat and humidity. It worked for the first hour.

Foggy start to the morning.