Stop hiking in November? That's when it starts to get really good, as the trails smooth and even out, the bugs are gone, and the crowds vanish.
Just giving you grief - glad you had a good hike. Tecumseh's a good little hike. I've been up a couple of times, the next one I hope to traverse from the parking lot to Tripoli Road (though that's not winter-able since that road closes).
Yesterday there were 2 inches of snow on the Osceolas up high, surely the same on Tecumseh. Can't be long before the guns start running!