Concord via Heard Pond and Callahan State Parks - June 2, 2021

 RIDE REPORT

Wednesday, 2 June 2021, Concord via Heard Pond and Callahan State Parks

Ride Leader: Linda Nelson, with assistance from Barry

36 or 42 miles, 10:00 am start from Burchard Park, Weston, MA

Riders (29): Linda, Barry, Adam Walpert, Al Berardi, Alan Cantor, Allison Easton, Bernie Mango, Betsy Harper, Bob Wadsworth, Butch Pemstein, David Wean, Don Mannes, Gary Williams, Gene Ho,Gerry Sheetoo, Glenn Pransky, Joel Bauman, Kaz Zelny, Lindy King, Rich Taylor, Sally Chapman, Sid Kadish, Stan Kay, Susan Broome, Susan Sabin,and first-timers Betsy Kimball,Catherine Widgery, Lynn DeWitt, and Terry Snyder.

Present at ride start: Helen Greitzer.

June 2ndmarked the start of the 2021 post-pandemic Wednesday Wheeler rides. It had been 448 days since the last WW ride and the 29 riders were eager to chat and ride with one another on a CRW group ride without masks and social distancing. It had been too long since we had seen each other. We all talked about how good it felt to be participating in a “normal” group ride.

Two ride options were offered: 36 or 42 miles. The short ride, with human arrows, was led by Linda Nelson and swept by Barry Nelson. It started at Burchard Park in Weston and went through the scenic rolling hills of the western suburbs - Weston, Wayland, Sudbury, Framingham, Concord, and Lincoln. The longer ride added the scenic hills of Carlisle.

There was no lunch stop due to the many restaurant closures in the western suburbs, as well as lingering health concerns about indoor eating. So the group had a snack stop in Concord in the Main Street Café alley or the Haute Café Alley before regrouping and returning to Weston. A special shout out to Stan Kay, who repeatedly volunteered to be the human arrow, and a “boo” to the human arrows who, even after listening to a thorough explanation of the human arrow concept, left their positions before the sweep passed by.

Report by Barry Nelson.