HIKE & RIDE REPORTS
Wednesday, 22 February 2017, Lincoln winter hike
Hike Leader: Marie Keutmann
~5 miles, 10:00 am start from St. Anne's in-the-Fields, Lincoln, MA
Hikers (13 humans, 2 canines): Marie & Zoe (Labrador Retriever, Barbara Jacobs, Chuck McWilliams, Don Mannes, Elissa Brown, Janet Miller, Jim Cant & Logan (Rhodesian Ridgeback), Judi Burten, Mike Hanauer, Roy Westerberg, Sander Nydick, Susan Sabin, and Ted Nyder.
Present at lunch (2): Edie Baxter and Jacque Smith.
On an unseasonably warm, sunny day we set off in the snow, across the marsh and open fields behind St. Anne’s. Before we went into the woods, we put on our traction devices to help our footing on the snow. We headed to Fairhaven Bay on the Sudbury River and enjoyed the view of the frozen water, then headed up the Andromeda Trail to the backside of Walden Pond. On our way back to our cars, we walked past a field with horses behind a wooden rail fence. A stray wire from the fence had fallen on the ground and turned out to still be electrified, shocking both dogs when they stepped on it.
Report by Marie Keutmann.
Wednesday, 22 February 2017, Winter Ride from Verrill Farm
Ride Leader: Ken Hablow
33 miles, 10:00 am start from Verrill Farm, Concord, MA
Riders (23): Ken, Andy Brand, Arne Buck, Barbara Martin, Butch Pemstein, Curt Dudley-Marling, David Fay, Francie Sparks, Frank Hubbard, Fred Newton, Gene Ho, Howie Davidson, John Allen, Lindy King, Margie Lee, Mike Byrne, Richard Vignoni, Rick Carlson, Rick Lawrence, Tom Allen, Tony Lee, Wing Chow, and first-timer Fred Vaughn.
It was a beautiful day with temperatures soaring to the low 50s, very little wind, and mostly dry roads. Twenty-three riders set out on a leisurely ramble through West Acton and into Stow, along the Delany Water Project. We maintained a nice pace of about 13.3 mph for most of the ride. Several riders took off the front at a faster pace, and a few dropped back, which made the main group size tolerable. We had one flat close enough to the end so most of the riders headed back instead of waiting. Rick Carlson and Mike Byrne were nice enough to wait for us as arrows as the flat was tended to.
Most of the group stopped at Verrill Farm for lunch after the ride. Thanks to Tom Allen for sweeping.
Report by Ken Hablow.
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