Left earlier enough that the various issues of the day (needing gloves, gloves then being too tight, Halloween decorations too scary) did not need the usual urgency.
Semi taper, went with a short ride full of shenanigans:
*Wheelies *Unmarked trail exploration *Steep grassy slopes at the limit of my 30/42 and leg strength and tire grip, probably should do reps one day on some of these *Found a micro skatepark?! near the train bridge