It really was my intention to put in 20 or more road miles today, but I am feeling fatigued … I can’t bear to face the wind, which is changing directions and blowing intermittently about 25 mph. A girl has one option; a mountain bike.

My plan is simple – to ride at a leisurely pace through the two AVIS reservations near my house. Here is a short video tour of the ride. It starts at the local high school playing fields which abut the first of the two conservation trail lands, down a short stretch of road and onto the Shawsheen River Reservation, Vale Trail.