Started from Lewistown VERY early knowing it was going to be hot and humid later. It was plenty humid early, too, and I was dripping wet after a climb or two. Steady wind from the SSW, which was great for the first half; not so much for after the rest in Taneytown. My (faulty) recollection was it wasn't too climby after the rest, but clearly also a failure to look at the elevation data. So yeah, there was a fair bit of grinding uphill, with some directly into the wind.... One thing about riding solo is you don't feel pressure to keep up. If you need a stop, you stop. Utica covered bridge at the end is closed .... to cars. Rode around the barriers and crossed it anyway. News reports say a "box truck" hit it yesterday; looks like the superstructure mighta been damaged. Seemed pretty solid to my 275lbs+ of dude/bike/gear. Also maneuvered through a road closure on Keysville Road about Mile 14.5 -- tree had fallen across wires but by the time I got there the tree was cut up and the utility workers were dealing with the wires. Plenty of room to get by for a bike. Feet felt better because of the T-town stop (and new shoe removal). Would have needed another shoe timeout if the ride hadn't stopped when it did. Knee still unhappy; am aiming to deliberately stretch illotibial bands and see if that helps. Legs are really, really tight, cuz old. Also, average speed on RWGPS is a lie. More like 15mph.