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 We may have cycled back to the 1820's and the time of Washington Irving. As we left our motel and headed to New Paltz, we passed a school called Ichabod Crane high school and saw signs for Rip Van Winkle bridge. I sure hope that I don't meet mysterious Dutchmen and fall deeply asleep in the Catskill Mountains. For the most part, the wonderful trails that we've experienced in the past couple of days have continued.  I have been struck by the amount of enjoyment that we've had as a direct result of New York State having invested in cycling infrastructure. Today's ride was 64 miles with over 95%, or greater, in separated cycle paths making the journey safe and fun and reducing confrontations with automobiles. I had a minor mechanical issue today on the road. I couldn't take care of it with the tools that I had with me and fortunately Frank was able to pick me up in the SUV and take me to a bike shop in Kingston. A place called Kingston Cyclery . An unassuming shop...

Link to FCC's Photo Album: https://goo.gl/photos/bs5eCHgmCMFpr7A26 As a reminder the list of club rides are located at: http://foothill.coxintl.com Unless otherwise noted, all rides start at 8 AM Helmets, extra tubes and repair kit required Rain Cancels Saturday Ride; 8 AM Rabbit run to Turtle Rock - 73/ 35  miles Ride Rating : Advanced for 73 miles and intermediate for 35 miles. Longer Ride Start : El Dorado Park Library 2900 N Studebaker Rd, Long Beach, CA   90815 in Long Beach, 72 miles to Turtle Rock in Irvine. Shorter Ride Start: Same destination starts 90 minutes later from Edison Community Park in Huntington Beach ( goo.gl/maps/o6KxDHo8S1RX5Sjn9 ). Ride Description: Flat and some gentle grades. Tour Balboa Island, Newport Back Bay and Turtle Rock (Irvine). Lunch in Irvine. -- ----------------------------------------------------   http://www.foothillcycle.org/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Foothill Cy...

Link to FCC's Photo Album: https://goo.gl/photos/bs5eCHgmCMFpr7A26 As a reminder the list of club rides are located at: http://foothill.coxintl.com Unless otherwise noted, all rides start at 8 AM Helmets, extra tubes and repair kit required Rain Cancels Saturday Ride; 8 AM Rabbit run to Turtle Rock - 73/ 35  miles Ride Rating : Advanced for 73 miles and intermediate for 35 miles. Longer Ride Start : El Dorado Park Library ( goo.gl/maps/o6KxDHo8S1RX5Sjn9 ) in Long Beach, 72 miles to Turtle Rock in Irvine. Shorter Ride Start: Same destination starts 90 minutes later from Edison Community Park in Huntington Beach ( goo.gl/maps/o6KxDHo8S1RX5Sjn9 ). Ride Description: Flat and some gentle grades. Tour Balboa Island, Newport Back Bay and Turtle Rock (Irvine). Lunch in Irvine. Sunday; Easy Ride; 8 AM Start Start ; CalTech at the intersection of South HIll Ave and San Pasqual St Ride Description: The 20 mile or less ride starts from Caltech and heads to various local breakfast destina...

  It was fun being a knight for a night, but the road is calling and we need to mount our trusty steeds for the road is calling us. We did have time for one final photo. As we stepped outside, the ground was wet from an early morning shower. The air was cool and damp. The weather forecast showed a low probability of rain and off we went. We picked up the trail where we left off yesterday and the with and the beautiful trail went on for miles and miles. Chuck, with his sharp eyes spotted a blue heron on the other side of the canal bank and with a bit of patience, I was able to grab the shot of him looking for his morning meal. At this point of the canal, it's really wide. So wide that a spillway was constructed to raise the height of the canal so that a lock could be installed. If you look closely, the spillway is under the 3 support arches and the canal water spilling over the spillway. the canal lock is between the 2 vertical buildings on the lower center of the photo. Both o...

 What a nice day for a ride. Today we traveled from Syracuse to Utica. Nice bump of climbing at the beginning of the ride, then flat for the remaining part of the ride. After the first 8 miles of the ride it was mostly on quite and flat trail riding mostly along canals. The wildlife was abundant as we toured. Chuck spotted a bald eagle resting in a tree overlooking a canal and Douglas spotted many fish and a muskrat. Maybe the eagle was looking for a fish for his next meal? We stopped for a morning coffee at the 17 mile mark and spent about 30 minutes sipping coffee and munching on danish before heading off to lunch at the 31 mile mark. Chuck was waiting at a nice shaded picnic area with the lunch fixings. We still had approximately 30 more miles to go, so we shoved off for more trail riding. We crossed the canal several times including a couple of crossings at canal locks. We came across a marker stating the location of the start of the original canal in 1817 (the war of 1812 only...

Link to FCC's Photo Album: https://goo.gl/photos/bs5eCHgmCMFpr7A26 As a reminder the list of club rides are located at: http://foothill.coxintl.com Unless otherwise noted, all rides start at 8 AM Helmets, extra tubes and repair kit required Rain Cancels Saturday Ride; 7 AM - Special Ride Start Time Madre Villa to Laguna Niguel - 74  miles RSVP : https://forms.gle/haaFb4FBeu3uMWC16 Start and End   Madre Villa station in Pasadena    Ride rating : Advanced for Laguna Niguel (70 miles) for distance and climbing   Ride Description: For the club members waiting for a longer ride to stretch your legs, This is it!!! A fun ride from Pasadena to Laguna Niguel. The return via the Metrolink Train to Union Station then take the Gold Line to the start at Madre Villa station in Pasadena. Sunday; Easy Ride; 8 AM Start Start ; CalTech at the intersection of South HIll Ave and San Pasqual St Ride Description: The 20 mile or less ride starts from Caltech and heads to various local breakfast des...