What's your usual route? I'd have thought you go straight up the Middlesex Turnpike (3A). BTW, that big hill at the corner of 3 & 128? I grew up there.
From my house, the shortest way is Mass Ave to Lowell St to Middlesex Turnpike. The bits in Lexington and Bedford are quite nice. The bits in Arlington and Billerica are OK. It's really only the bits in Burlington that are no fun. Still, it's more of a commute and less of a pleasant bike ride than the Minuteman to Springs Rd, and so I take the scenic route even though the direct route saves 5 minutes.
While you're in the general area, take a short hop off the Minuteman and pass behind Hanscom AFB. From Springs Road at Great Road, cross onto South road, and after the entrance to the 'trail, you'll notice a street on your right named "Hartwell Road" (this is not to be confused with "Hartwell Ave" that enters the AFB itself). About a mile later, you'll find a rise, at the top of which you'll have a great view of the runways. If you're lucky, a corporate jet (or maybe even Boston MedFlight-- headquartered there) will be taking off or landing.
It's surprisingly tempting to get up early to ride with you to work, then turn around and ride back to studio. Why do "real" jobs have to start so early in the morning?
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Date: 2009-05-19 02:35 am (UTC)I love the roads around here.
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Date: 2009-05-19 03:12 am (UTC)It's surprisingly tempting to get up early to ride with you to work, then turn around and ride back to studio. Why do "real" jobs have to start so early in the morning?
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Date: 2009-05-19 04:18 am (UTC)Where you workin' now?