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^^^^^
Thanks, -D.
Anyway, I finally had time to upload the rest of my pix from the trip. Here's a slideshow of them:
https://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v2...view=slideshow
Thanks, -D.
Anyway, I finally had time to upload the rest of my pix from the trip. Here's a slideshow of them:
https://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v2...view=slideshow
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For a small fee, Biller's Bike Shop in Havre de Grace will drive you and your bike across, but I wanted to be self-sufficient and get some bigger miles in my legs before July.
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NoRacer, I've been toying with the idea of a trip to OC by bike for quite a while now . . . from where I live, though, I'd probably head south and get myself hauled across the Bay Bridge. And I'm not hard-core enough to do it over just a weekend! I'd need at least a few days of lying collapsed on the beach in between the trips. I might do it later this year -- now that plans for another week-long trip have collapsed, I have some extra vacation time.
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Anyway, there is some rest in there... the schedule is:
- Thursday - @daybreak, ride to OCMD and check in to motel
- Friday - up for coffee and watch the morning boardwalk bike riders and joggers; late morning ride to Assategue (maybe) or late morning ride with "G" Shoemaker (female racer) and her friend Lolo or just a ride between lounging around on the beach; catch the fireworks displays in the evening.
- Saturday - up for coffee and watch the morning boardwalk bike riders and joggers; late morning ride to Assategue (maybe) or just a ride between lounging around on the beach
- Sunday - @daybreak, ride back to Essex, perhaps checking out Henlopen State Park on the way.
I won't be "racing" any of the rides (unless I'm out on my own and play "bridge the gap" on Coastal Hwy with the "rec" riders--hehe )
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Maybe I should start making this an organized annual BBC ride with me as the ride leader.
I just updated the cue sheet, today. It's located in CueSheetCentral when you search for Essex cue sheets. The file is a .zip file that contains a very high level map, cue sheet/pack list, and a GPX file of the (whoops! last year's) ride. Hmmm...might have to fix that.
New this year, if more than me going, I'm bringing 2 hand-held radios to keep in communications. Unfortunately, I don't have headphone/mic headsets for them.
I just updated the cue sheet, today. It's located in CueSheetCentral when you search for Essex cue sheets. The file is a .zip file that contains a very high level map, cue sheet/pack list, and a GPX file of the (whoops! last year's) ride. Hmmm...might have to fix that.
New this year, if more than me going, I'm bringing 2 hand-held radios to keep in communications. Unfortunately, I don't have headphone/mic headsets for them.
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Drive up to Essex and come on along ($12/day for the room for extra persons beyond 2)! My neighborhood is quiet. Vehicles are safe.
Anyway, there is some rest in there... the schedule is:
- Thursday - @daybreak, ride to OCMD and check in to motel
- Friday - up for coffee and watch the morning boardwalk bike riders and joggers; late morning ride to Assategue (maybe) or late morning ride with "G" Shoemaker (female racer) and her friend Lolo or just a ride between lounging around on the beach; catch the fireworks displays in the evening.
- Saturday - up for coffee and watch the morning boardwalk bike riders and joggers; late morning ride to Assategue (maybe) or just a ride between lounging around on the beach
- Sunday - @daybreak, ride back to Essex, perhaps checking out Henlopen State Park on the way.
I won't be "racing" any of the rides (unless I'm out on my own and play "bridge the gap" on Coastal Hwy with the "rec" riders--hehe )
Anyway, there is some rest in there... the schedule is:
- Thursday - @daybreak, ride to OCMD and check in to motel
- Friday - up for coffee and watch the morning boardwalk bike riders and joggers; late morning ride to Assategue (maybe) or late morning ride with "G" Shoemaker (female racer) and her friend Lolo or just a ride between lounging around on the beach; catch the fireworks displays in the evening.
- Saturday - up for coffee and watch the morning boardwalk bike riders and joggers; late morning ride to Assategue (maybe) or just a ride between lounging around on the beach
- Sunday - @daybreak, ride back to Essex, perhaps checking out Henlopen State Park on the way.
