More Apples!

We had some crisp, Fall weather for our rides from Readfield on Saturday and from Norridgewock & Madison on Sunday. Saturday featured a stop at the Monmouth Apple Festival where we sampled numerous apple treats (the apple pie was sublime). Sunday was less windy and warmer, and we stopped at two historic landmarks: the Wire Bridge in New Portland, and the Bailey Farm Windmill in North Anson. Many thanks to our ride leaders (and their stand-ins), Brian, David, & Jim, and to all who turned out! This Saturday we will return to Livermore for our annual ride to Boothby's Apple Orchard. Hope you can join us as we roll into the month of October!

Saturday, October 1 - LIVERMORE FALLS

"Boothby's Apple Ride" - a tour of the ponds and ridges around Livermore and Chesterville, with an apple orchard stop.

START: 10:00 am at the store formerly known as Pike's Corner Oasis (now Rusty Lantern) at the junction of Rt.s 106, 133, and Campground Road in Livermore.

DISTANCE: 39 miles with a 24-mile cut-off.

TERRAIN: moderately hilly with several good hills.

HIGHLIGHTS: great back roads with numerous scenic views, and a stop at Boothby's Orchard, a family-owned farm for seven generations going back to 1865. We may have a vehicle at the orchard to transport any apples you buy back to the start.

LEADER: John Lanoue, john.lanoue@avid.com.  

LINK to ROUTE MAP (2016): https://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=6799282

For more information on the Kennebec Valley Bicycle Club contact Jim Merrick at 293-3784, hjmerrick@gmail.com, and check out the KVBC blog at http://postedroads.blogspot.com, or the KVBC Facebook page.