Ride Report ~ Christmas Lights Road Ride

Samhain is ended. Solstice bells ring. Winter has begun. Lights and wreaths mark the entrance to the season. Christmas is close at hand. A crystal sky, with a slowly lowering waxing moon, crisp cold air, stars sharp and clear, this was the night we had for the Christmas Lights Road ride.

What a near perfect ride! Present were (in no particular order) Jim, Dan, Chris, Lisa, Kelvin, Bob, Doug, and your humble correspondent. High spirits and good cheer abounded. We laughed, joked, pedaled, and rode into the night. The lights were glorious. The company was great. The temp was cold, but not too cold. We kept the pace brisk enough to stay warm, and low enough to keep the group together.

I have to remark, that for all the high spirits and high jinks, the group behaved well, and kept good discipline and good safety practices. Bravo!

We dealt with traffic challenges, more than a few hills (some terrifically steep), and managed to enjoy sights. No one crashed, although one of our group did manage to make an off course excursion into a bush. The most prevalent sound I heard along the way was laughter.

Lads and ladies, I would gladly ride with any of you again, at any time!

Specifics? We rode out of Peachtree City along Spear Rd, out Ebinezer Church, and then via Lester and Old Norton. We made the perilous trek up Sandy Creek Rd, and toured the two spectacular drive through displays out there. I might add, this close to Christmas, there were a lot of motoring sight seers out. We got almost as much attention as did the displays. Folks just do not know what to make of a group of happy, fit cyclists, out at night. We snuck back into town the back way, via the half mile of dirt road on Crabapple, and then did a tour of the lights on the north end of town.

In all, we were out for a bit more than two hours, and it was simply great! Without a doubt, this was the best of these I have ever done. If you weren’t along, you missed a truly great ride. Those of you who where there, thank you for helping to make great memories.