Ahhh, dry pavement for a change. I got in a windy but warmish 44 mile ride, starting in the predawn.

Unfortunately, the first warm nights bring out the revelers. Heading down the MUC (it was still dark), I saw a tail light a ways ahead of me. Thought it was another cyclist, but it was moving fairly fast. About a half mile later, I see four teenagers boys -- one on a motorbike/scooter that he was having problems driving --- and two or three on skateboards with ropes attached to the bike rider. I guess they thought I was a cop, thanks to my bright headlight, because they screamed and started off down the trail. The kids on the skateboards being pulled by the knucklehead on the bike. I didn't want to take the chance of catching up to them, so I turned around (I think the bike was stolen and I'm pretty sure they were wasted). I went down that way later, thinking they'd wised up and gone home, but no such luck. An exact repeat of the earlier encounter. I ended up changing my plans and rode my extra hilly route, a real challenge w/the wind, to avoid meeting up w/them again.

Hopefully, none of them got injured and that they didn't hurt anyone. There are joggers and walkers who are early morning "regulars" whom they might have come upon suddenly.