Season Opener Bedford-Concord-Carlisle March 25, 2015

RIDE REPORT

Wednesday, March 25, 2015, First Ride of the Season - Bedford-Concord-Carlisle

Ride Leader:  Jack Donohue
27 miles, 10:00 am start from Depot Park, Bedford, MA.

Riders (16):  Jack, Bernie Flynn, Bob Wolf, Butch Pemstein, Clyde Kessel, Dave Slade, Dom Jorge, Francine Sparks, Irving Kurki, Ken Hablow, Pat Ward, Richard Vignoni, Roy Westerberg, Selig Saltzman, Susan Sabin, and Tom Allen. 

We hit a veritable heat wave with temperatures ending up in the high 40s late in the ride.  A number of Wheelers were on their bikes for the first time in a while.  Fourteen of us set out from Bedford, and were joined by the Lincoln contingent (Bob and Ken) on Monument Street in Concord.

Our first regroup was at the Visitor's Center off Monument Street.  It's usually a good place for a rest room break, but, alas, we were a bit too early.  We then wound our way through the back roads of Concord and into Carlisle, where we had a nice downhill on Bingham which has some fresh pavement, and on to Carlisle center.  Another traditional rest stop, the portajohn at Fern's was unavailable, and the library was closed, so we had to improvise (enough said).  Back into Bedford, I gave the group the option to shorten the ride, but everyone opted for the additional miles, a loop around Davis Road.  Back at the start, we headed out for lunch at Bruegger's, some of us electing to ride there since it was only a half mile away.

Thanks to Butch who did yeoman's work as sweep, even sweeping the small group that rode over to Bruegger's.

Lost and Found:  Someone lost an eyeglass mirror in front of Bruegger's.  Butch has it - contact him (bdpesq@rcn.com) to get it back.

Ride report by Jack Donohue.
Attendance by Tom Allen.

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