Took a short ride this afternoon around the area to see the colors. Seems I was about a week late here in the Midwest! Many of the trees were obviously past their prime color and also many had already lost leaves showing bare branches. Was a nice ride anyway. Temps were perfect and, though cloudy, was still a very nice day for a ride. Of course, I don't stop riding just 'cuz the temps dip a little south of freezing so I don't consider the season over at anytime... even though I live where we get the extremes of the seasons (high temps/humidity in summer to below zero temps/feet of snow in winter). I ride on.
ps- I will say I wouldn't mind having above freezing temps all year like SOME southern riders have, but I'll not let the temps stop me anyway, as long as the pavement is clear.