The “What I did (will do) on my Summer Vacation Essay Contest” is in full swing and the tension is building. The entries are pouring in, in ones and twos. (Hint: Enter! You have a good chance!) The anticipation is mounting. Who will win the honor and glory? Who will own the handsome and very worthwhile Walz Japan Relief Cycling Cap? All will be revealed in this coming Friday’s post. For more info on the contest please see the posts from 7/12/11 and 7/13/11 (Don’t forget, bicycling isn’t necessary, but it will help a lot.)
A Plug: Last week, as many of you know, we went up north to ride the Funnest Road Ride In Georgia. (If you are not aware, this is a route and not an organized ride. In fact it was anything but organized. Still, we had a lot of fun!) One of the features of the ride is the turnaround stop in Tiger, Ga. The Tiger Food Mart is a delight. The folks who run it are good and kind. They have a great lunch counter and pleasant, sit-down eating area. And, as I’ve mentioned before, they serve one of the world’s absolute best grilled cheese sandwiches. If you are going to be in the Clayton/Tiger area, I strongly recommend you stop in.
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| The Tiger Food Mart |
Mid-Summer’s Eve (Lughnasad) Celebration Night Ride
Where: Senoia, GA. The parking lot on Seavy St. (Brick lot, behind Maguire’s)
Date: Monday 1 August
Time: 7:30 PM (sharp)
Distance/Pace: approx 45 miles, about 3 hours
Requirements/Conditions: Group will stay together. Headlights, tail lights, reflective sash or vest, reflective ankle bands, Helmets. Dress for the weather. Ride goes Rain or Shine.
Riding the “Original” Three Gap Route
Note: I’ve posted the cues sheet for this ride on the Southside Cycling Club website, under “Documents.” It’s a MS-Word file.
We’ll ride the traditional “south triple,” with a start/finish in Dahlonega. We’ll do this one with one bit of a difference. Find your parking where you will, but ride to the Courthouse Square. We’ll use the Square as a Rally Point for the start and finish. Meet at the Gold Museum at the southeast corner of the square. (Please use courtesy and common sense in selecting your parking spot. Do it legally.) We’ll do the traditional approach to Neels Gap, up Rockhouse Rd, and Porter Springs. There’s a possibility of a stop at the top of Neels Gap (mile 22), but I prefer to “roll” this summit. We have another possible store stop in Suches (mile 37). After descending Woody Gap, we’ll take the old “back way” into Dahlonega. It’s a lot nicer, and less traffic.
Where: Dahlonega, GA. Court Square.
Date: Thursday, 4 August
Time: 0900 A.M. (Sharp!)
Distance/Pace: Approx 53 miles, with re-group options
Requirements/Conditions: Helmets are required, road bikes strongly recommended. We’ll go rain or shine.
Suggestion: Mount your climbing gears!
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