Always that caveat, lol 😂. Enjoy it while you can, noting that Indian Summer won’t last forever. The long weekend looks to start out wet but hopefully that part of the forecast will improve. I’m still thinking about heading out of town then, figure it’s a good day to read 📖 and eat good food 🍲. I know the following week is my autumn road trip. Who knows what the weather will be at that point but winter and even shorter days are around the corner.

This morning will have Canadian wildlife smoke haze 🌫 but it’s not clear of its going to be low enough to become a local air pollution problem but maybe downstate. I was noticing the haze on the bus ride in and maybe it was a good thing I didn’t ride downtown with the bad air. Hopefully it will be good by evening 🚲 but worse comes to worse I can put my bicycle on the bus. Not too many more weeks until the time change and I’ll only be able to ride in the morning. 🌅

I have made no decision on what I will do for Columbus Day Weekend 🏕 besides most likely head out of town unless the weekend turns out to be a complete soaker. Originally I was thinking Burnt-Rossman Hills and hitting up the farm stands in the Schoharie Valley, but lately I’ve been thinking the colors would be better in the Green Mountains and it’s been a few years since I’ve been up to the Kelley Stand area. But driving NY 7 on Columbus Day Weekend does nothing for me. I don’t want to camp in a crowded campground like Cherry Ridge at Charles Baker, though I probably will go up there in November before hunting season as part of my November trip. I know they don’t allow trail riding of mountain bikes at Charles Baker after October 31st, but you can still ride roads throughout the winter.