Calendar for 7/2008

Annual DOGS Camping Trip
Friday
Jul. 4
to
Sunday
Jul. 6 The Annual Dogs Camping Trip will be held July 4,5 and 6. We will be riding Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, and camping Friday and Saturday nights at New Jersey's Bulls Island State Park located 8 miles north of Stockton, NJ on the Delaware River. Since this is a holiday weekend, we urge everyone to make their camping reservations early. the Park Office phone: 609-397-2949 and the website is <http://www.dandrcanal.com/>.
So far we have reserved sites 66,65,64,63. FYI - Site 67 is already reserved by a non-DOG. The cost is $20 per night. Two tents are allowed on each site so sharing is an option. We would like to reserve as many individually as possible. Please let me know if you reserve a site and if you are willing to share it. Later anyone who decides to camp and cannot get a reservation can let me know. Then I can put together a list of those in need of a site and send it to those willing to share. The team willing to share can contact the team they want to share with and work out the details.
As usual, day riders are welcome to join us any of the days. Rides will leave from the Park Office, which is located across the canal from Rt. 29. Details on ride start times and distances will follow. Terrain is moderately hilly to hilly.
Food and beverages are on your own for campers and day riders. There are many great restaurants in the area for Friday night. I can provide a list to anyone who is interested. Most are a bit pricey, so I am not going to arrange a group dinner at this time. For Saturday night's dinner most will probably be cooking on site.
Additional information will be posted later.
Location Bull's Island State Park
Terrain Moderately hillly to hilly
Host Al and Deb Cudworth
Contact Al and Deb Cudworth, 973-402-6548, alc00@yahoo.com
Directions Directions to Bull's Island State Park from the NJ Parks home page, <http://www.nj.gov/dep/parksandforests/parks/bull.html>:
Take I-287 or Route 22 to the intersection with Route 202 in Somerville. Follow Route 202 south for 26 miles to the exit for Route 29 north. Go north for about 6 miles. The entrance is on the left.

Annual DOGS Camping Trip
Friday Jul. 4 to Sunday Jul. 6	The Annual Dogs Camping Trip will be held July 4,5 and 6. We will be riding Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, and camping Friday and Saturday nights at New Jersey's Bulls Island State Park located 8 miles north of Stockton, NJ on the Delaware River. Since this is a holiday weekend, we urge everyone to make their camping reservations early. the Park Office phone: 609-397-2949 and the website is <http://www.dandrcanal.com/>. So far we have reserved sites 66,65,64,63. FYI - Site 67 is already reserved by a non-DOG. The cost is $20 per night. Two tents are allowed on each site so sharing is an option. We would like to reserve as many individually as possible. Please let me know if you reserve a site and if you are willing to share it. Later anyone who decides to camp and cannot get a reservation can let me know. Then I can put together a list of those in need of a site and send it to those willing to share. The team willing to share can contact the team they want to share with and work out the details. As usual, day riders are welcome to join us any of the days. Rides will leave from the Park Office, which is located across the canal from Rt. 29. Details on ride start times and distances will follow. Terrain is moderately hilly to hilly. Food and beverages are on your own for campers and day riders. There are many great restaurants in the area for Friday night. I can provide a list to anyone who is interested. Most are a bit pricey, so I am not going to arrange a group dinner at this time. For Saturday night's dinner most will probably be cooking on site. Additional information will be posted later.
Location	Bull's Island State Park
Terrain	Moderately hillly to hilly
Host	Al and Deb Cudworth
Contact	Al and Deb Cudworth, 973-402-6548, alc00@yahoo.com
Directions	Directions to Bull's Island State Park from the NJ Parks home page, <http://www.nj.gov/dep/parksandforests/parks/bull.html>: Take I-287 or Route 22 to the intersection with Route 202 in Somerville. Follow Route 202 south for 26 miles to the exit for Route 29 north. Go north for about 6 miles. The entrance is on the left.

Flee Fest
Saturday
Jul. 12 Fun Laughs Elevations Endorphins Freewheeling Enjoyable Scenic Tandeming
Time 8:30 bagels and coffee; 9:30 ride start
Location Flint/McPhee home, 365 Vernoy Rd., Califon
Distance 21 or 40 mi.
Terrain moderately hilly to hilly
Refreshments Barbeque after ride (burgers, both veggie and "beast", hot dogs, sodas). Please bring side dish to share.
Raindate Sunday, Jul. 13
Host Barb Flint and Neil McPhee
Contact RSVP: Barb at b.flint@comcast.net; home: 908-832-2236; Neil (cell) 973-495-6141
Followup Click for after-event photos, reports, route slips, etc.

