Got caught short for time Monday afternoon, so I took
a quick 6-mile ride along the Mystic Valley Parkway through Medford into Winchester, turning right onto Bacon Street and climbing the short, steep hill to the rotary that brought me to Main Street, then climbing the longer, gentler hill to the Medford Line and Winthrop Street, leaving that almost instantly to turn right onto Playstead Road and the long descent to the West Medford business district, with about 100' on High Street getting me across the tracks, and a left turn against traffic putting me on Harvard Ave., after which it was a straight shot home. This little ride got me warmed up, and that's about all, but it was pleasant enough, and considerably better than nothing.
rod