I won't be "racing" any of the rides (unless I'm out on my own and play "bridge the gap" on Coastal Hwy with the "rec" riders--hehe )
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Yeah, well, even your "not racing" is gonna be warp speed compared to my turtle-on-a-bike impersonation, LOL! Hmmm . . . perhaps I could drive over the bay and leave my car somewhere in Elkton or Chesapeake City, and you all can wave as you pass me by . . . And I'm sure I could get away with using the Airborne instead of the 520 . . . all right, you've really got me thinking about this now! I'll have to check the office leave situation for Thursday. (Friday is a holiday for us slacker government workers.)
I'm taking a vacation day on Thursday, but Friday is a holiday for me, too.
I haven't heard anything from Barry--don't know if he was really serious. Another someone from DC Randonnuers said she's going to Seatle, WA for rides that give her credit toward her R5000 award (I believe this is for riding "certified" randonnuer rides that total up to 5,000 km), so she can't come. Derath -might- do it next year.
So, so far, Maxine, you're the only one that is seriously considering it.
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Warp speed! LOL! I kept my pace under 15 mph average for the ride to Chesapeake City. In fact, it was probably closer to 14 MPH. I didn't want to get myself into a cramping situation again.
I'm taking a vacation day on Thursday, but Friday is a holiday for me, too.
I haven't heard anything from Barry--don't know if he was really serious. Another someone from DC Randonnuers said she's going to Seatle, WA for rides that give her credit toward her R5000 award (I believe this is for riding "certified" randonnuer rides that total up to 5,000 km), so she can't come. Derath -might- do it next year.
So, so far, Maxine, you're the only one that is seriously considering it.
I'm taking a vacation day on Thursday, but Friday is a holiday for me, too.
I haven't heard anything from Barry--don't know if he was really serious. Another someone from DC Randonnuers said she's going to Seatle, WA for rides that give her credit toward her R5000 award (I believe this is for riding "certified" randonnuer rides that total up to 5,000 km), so she can't come. Derath -might- do it next year.
So, so far, Maxine, you're the only one that is seriously considering it.
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So next weekend I will be making a trip out to Cambridge MD to do some riding. Wanted to see if anyone will be out their and would like to ride with me and a friend? It will be saturday weather permitting and I would like to do around 50 miles if not more.
So anyone interested in meeting up out their?
So anyone interested in meeting up out their?
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I never had any problems using a TransIt seat post rack; it never budged, and held whatever I wanted to put on it. (I'm sure I never came close to the 25-pound limit, though.) I think the key is to get the bolt-on kind, not the quick-release kind -- I have read of complaints about the QR version not staying still. And I was able to sit it right on top of my seatpost collar, which may have helped, too. I gave it up for a traditional rack so I would have the option of panniers; also, the struts (right word?) of the rack make a fine place to mount a couple of taillights.
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I've also let myself get sucked into too many after-work commitments -- the'yre fun stuff, but the scheduling and logistics are draining the life from me, LOL! I'm gonna put my foot down when all that's over, sometime in August, I believe.
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Assateague Island National Park "Q"
https://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path...ue-Island-Park
Is anyone familiar with Bayberry Rd? It seems to extend south from the Verazzano Bridge to the MD/VA border. I'm just wondering if it's a paved road or trail?
https://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path...ue-Island-Park
Is anyone familiar with Bayberry Rd? It seems to extend south from the Verazzano Bridge to the MD/VA border. I'm just wondering if it's a paved road or trail?
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Assateague Island National Park "Q"
https://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path...ue-Island-Park
Is anyone familiar with Bayberry Rd? It seems to extend south from the Verazzano Bridge to the MD/VA border. I'm just wondering if it's a paved road or trail?
https://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path...ue-Island-Park
Is anyone familiar with Bayberry Rd? It seems to extend south from the Verazzano Bridge to the MD/VA border. I'm just wondering if it's a paved road or trail?
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So next weekend I will be making a trip out to Cambridge MD to do some riding. Wanted to see if anyone will be out their and would like to ride with me and a friend? It will be saturday weather permitting and I would like to do around 50 miles if not more.
So anyone interested in meeting up out their?
So anyone interested in meeting up out their?
