Spectacular late fall day in NJ. Started before dawn with lots of stars out and an old moon. Thank goodness for the switch back from Daylight Savings time: I got dawn an hour early. I haven't done this route before, and it packs in about as many hills as you can manage in the Mendham area, on a bunch of roads I haven't been on before. The Bailey Hollow Road climb is always a hard slap, with 12-16% pitches. Good way to warm up on a cool day. The part up though Lewis Morris Park was really beautiful and no one was around. The Schoolhouse Lane climb is beautiful and just goes on and on. Horizon Drive in Mendham was new and a nice addition. First time riding Cherry Lane from west to east and there is a stiff pitch at the start. Everything is scattered with palatial mansions on beautiful properties. The foliage was pretty much peak, so it was a great week to be down here to ride. I saw maybe 5 cars in the first 2 hours. It was a great ride, but my quads were cooked.