Sounds like a good plan; it eliminates the need for a car shuttle. What do you know about the trail surface? I couldn't get any info on the web site. Is it old RR bed; compacted rock? Or paved in some way? Berry
-----Original Message----- >From: [email protected] >Sent: Jun 29, 2010 12:24 PM >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: [Gyros: 15849] New River Trail touring ride > >Gyros, >I am thinking of two days. Saturday and Sunday. > >It is 3 hours to Galax. Six hours in the car to ride 57 miles in one day >seems like too much to me for one day. > >Here is a thought: >Ride up on Saturday morning >Start at the mid-point and ride to Galax and back to the mid-point on Saturday. >Then on Sunday, start at the mid-point and ride to Pulaski and back to the >mid-point. >Come home Sunday afternoon satisfied that you just rode 117 miles in two days >through beautiful terrain and now life seems a little better for it. > >Let me know your thoughts. > > >---- Berry T Stevens <[email protected]> wrote: >> David, >> I have some interest, but wouldn't want you to plan around my participation. >> Are you thinking about doing the whole 57 miles, or just the 39 along the >> river? Single day, or multi-day trip? Keep me in the loop regarding your >> plans & I'll commit if I can. >> Thanks, >> Berry >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> >From: [email protected] >> >Sent: Jun 28, 2010 8:32 PM >> >To: [email protected] >> >Subject: [Gyros: 15846] New River Trail touring ride >> > >> > >> >Gyros, >> >Would anybody be interested in a touring ride on the New River Trail >> >sometime in the next few months? >> >My name is David and some of you may know me from my appearances on Mike's >> >Sunday morning touring ride. >> >See attached website address. >> >plans could be developed depending on the interest generated. >> >Let me know if you are interested. This would be more of a hybrid / >> >mountain bike kinda trip. >> >oh yeah, there are wineries nearby too! >> > >> >http://www.dcr.virginia.gov/state_parks/new.shtml >> > >> >Enjoy the day, -David >> > >> > >> > >> >-- >> >You received this message because you subscribed to the Gyro email group. >> >To post to this group, send an email to [email protected] >> >To unsubscribe, send an email to [email protected] >> >> >> Build 'em & Ride 'em >> On a 29r >> 313 W Juniper Ave >> Wake Forest, NC 27587 >> >> -- >> You received this message because you subscribed to the Gyro email group. >> To post to this group, send an email to [email protected] >> To unsubscribe, send an email to [email protected] > >-- >You received this message because you subscribed to the Gyro email group. >To post to this group, send an email to [email protected] >To unsubscribe, send an email to [email protected] Build 'em & Ride 'em On a 29r 313 W Juniper Ave Wake Forest, NC 27587 -- You received this message because you subscribed to the Gyro email group. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send an email to [email protected]
