In the past September-October was my favorite part of the year. Temperatures start to cool, the trees change their wardrobe, and then there are the beautiful autumn skies that we just don't see in the summer. Ahhhhh, beautiful.

Then I discovered cycling and I've discovered to my chagrin that autumn is no longer my favorite part of the year! It is the fault of my bikes you know, I won't ride in the rain by choice or with winds > 20 mph. There is also the added little plus that I tend to over-do things at the best of times and it seems like September is when my body starts telling me about it. That is happening this year as well, but not NEAR as bad as the past two years. I seem to be learning. I prefer to ride in hot temps than to have to start putting layers on, but that is a part of it all.

This year I plan to add geocaching to my fall/winter activities as the weather begins to force me off the bike. We are NOT, however, there yet. Whewwwwww, thank goodness! Still time for plenty of riding and chasing of crunchy leaves both on the road and the mtb trails before the snow flies and the air gets too cold for my cold-air induced asthma to ride outside and my bike becomes tethered to the trainer.

So what are YOUR favorite things about this time of the year when the season starts to change?