This May's ride started with beautifully sunny skies and pleasant temperatures. I wish it would have stayed that way. Breakfast was good with new faces coming in and old friends arriving. We had about 20 riders on this ride, so we split into two groups. Frindle led the lead group while Rktec lead the chase group. Andyr was one sweep rider while bobjan was the other, Royal Tiger was also a sweeper at one point. Bryce helped out in the lead group and I assisted in the chase group. The ride up to lunch went well, we had two ladies have minor get-offs due to gravel but nothing major. After lunch rain came but the forecast had been patchy showers, 20% chance of rain, so the majority of us continued. Once we reached Penns Peak, things didn't look so good. Near our eventual destination, Wind Gap, there was a white out of clouds and rain, so we considered going south. One rider pulled up the weather on his smart phone and it had a strong weather advisory with another band of thunderstorms and rain coming soon. Well, that's a wrap! We all made plans and headed for home. I kept thinking I'll go over this ridge and we'll be out of the rain, HA! I got soaked and was cold, probably should have had the rain gear on sooner. Oh well. From the reports I've gotten everyone got home safely, so that's a plus. Our next ride is the 2nd Saturday of June, due to the CSBA Spring Rally being on the first weekend. Ya'll take care, it was way cool to ride and hang with you. Thanks to those who helped out and for all who came. I hope to see everyone next month.
May 2011 Ride - "Blue Mountain Run"
- 08 May 2011 |
- Published in 2011 RIDE REPORTS