As shown below, Sunday's Baltimore Bike Club ride starts at 5th District Elementary School.
Just out of curiosity I decided to see how hard it would be to get to Sunday's ride start from Essex.
Here's the route that I took:
http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=516068
Once I got to Mt. Carmel Rd., I stopped in at Callahan's (corner of Mt. Carmel and Falls Rd.) for a cup of coffee and some cookies (3 chocolate chip, but Roy had 2 "extra" sugar cookies that wouldn't fit into the jar and so he just gave them to me.
The coffe and cookies hit the spot after the climbing and battling the winds.
Roy's nephew (didn't get his name, but heard him call the other fellow "Uncle Roy"), apparently the owner of the store, stopped in and we talked about cycling a little bit. I told them that the BBC will have a ride tomorrow and that they -may- get some business from the ride.
Once I finished the coffee and cookies, I stopped over at the school. I went into the parking lot and picked up a stone. I used it to scratch out - I S A I A S - in the parking lot surface just to the right of the green garbage can. Maybe the club will see it tomorrow.
The trip back down Falls Rd was uneventful and quite a bit faster, except for the road crew from B.G.& E. working on some lines and at Falls and Joppa, the lane was blocked off to form only a single lane. Didn't see an apparent reason why other than another utility truck parked on the north bound side.
Just before getting back into Essex it started to sprinkle a little and the winds seem to kick up a touch more. It seems my timing was perfect.
All in all, I had a great ride. It was the first time I attempted riding straight up Falls Rd. It's a bit too far for me to meet the club tomorrow (60 miles roundtrip) and ride the 51 miles on top of that--especially when a lot of the ride is hilly (e.g., Spooks Hill).
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Isaias
> Date: Sunday, October 29, 10:00 am
> Speed: 18 mph
> Start: FIF - 5th District E. S.
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> Distance: 51 miles
> Leader: Craig
> Description: Hilly Halloween ride to Glen Rock over
roads like Spooks Hill and Grave Run.
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