| Northbound Warren County | |
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| Saturday
Oct. 4 | Meander through northern Warren County and take advantage of far off vistas of fall foliage with an excellent view of the Delaware Water Gap. Stop by Vicky Race Farms for apple cider donuts, then onward to the mountaintop octagonal house. We may even spot a buffalo or two along on our journey. Rain cancels. |
| Time | 9:30 AM |
| Location | White Township Recreation Area - Warren County NJ |
| Distance | 37 miles |
| Terrain | Hilly (Rolling to Hilly if you survived the Double DOGS Hill and Dale) |
| Raindate | Sunday, Oct. 5 |
| Host | Team (Claire and Walt) Hamanaka/Willard |
| Contact | Walt Willard or Claire Hamanaka at dbloccupancy@comcast.net or 908-453-2272. |
| Directions | For viewing | For printing |
| Followup | Click for after-event photos, reports, route slips, etc. |
| Northbound Warren County (raindate) | |
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| Sunday
Oct. 5 | [See Northbound Warren County , Saturday, Oct. 4] |
| Time | 9:30 AM |
| Location | White Township Recreation Area - Warren County NJ |
| Pumpkin Patch Pedal (non-DOGS) | |
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| Sunday
Oct. 5 | The Staten Island Bicycling Association is happy to invite you to our annual, season ending, sag supported, cycling event -- the Pumpkin Patch Pedal. This is a great ride to finish off your cycling season. This year, as always, we will offer rides of 25, 50, 62 and 100 miles. Each of these scenic rides winds through the rolling farmlands of central New Jersey during the peak of the harvest season. (Registration fee: $25.) |
| Time | 8:00 AM |
| Location | Thompson Park, Jamesburg, NJ |
| Distance | 25, 50, 62, 100 miles |
| Terrain | Rolling |
| Host | Staten Island Bicycling Association |
| Contact | SIBA, http://sibike.org/ppp.html |
| Sea Gull Century (non-DOGS) | |
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| Friday
Oct. 10 to Sunday Oct. 12 | The Sea Gull Century is a nationally acclaimed bicycle tour of Maryland's Eastern Shore. It is a "Best Bicycling in America" event and was a National Century Challenge Winner in 1995 and 1993 by the League of American Bicyclists. The Sea Gull Century has also been named among the Top 10 century rides in the nation by Bicycling magazine (August '93). |
| Location | Salisbury, MD |
| Terrain | Flat |
| Host | Salisbury (Md.) University |
| Contact | http://www.seagullcentury.org, seagull@salisbury.edu, 410-548-2772 |
| Followup | Click for after-event photos, reports, route slips, etc. |
| Ride the Pike (non-DOGS) | |
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| Saturday
Oct. 11 | "Bike The Pike", a tour of the historic Kennett Pike and surrounding
areas, starts at the AI Dupont High School located at the intersection
of Hillside Road and Route 52 in Wilmington (Greenville), DE.
[Registration fee] |
| Time | 8:00 AM |
| Location | Greenville, DE |
| Distance | 10, 25, 55 mi. |
| Host | Threshold Sports |
| Contact | Chris Spaeth, cspaeth@thresholdsports.com; <http://www.thresholdsports.com/kennett_pike/Home.htm> |
| Swampy Jockey Jaunt | |
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| Sunday
Oct. 12 | Our ride starts on the relatively flat roads around the Great Swamp. Then things go downh..., uhh, uphill, into the hills in the Mendham area, circling Morristown National Historic Park and Jockey Hollow, and returning to the Great Swamp area for one last, modest hill. |
| Time | 10:30 AM |
| Location | Loantaka Brook Reservation, Morris Township |
| Distance | 30 mi. |
| Terrain | Rolling/hilly; two sustained climbs |
| Refreshments | Unspeakable goodies will be available at the end. You'll have earned them! |
| Host | Teams MaDDOGS (Marji Brandriss and Dave Kristol) and Road Raiders (Cheryl Prudhomme and Mark Cook) |
| Contact | (RSVP) Dave Kristol, dmk@acm.org, 908-273-0143. |
| Directions | For viewing | For printing |
| Followup | Click for after-event photos, reports, route slips, etc. |
| Ride the Pines Again | |
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| Sunday
Oct. 19 | Flat, scenic ride. Enjoy foliage and water scenes.
Let's see if we can beat last year's roster of 28 teams! All teams welcome. |
| Time | 9:00 AM |
| Location | Acme Shopping Center, Tuckerton |
| Distance | 50 mi. |
| Terrain | Flat |
| Refreshments | We will provide snacks half-way and pizza after the ride. |
| Host | Team (Barbara and Mel) Kornbluh (Tandems East) |
| Contact | tandemwiz@aol.com or http://www.tandemseast.com. |
| Directions | From GSP, North or South
Take Exit 58 off the Garden State Pkwy north or south. Go South for 3 miles to Rt 9. Turn right, go 1 mile to the Acme Shopping Center.
From the West
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| Followup | Click for after-event photos, reports, route slips, etc. |