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Wednesday, October 6, 2004

The time has arrived to tour Acadia National Park on two wheels. I get all gussied up for my early October bike ride.

I think better of it and don a wind breaker and biking gloves to keep the chilly wind at bay. There's nothing worse than being unnecessarily cold on a bike ride. I figure if I overheat I'll just remove and stuff the unneeded clothing into my water backpack. God, I look like a clothing store mannequin. No, seriously, it's really me.

I bike out of Blackwoods Campground, quickly reach Route-3, then head westward. I only have a vague idea of my route. My primary directive is to ride a clockwise tour of Mount Desert Island with a climb of Cadillac Mountain thrown in for good measure.