Hot. Fortunately, Ken Tenure, Bernhard Paul, and Ron Menner were at Lincoln-Sudbury HS early and we got off by about 7:10 AM. Despite the heat, we were lucky to have overcast when we were going up Mile Hill and then the Wachusett Summit climb. The sun came out just as we getting to the summit. This was the first time I've done the Mile Hill climb and going directly to the Wachusett climb; that was hard, but I managed. Linden Street in Boylston is always such a lovely refuge from cars and heat. Sawyer Hill and Harvard Road in Bolton are always such a kick in the teeth so late in the ride. Finally the rollers in Stow, Acton, Concord and Sudbury are tough at the end. The salty potato chips and cold sugary iced tea were nice back at LS. We live to cycle another day.