Patrick, you should come up here sometime, Michigan has great places to ride, and Amit knows a lot more of them than I do!
On Mon, Oct 3, 2011 at 10:50 PM, PATRICK MOORE <[email protected]> wrote: > Beautiful scenery and bikes. This is Michigan, right? > > On Mon, Oct 3, 2011 at 1:57 PM, Amit Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > > Dear Rivendell Owners Bunch; > > > > Dad and I were supposed to go bicycle camping in Traverse City this > weekend, > > but when I came down with an upper-respiratory infection we decided it > was > > best if the trip was cancelled and I was given a chance to rest. I > didn't > > take that chance, and besides this terrible cough, runny/congested nose > and > > a slight fever, overall, I felt pretty good! So it was decided to ride > > Friday and Sunday. Both were spectacular rides, but Sunday's was perhaps > > most memorable. > > > > I was tired up of roads and traffic and wanted to do something different, > so > > I suggested trying out the Dirt Roads of Washtenaw County. Dad is all > about > > efficiency, so he wanted to take a more local route - something we could > get > > to without driving. He's also flexible and up for adventure, so he > agreed > > to letting me drive us to the WashCo Dirt Road ride. I also invited Tom, > > thinking that he'd enjoy the morning air and it would be good for him and > > dad to hang out. > > > > We started packing and preparing around 8 am Sunday morning, each wearing > 4 > > or 5 layers of wool, and boy, did we need it. The temperature was around > > 42* when we left, but warmed to about 47* by the time we arrived. > > Thankfully, this was a short commute, maybe 25 minutes away from home, > but > > because of searching for an enigmatic Kinko's to make copies (which we > never > > found) of our map, it ended up taking us close to an hour. Thankfully, > Tom > > is an artist and works quickly, so we had a detailed working map to ride > > by. We parked the Land Rover at a local cafe and had our morning intake > of > > fresh mushroom and spinach quiche. It was delicious, just what we needed > to > > get our engines going. > > > > We picked a 40-ish mile route, made up almost entirely dirt roads and > > started our journey in the town of Dixboro, riding almost immediately > into > > densely wooded forests mixed with golden farm country and spattered with > > crystal-clear lakes. The foliage created beautiful and vibrant scenery > and > > coupled with the crisp wind, we could feel and see the beginnings of > fall. > > > > There's more to see and be a part of, including huge wild llamas, > > catch-me-if-you-can deer and foraging for the most delicious apples I've > > ever tasted. There's also a Rivendell Atlantis, Saluki and an A. Homer > > Hilsen. > > > > Photos here. > > > > I hope you enjoy :) > > > > Amit > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > > To view this discussion on the web visit > > https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/MylTpqrT8FoJ. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected]. > > For more options, visit this group at > > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > > > > > -- > Patrick Moore > Albuquerque, NM > For professional resumes, contact > Patrick Moore, ACRW > http://resumespecialties.com/index.html > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > -- Ken Freeman Ann Arbor, MI USA -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
