After manning a booth at the Fryeburg Fair on
Friday, I camped overnight at the fairgrounds and awoke to dark, rainy
conditions, and no chance to make it to the KVBC Ride in Chesterville. But I
was feeling my oats (or maybe it was the fried dough) and I decided to get in a
ride anyway, heading out to No. Conway and tackling Hurricane Mountain Road,
said to be one of the toughest climbs in the White Mountains - and definitely a
bit challenging in a cold rain. But I survived the cardiac stress test of the
climb, and the constant braking on the descent, and now I can say, "Been there,
done that." Turns out that despite John Lanoue's gracious planning and efforts
to lead a Fall foliage tour, the weather wouldn't cooperate and the KVBC ride
was washed out. This Saturday we will hope for a bit dryer conditions when we
meet in East Winthrop for the Big Lakes Tour at 9:00 AM. If we don't get a lot
of heavy rain before then, the foliage may be near peak, and it should be a
great ride. See you then!
Saturday, October 11th - EAST WINTHROP
"The Big Lakes Tour" - a ride along the shorelines
of Lakes Maranacook, Annabessacook, and Cobbosseecontee.
START: 9:00 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 near peak Fall foliage through Winthrop, Monmouth, and
Manchester.
LEADER: Denise Crowell.
For more information on the Kennebec Valley Bicycle
Club, contact Jim Merrick at hjmerrick@gmail.com or check out the KVBC
blog at: http://postedroads.blogspot.com.
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