A truly beautiful day for a 200km bike ride around Seneca Lake through the Finger Lakes. Christopher and I kept a steady pace through the ride and just thoroughly enjoyed the views and lovely fall weather. Along the eastern shore of Seneca Lake I noticed the strong aroma of apples and grapes as we rode past vineyards and orchards. We head a headwind headed up to Geneva but it wasn’t bad given the views. The waterfront park in Geneva was pleasant with people out enjoying the crisp fall air. Turning the corner and heading to Penn Yan had the welcome benefit of a tail wind even though this stretch was much more congested with faster cars than along the earlier part of the ride. Unfortunately my knee began to act up here which made the ride back a challenge. I managed the big climb out of Watkins Glen and then decided just to ease off and slow my pace. But that had the added benefit of stopping more often to let the knee rest while I got to take in the golden light of the day. I sailed into Ithaca just 30 minutes off my planned time so I was pleased with the effort and while my knee hurt, the day out around the Finger Lakes in perfect weather during the best season totally made it all worthwhile. Time to ice the knee and plan the next adventure. -- myWindsock Report -- Aerodynamics: 0.34 CdA Feels Like Elev™: +47m Weather Impact™: 2.6% Headwind: 46% @ 0.7 - 3.4 m/s Longest Headwind: 01h 54m 44s Air Speed: 19.5 km/h Temp: 10.5-18.3 °C Precip: 0% @ 0 Inch/hr -- END --