Good work, Lisa. Believe me, from the rides I've done in the Berkshires, I know that some of those climbs are nasty. Now, do I have to ride up that hill to get to your house from Gt. Barrington???

Today we rode to Dairy Joy in Weston, ate soft serve ice cream with chocolate dip and then took a slightly longer route home. A real nourishing lunch topped off by a Luna Bar. We took the longer way home because I couldn't face going back on the road by Walden Pond again. There is tons of traffic, people crossing the road to get to the beach, and lots of cyclists. On the way there, we got caught up in a group training for the Pan Mass Challenge, at the light crossing the highway. We managed to get to the front of the group, but got stuck behind the leader for a way until it was safe to pass him. On the way home, as we were nearing Concord Center, we were passed by a tri-athlete who was questioning me about my bike, but not paying attention to the traffic (there is lots of traffic and a lot of tourists who are confused). She was really squirrelly as we were merging into the lane, squeezing right and I couldn't wait to get away from her!

23 miles, 15.7 average (16.2 until I got to my street ).