Monthly FULL MOON RIDE

Another Fullmoon, another FullMoon!PicnicCruise!

Tuesday, July 3, Mt Rainier Bike CoOp, 3601 Bunkerhill RD, Mt Rainier, MD
gather 7pm
departs 7:30

Keep our eyes on the skies, there may be thunderstorms, as yet.

BicycleSPACE, a great bike shop on 7th north of New York Ave, NW DC, is hosting another bike gathering themselves, brilliantly celebrating fireflies and heavy on the picnicking, if we so choose to join them again!

6/23 12:30pm, Summer Solstice Ride To Ruin 2012!

Consider riding 2.5 hrs north to picnic and swim in a river near ruins of a mill, then ride back.

Saturday June 23
12:30p Gather Mount Rainier Bike Coop, 3601 Bunkerhill RD
1:00p  depart (2-3 hr ride will stop 2-3 times for water, food, any needed rests)
4:00p  arrived at Savage Rocks
7:00p  departed back
10:00p arrived at Mt Rainier Bike Coop

route:
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Why a very strenuous ride in summer heat? You'd be surprised how far you can go on your bike if you haven't surprised yourself already. This ride has scant hills through a mostly shaded route! This ride happens 2 days from the Summer Solstice and there will be as much daylight (til almost 9) to use on the return trip.

Chinese Elm down on 38th at Utah Ave, Brentwood, MD. June 22 2012 Downburst/Microburst. We few still wanted to ride.

Caitlin, Roopa, Harold, Tim, Winnie. 38th at Bunkerhill RD.

Rob. U.S.1 North at BunkerHill RD, Brentwood MD

Rob, Winnie, Katie, Tim, Harold, train. Anacostia Trail Eastern Branch. Edmonston, MD.

Caitlin, Katie, Winnie, Rob, Roopa, Tim, Harold. Anacostia Trail Eastern Branch. Riverdale, MD.

Harold, Caitlin, Katie, TIm, Rob, Roopa, Winnie. Cherrywood Lane, turning left/north at Rte201. Greenbelt, MD.

Rte 201 north, Beltsville, MD.
We saw trees down from Mt Rainier to Riverdale, but all points north looked like they didn't get the tree-ripping storms the night before.

Montpelier Swimming Pool, Cederbrook Lane, Laurel, MD. Water fountain! Friendly staff!

Brock Bridge RD north. Laurel, MD.

La Campechanita arrives before the explorer like an oasis of sweet ice on a hot day of riding in the sun of Brock Bridge RD in Maryland City/Laurel, MD.

Gorman RD., east. Savage, MD.

Gorman RD. Savage, MD.

A path to the swim spot through mill ruins.

Through the woods. Patuxent River at Savage, MD.

north/west/upstream along the Patuxent River, Savage MD. Woods cleared and larger open path developed since 2010.

Striking Azul Harold. Savage, MD.

In the Patuxent River. Savage, MD.

Patuxent Picnic. Winnie and Rob joined by Mick.

Roopa, Caitlin, Winnie, Harold, Tim, and Rob heading homewards south on Brock Bridge RD by the Laurel Park stables. Katie got a ride to Baltimore from Savage. Smart planning!

Before a delightful mess of fireflies along the Anacostia Trail, we viewed Baltimore Washington Blvd, U.S. Rte1 through Beltsville, from a hilltop of Old Baltimore Pike east of the railroad in Beltsville. It looks like Old Baltimore Pike and (newer)Rte1 used to be a connected road in the past. The railroad severs the seeming connection, now.

Wednesday June 13 2012

This June ide Wednesday saw again many flock to the bike coop.

Cory was first to show and again extremely helpful to arrivals.

Rosy and Job helped out through the night as well.

Many many projects. It was one of those nights.

Tyler freed a seized stem. Liberty!

Xing Xing brought some sweet sesame goodies. So nice! She then trued a wheel!

Me and Harold resolved to meet at the coop next Saturday, June 23, at 12:30pm for a long ride to a swimming spot in Savage MD. If it isn't called off by rain...the ride will be tough. But the reward at the end is worth it -A swim near Patuxent River rapids and the ruins of an old mill, happens at a place us ol' Laurelites called The Rocks.

There will be hydrating and food acquiring opportunities along the way, and at the destination.

This is a very social event. Surely, there will be many groups of families and friends enjoying the river by the time we get there, as many folks gather at this spot every weekend through the summer.

Gather 12:30pm at 3601 Bunkerhill, If it's raining, we'll decide if we'll continue, or call it off.
Depart 1pm
Ride in much shade on hot solstice day for 2.5 hours
Arrive (by) 4pm -Savage Rocks
Depart (by)7pm
Ride back exhausted and surprised that you'd even ride after all that
Arrive (by)10pm 3601 Bunkerhill Rd