Wachusett Mtn summit road now officially open after 2 yr closure - what a smooth surface now ! Forgot to turn Garmin Edge 305 back on descending from summit - thus the sharp elevation drop and the straight line in the route trace to the point where I did turn it back on! An incredible Columbus Day holiday weatherwise (felt more like summer, but looked like fall as there was lots of foliage color to take in, and lots of people (some with pet dogs hiking, some on bikes) out on the bike rail trail, and climbing up to the Wachusett Mtn summit ( by car, motorcycle, bike, and hiking )); a little warmer than I had figured on... did not feel as much energy in my legs as I had on the rides last Wed thru Saturday 10/5/11 thru 10/8/11 (until I stopped for a baklava square at the Princeton Pizza Shop on Rt 62 just W of the town center... then my energy level perked up a bit !). During drive home from CMRT at Rutland State Park, nearly full moon popped up on eastern horizon as the sun was setting in the west behind a high cloud deck off to the SW one or two hundred miles away (first time we've had a substantial cloud deck visible in the sky since last Wed - a five day stretch of sunny, clear blue skies !! ). Sunny, dry, warm for this time of year, air temp 78 F, dew pt 56 F, winds NW 12 mph.