The weather has let up. Mostly clear skies now. In the mid 40's. Winds from the South East. A good day for Keene. I had a tailwind on the way out. Made it to the top of the descent in good time. The downhill was casual. The wind wasn't too turbulent. I don't remember what my time was, when I reached the base. I turned around and headed back. I was wearing the full winter kit. I decided to take off my jacket and wear it around my waist. I had a headwind most of the way up. But it wasn't too bad. The climbing legs felt good, so I was able to settle into a comfrotable, and sustainable, tempo. I had a few things to think about, so that detracted from the effort I had to put in. When I reached the top of the loop monument, I pulled over to readjust the jacket around my waist. The miles were going quick. I had to stop once more to replace the GoPro battery. From there, I headed to the summit. When I got there, I stopped to put my jacket back on. The weather was significantly colder at the summit, than the lower elevations. From there, it was easy tempo, downhill, and back home. Concentration was good. I was happy to get out. Balance and form was good. Ailments, next to none. Gear worked great. Although the GoPro battery depleted about 20 minutes sooner than I anticipated. I also lost 1 minute of footage, by not turning the camera to record before shoving off. Fortunately, I noticed when I was just a few hundred yards down the street. Other notes, No cyclists today. (Although I did see a mountain biker going up the street as I was departing).

Other notes, I put in some digs over the risers. The legs responded well!