And we love new folks. Seems like every week brings a new face.
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Thanks again,
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Howard County born and raised, although I've been in Brooklyn for the past five years. I miss those Columbia bike paths though, I had no idea how novel they were and just took them for granted growing up.
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Assateague Island National Park "Q"
https://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path...ue-Island-Park
Is anyone familiar with Bayberry Rd? It seems to extend south from the Verazzano Bridge to the MD/VA border. I'm just wondering if it's a paved road or trail?
https://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path...ue-Island-Park
Is anyone familiar with Bayberry Rd? It seems to extend south from the Verazzano Bridge to the MD/VA border. I'm just wondering if it's a paved road or trail?
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NoRacer: I don't think it goes that far. It goes for a ways then gets sandy. I recall not being able to cycle all the way down. I don't remember if it was the sand or 'no bikes below this point' that prevented me from riding it. I kinda think both were an issue. It was a few years ago. I was only able to go a short distance. I bailed and went swimming. I have a map of Delaware bike routes and a DelMarVa bike route map. You are more than welcome to borrow them. Delaware riding is really sweet, so many options and back roads. If you want the maps we can set up a meet this weekend. Charlie
Thanks for the offer.
Speaking of this weekend, I want to do a long, slow ride with loaded pack. I'm thinking of doing this:
https://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path...-outbound-only
If anyone is interested in meeting me along the way and riding out with me, let me know. I haven't decided how early I'll start yet, but I'm going to try and average 14-15 mph and since it's suppose to be H O T out, I'll probably start just before sunrise (5:30am ?). This should put me in the city by 6am or so.
Some of the loops are redundant or were for sightseeing (i.e., the one at BWI near Sawmill Creek Park, and the one just before the park). I'm sure that I'll not do the loop by Sawmill, but will follow the Overton portion of the trail.
I'll upload a picture to this IMG tag, when I have left:
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Charlie,
Thanks for the offer.
Speaking of this weekend, I want to do a long, slow ride with loaded pack. I'm thinking of doing this:
https://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path...-outbound-only
If anyone is interested in meeting me along the way and riding out with me, let me know. I haven't decided how early I'll start yet, but I'm going to try and average 14-15 mph and since it's suppose to be H O T out, I'll probably start just before sunrise (5:30am ?). This should put me in the city by 6am or so.
Some of the loops are redundant or were for sightseeing (i.e., the one at BWI near Sawtooth Mill Park, and the one just before the park). I'm sure that I'll not do the loop by Sawtooth.
I'll upload a picture to this IMG tag, when I have left:
Thanks for the offer.
Speaking of this weekend, I want to do a long, slow ride with loaded pack. I'm thinking of doing this:
https://www.bikely.com/maps/bike-path...-outbound-only
If anyone is interested in meeting me along the way and riding out with me, let me know. I haven't decided how early I'll start yet, but I'm going to try and average 14-15 mph and since it's suppose to be H O T out, I'll probably start just before sunrise (5:30am ?). This should put me in the city by 6am or so.
Some of the loops are redundant or were for sightseeing (i.e., the one at BWI near Sawtooth Mill Park, and the one just before the park). I'm sure that I'll not do the loop by Sawtooth.
I'll upload a picture to this IMG tag, when I have left:
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NoRacer: I don't think it goes that far. It goes for a ways then gets sandy. I recall not being able to cycle all the way down. I don't remember if it was the sand or 'no bikes below this point' that prevented me from riding it. I kinda think both were an issue. It was a few years ago. I was only able to go a short distance. I bailed and went swimming. I have a map of Delaware bike routes and a DelMarVa bike route map. You are more than welcome to borrow them. Delaware riding is really sweet, so many options and back roads. If you want the maps we can set up a meet this weekend. Charlie
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Hey NR I assume you are talking about Saturday??? That is my sons last day home before he heads back to Pendleton. Doesn't mean he wants to spend it with us though I might be able to meet you early near BWI/B&A, ride for awhile, then head back. I know I can't make Thomas Point tomorrow. If it is early enough I should be able to squeeze a ride to Annapolis. Let me know if it is Saturday and your ETA at BWI area. Charlie