I was chuckling to myself, remembering when I used to ride down at Sterling State Park here in Michigan. I was SO paranoid of dumping and falling, with the peds and joggers and rollerbladers! I went out and got a silly little bell, so I could let people know I was approaching. That didn't work very well, so I began calling out "coming up on the left!!"...and what would they do? THEY would move over to the LEFT!! UGH! I swear it's a miracle that I never smashed into anyone. The trail there was only about 2.5 miles, and I got sick of going around...and around...and around!!

As for a balaclava, I know Terry has a super nice one. You'll be able to use it until there's snow and ice on the ground again this fall/winter!