Haverhill Short - May 27, 2015

RIDE REPORT

Wednesday, May 27, 2015, Haverhill Short

Ride Leader: Dick Harter

37 miles,10:00 am start from Ipswich River Park, North Reading, MA

Riders (28): Bob and Carol Anderson, Tom Allen, Dave Balaban, Elissa Brown, Don Buchholtz, Curt Dudley-Marling, Bernie Flynn, John Gilman, Paul Greco, Dmitri Gorenburg, Dick Harter,  Doug Hobkirk, Paula Hobson, Kathy Jonas, Kathy Horvath, Clyde Kessel, Maurice King, Gene Konig, Larry Kornetsky, Richard Mandel, Rudge McKenney, John Roberts, Dave Slade, Francie Sparks, Ilkka Suvanto, Tom Swanson and Bob Wolf.

Classic Wednesday Wheelers!  A beautiful day: hot but breezy.  A well-crafted route (courtesy of Tom Allen): plentiful shade; lovely ponds; some stretches with decent pavement; little traffic.  A thoughtful, helpful sweep – Clyde Kessel – who dealt with flats. And a ride leader who knew where he was going (almost all the time) and went there.  We began on rough pavement in North Reading, spent a good amount of time in Harold Parker State Forest, enjoyed better pavement in Boxford, stopped halfway at Ingaldsby’s to regroup and then finished up in Georgetown, more Boxford, Middleton and North Reading.  Some sprinted for their cars; the rest of us enjoyed a leisurely lunch at Ryer’s Store in North Reading.  Thanks to Clyde who, as noted, was the gracious and efficient sweep and to Tom who designed the route.  Rider courtesy/safety was high. Dick Harter