Adena Hockhocking trail - Nelsonville to Athens Spring and Autumn rides can be a roll of the dice. This one certainly was. With less-than favorable early forecasts, we arrived at the trailhead behind the Rocky Boots store in Nelsonville dressed for the worst. Still, Lin announced (predicted?) that it was "A beautiful day". Past Hocking College the trail was wet and leaf covered. Although scary looking, the trail was quite rideable. We had no difficulties. By the time we reached the 7 mile break area, the sun peeked out and it began to warm up. Off came a layer here and there. At the Habitat House turnaround, the sky cleared and temperatures rose to the low 70s. More layers disappeared. Stopping only briefly for a stand-up break at about the 9 mile mark, we hit a steady if reserved pace back to Nelsonville. We loaded the bikes and did a GWNN style caravan to the BBQ restaurant in Logan for a post-ride repast. Good food, good beer, good trails and good friends. Yes, Lin called it right, again.