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| Heading Out from East Winthrop |
It was raining about as hard at the ride start in
Vassalboro last Saturday as on the start of any bike ride I've seen - no doubt
the weathermen who forecast "100% chance of rain" were muttering, "I told you
so." But as the 10 o'clock ride start rolled in, so did Marty and Scott (who
rode from Waterville, no less) so Jeanine and I decided we had a quorum, and off
we went. Within 4 miles the rains tapered off, the skies cleared a bit, and the
pavement started to dry out. Not quite trusting our good fortune (and with a
nod to our co-riders who had to ride back to Waterville) we cut the ride short
to about 15 miles after a fascinating tour of some historic graveyards. Many
thanks to Jeanine for leading the ride (and making the rains hold off for the
better part of the tour). This Saturday we will hope for a bit dryer conditions
when we meet in East Winthrop for the Big Lakes Tour at 9:30 AM. It's another
great ride and I hope you can join us!
Saturday, May 18th - EAST WINTHROP
"The Big Lakes Tour" - a ride along the shorelines
of Lakes Maranacook, Annabessacook, and Cobbosseecontee.
START: 9:30 AM at the parking lot of Tom's Bike
Boutique, 2208 Rt.202 in East Winthrop, across from D.R Struck's
Nursery.
DISTANCE: 25-30 miles.
TERRAIN: moderate with some hills.
HIGHLIGHTS: Some nice lakeside runs along backroads
in Winthrop, Monmouth, and Manchester.
LEADER: Denise Crowell.
For more information on the Kennebec Valley Bicycle
Club, contact Jim Merrick, hjmerrick@gmail.com or check us out on Facebook.
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