Fabulous fall day; temps started in the 50s and quickly rose into the 60s and 70s. Nice cool NE breeze sprang up after an hour or so and so it never really got uncomfortably warm. A look at the map, however, soon reveals a whole lot of northeast or northerly trending roads after about an hour or riding, and yes, the headwind was felt on every single leg. And it's not like NW heading was a relief, though it was at least somewhat better than the NE portions of the journey. Still an enjoyable ride. This year the route was reversed from previous years, so the big climbing was in the first 15 miles instead of from 33 to 43. We think we now prefer this. And in true OG Rogue tradition, we rode two miles of the Cumberland Valley Rail Trail instead of through Newville and up a big ol climb. All that prep paid off. Contact points never complained. Legs were tired but not dead. Posture was good. So now.... what's next? w/Dan