Gray morning Sunday

Air temperature 63 F, dew point 60, wind south 7 mph, cloudy. Supposed to clear off this afternoon. Some teams won yesterday, some teams lost.

Sunday wild geese report

Headed out of town, heard geese calling along the river near the cemetery but couldn't see them, then had a ragged wedge overhead once I got up to the golf course. Then I turned off inland, along another stream, and found some number of geese exceeding fifty in the fields of the university farm. 'Tis the season . . .

Roadkill tallied a couple of chipmunks or red squirrels, ID uncertain, one definite muskrat and definite porcupine, and what I'm pretty sure was a beaver high and dry -- fur and size right, but I couldn't see the distinctive tail or teeth.

Nuisance wind, so when I reached my water stop by the dam and eagle overlook, no eagles, I headed straight home rather than crossing the river and riding down the other side. Did not die.

27.34 miles, 2:13:38

Meditation

The thing about McCain is, he showed that you don't have to think people are Evil because they have a different idea of what is good for the country.