On Mon, Oct 3, 2011 at 3:57 PM, Amit Singh <asd...@gmail.com> 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, That looks like a beautiful, traffic-free trip. I'm incredibly jealous. Thanks for sharing the pictures. -sv -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
