I like being outdoors and I could not do the indoor thing. That’s one reason why I like Maryland our bad weather is rarely longer then a week.
Anyway fellow Randonneurs the DC Randonneurs are doing this ride and the weather looks great for Saturday:
SATURDAY, JANUARY 27, 2007
"THE SWINGING BRIDGE CENTURY," starting from Elkridge Elementary
School/Elkridge Landing Middle School, Elkridge, Maryland. MEETING TIME
7:30 a.m. Promises to be challenging, but probably not quite so
challenging as was "From Here to Tibuktu" a couple of weeks ago. I'm
estimating about 7,000 feet elevation gain. The ride will begin on a
mellow and yet very scenic note, visiting Patapsco Valley State Park and
traversing a swinging bridge. See
http://www.dnr.state.md.us/publiclan...scovalley.html.
After a few flat miles along the Patapsco River, we'll climb out of the
valley and begin our trek northward, passing through the Soldiers
Delight Environmental Area, see
http://www.dnr.state.md.us/publiclan.../soldiers.html and
http://www.bcpl.net/~sdci/sdci_history.html. We'll continue north past
Liberty Lake on scenic Baltimore County and Carroll County roads to our
lunch stop in Hampstead. The return route passes through the tiny
village of Patapsco and more of Patapsco Valley State Park, crossing
over Liberty Reservoir. We'll visit historic Ellicott City near the end
of the ride. 100 miles, with short options of 53, 75, or 88 miles.
Here are the directions to the ride start:
ELKRIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL/ELKRIDGE LANDING MIDDLE SCHOOL, ELKRIDGE, MARYLAND
7075 Montgomery Road, Elkridge MD 21075 - 410.313.5056
From DC Beltway I-495, take Exit 27 onto I-95 north. In about 16 miles,
take Exit 43A onto MD100 East toward Glen Burnie. In about 1 mile take
Exit 6B onto US1 North toward Elkridge. In 2.3 miles, turn left onto
Montgomery Road. In 0.4 mi. turn right into the elementary
school/middle school complex and proceed to parking area.