Took the GT and rode East on Thursday afternoon.
I was wearing layers for a breezy day in the mid-40s; I retired my summer shoes for something warmer and sturdier.
Encountered a crew doing tree work on the Northern Strand, and dodged some small debris on the margins of some roads in Medford, Malden, Melrose, and Stoneham, but conditions were generally pretty good, and the 55mm René Herse Humptulips Ridge Extralights rolled over whatever was strewn in their path without complaint.
Peeked at peak foliage colors from the peak of one of my favorite hills on this route as the light faded.
Caught a glimpse of sunset colors in Malden.
Gazed at the planet Venus with a green light on the Mystic Valley Parkway.
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