Hi Martha,

If you are thinking about the PPTC ride up Park Central road tomorrow, you may want to call the Ranger's office first. I've already heard of road closures-due to Camp David and this Holiday Weekend.

Gary

-----Original Message-----
From: William Smith
Sent: Jul 2, 2009 9:50 AM
To: FrederickPedalers@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [FPYG] we don't have anything on our schedule for July 3

I'm looking for a good easy D ride on the trike tomorrow.  Any interest?

-will.i.am

On Thu, Jul 2, 2009 at 9:03 AM, martha bush <mwrbush@yahoo.com> wrote:

Hi Folks-   Anybody have off tomorrow, July 3?  Looking for a ride?   Potomac Pedalers have these rides for us:   July 3   CC * 45 * MD * 8 AM * Thurmont Community Park (TCP) North of Thurmont. We will head north to Emmitsburg and Fairfield on scenic rolling back roads in a rural setting. We will explore the northern Frederick valley with uninterrupted views of the Catoctin Mountains. A rest stop is planned at mile 21. Ride will be swept. No go on wet roads. Two water bottles recommended. Linda and Lanny Evans 301/590-0088. BB * 57 * MD * 9 AM * Monocacy MS (MMS) Knock, Knock, Knockin' on the President's Door. I did this ride for the first time last month and it was really pretty. Quiet roads. A nice 12 mile warm-up before a little climbing through Catoctin Mountain Park. It's almost all downhill from mile 22. Let's hope the holiday weekend will keep the president away. Mark Hemhauser [mbhhbm <> verizon.net] H: 202/543-8005 or 202/834-9309.       I saw in the FNP that Park Central is closed for security reasons, so the BB ride may have to alter their route and go up Rt. 77 instead.    I think I'm going to do the early Thurmont ride.   -Martha

----- Original Message -----

From: William Smith

To: FrederickPedalers@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Thursday, July 02, 2009 9:50 AM

Subject: Re: [FPYG] we don't have anything on our schedule for July 3

I'm looking for a good easy D ride on the trike tomorrow.  Any interest?

-will.i.am

On Thu, Jul 2, 2009 at 9:03 AM, martha bush <mwrbush@yahoo.com> wrote:

Hi Folks-   Anybody have off tomorrow, July 3?  Looking for a ride?   Potomac Pedalers have these rides for us:   July 3   CC * 45 * MD * 8 AM * Thurmont Community Park (TCP) North of Thurmont. We will head north to Emmitsburg and Fairfield on scenic rolling back roads in a rural setting. We will explore the northern Frederick valley with uninterrupted views of the Catoctin Mountains. A rest stop is planned at mile 21. Ride will be swept. No go on wet roads. Two water bottles recommended. Linda and Lanny Evans 301/590-0088. BB * 57 * MD * 9 AM * Monocacy MS (MMS) Knock, Knock, Knockin' on the President's Door. I did this ride for the first time last month and it was really pretty. Quiet roads. A nice 12 mile warm-up before a little climbing through Catoctin Mountain Park. It's almost all downhill from mile 22. Let's hope the holiday weekend will keep the president away. Mark Hemhauser [mbhhbm <> verizon.net] H: 202/543-8005 or 202/834-9309.       I saw in the FNP that Park Central is closed for security reasons, so the BB ride may have to alter their route and go up Rt. 77 instead.    I think I'm going to do the early Thurmont ride.   -Martha

So I did the Potomac Pedalers BB*57 ride as Martha suggested. I even passed

Martha near Thurmont (I don't think she saw me). The PP ride has a different

flavor. If you come off, you get left. The A riders took off at the start and we

never saw them again. I rode with the B group. We went up Catoctin Hollow, which

is really a long climb when you are trying to keep up. We did not wait for

anyone or re-group at the top. I did not have the q sheet, so I had to try to

stay with the group.



The road past Camp David was closed, so we had to go up Hwy 77. I was not too

disappointed since Hwy 77 is much less steep than going through the park. We did

stop at Sheetz for a rest stop where some riders rejoined the group (the A group

skipped the stop). The PP riders were very friendly. I would do another PP ride,

but you have to have the q sheet and plenty of water.



Simon







--- In FrederickPedalers@yahoogroups.com, martha bush <mwrbush@...> wrote:

>

> Hi Folks-

>  

> Anybody have off tomorrow, July 3?  Looking for a ride?

>  

> Potomac Pedalers have these rides for us:

>  

> July 3

>  

> CC * 45 * MD * 8 AM * Thurmont Community Park (TCP)

> North of Thurmont. We will head north to Emmitsburg and Fairfield on scenic

rolling back roads in a rural setting. We will explore the northern Frederick

valley with uninterrupted views of the Catoctin Mountains. A rest stop is

planned at mile 21. Ride will be swept. No go on wet roads. Two water bottles

recommended. Linda and Lanny Evans 301/590-0088.

>  

> BB * 57 * MD * 9 AM * Monocacy MS (MMS)

> Knock, Knock, Knockin' on the President's Door. I did this ride for the first

time last month and it was really pretty. Quiet roads. A nice 12 mile warm-up

before a little climbing through Catoctin Mountain Park. It's almost all

downhill from mile 22. Let's hope the holiday weekend will keep the president

away. Mark Hemhauser [mbhhbm <> verizon.net] H: 202/543-8005 or 202/834-9309.

>  

>  

>  

> I saw in the FNP that Park Central is closed for security reasons, so the BB

ride may have to alter their route and go up Rt. 77 instead. 

>  

> I think I'm going to do the early Thurmont ride.

>  

> -Martha 

>