Flee Fest
Saturday Jul. 12	Fun Laughs Elevations Endorphins Freewheeling Enjoyable Scenic Tandeming
Time	8:30 bagels and coffee; 9:30 ride start
Location	Flint/McPhee home, 365 Vernoy Rd., Califon
Distance	21 or 40 mi.
Terrain	moderately hilly to hilly
Refreshments	Barbeque after ride (burgers, both veggie and "beast", hot dogs, sodas). Please bring side dish to share.
Raindate	Sunday, Jul. 13
Host	Barb Flint and Neil McPhee
Contact	RSVP: Barb at b.flint@comcast.net; home: 908-832-2236; Neil (cell) 973-495-6141
Followup	Click for after-event photos, reports, route slips, etc.

Flee Fest (raindate)
Sunday
Jul. 13 [See Flee Fest , Saturday, Jul. 12]
Time 8:30 bagels and coffee; 9:30 ride start
Location Flint/McPhee home, 365 Vernoy Rd., Califon

Flee Fest (raindate)
Sunday Jul. 13	[See Flee Fest , Saturday, Jul. 12]
Time	8:30 bagels and coffee; 9:30 ride start
Location	Flint/McPhee home, 365 Vernoy Rd., Califon

Pete's Town and Country Tour
Saturday
Jul. 19 Leave your granny gears at home, after all, this is South Jersey. The full ride is 61 miles that takes you through 9 small southern New Jersey towns/villages and their interconnecting farmland and forests. After a rest-stop at the Olde World Bakery, an optional cut-off can shorten your ride to 43 miles. You will pass horse farms, sod farms, garden nurseries, golf courses, regional airports, and other aesthetically pleasing areas. Showers and towels are available after the ride.
Rain date (if any): None, but we can take a shorter ride in the summer rain.
Time 9:00 am
Location Sklarow/Nesbitt residence @ 609 S. Saratoga Drive, Moorestown, NJ 08057
Distance 43 or 61 miles
Terrain flat to gently undulating
Refreshments Before the ride, we will have coffee, bagels and cream cheese. After the ride, we will supply hot dogs, pork & beans, pasta salad, and soda. BYO any preferred beverages, and please bring a covered dish for all to share.
Host Laura Nesbitt & Pete Sklarow
Contact psklarow@verizon.net, home phone 856-234-8841, cell phone: 856-234-8088
Directions From the North:

Take the NJTPK to exit 7 (follow signs for I 295 S)
Get on to I 295 South for about 12-13 miles to the Delran Exit (43B Creek Road)
Merge on to Creek Road
Turn left about 1 mile on to Borton Landing Road (on left, near the top of the 2nd rise).
Turn right on to Hartford Road at the first traffic signal .
Follow Hartford road to the second left at S. Saratoga Drive.
Ours is the 3rd house on right, #609. Park in the front drive.

From the South:

Take I 295 North
Get off at the Delran Exit, and follow the same directions as from the north.

Followup Click for after-event photos, reports, route slips, etc.

Pete's Town and Country Tour
Saturday Jul. 19	Leave your granny gears at home, after all, this is South Jersey. The full ride is 61 miles that takes you through 9 small southern New Jersey towns/villages and their interconnecting farmland and forests. After a rest-stop at the Olde World Bakery, an optional cut-off can shorten your ride to 43 miles. You will pass horse farms, sod farms, garden nurseries, golf courses, regional airports, and other aesthetically pleasing areas. Showers and towels are available after the ride. Rain date (if any): None, but we can take a shorter ride in the summer rain.
Time	9:00 am
Location	Sklarow/Nesbitt residence @ 609 S. Saratoga Drive, Moorestown, NJ 08057
Distance	43 or 61 miles
Terrain	flat to gently undulating
Refreshments	Before the ride, we will have coffee, bagels and cream cheese. After the ride, we will supply hot dogs, pork & beans, pasta salad, and soda. BYO any preferred beverages, and please bring a covered dish for all to share.
Host	Laura Nesbitt & Pete Sklarow
Contact	psklarow@verizon.net, home phone 856-234-8841, cell phone: 856-234-8088
Directions	From the North: Take the NJTPK to exit 7 (follow signs for I 295 S) Get on to I 295 South for about 12-13 miles to the Delran Exit (43B Creek Road) Merge on to Creek Road Turn left about 1 mile on to Borton Landing Road (on left, near the top of the 2nd rise). Turn right on to Hartford Road at the first traffic signal . Follow Hartford road to the second left at S. Saratoga Drive. Ours is the 3rd house on right, #609. Park in the front drive. From the South: Take I 295 North Get off at the Delran Exit, and follow the same directions as from the north.
Followup	Click for after-event photos, reports, route slips, etc.

River to River Heritage Bicycle Tour (non-DOGS)
Saturday
Jul. 26 For a seasoned cyclist or a weekend warrior, the River to River Heritage Bicycle Tour offers a great day of cycling that takes you from the Delaware to the Schuylkill River through two of Pennsylvania's most historic counties - Bucks and Montgomery.
Trek lightly traveled roads adjacent to the scenic Route 113 corridor, through small, quaint towns with farms, churches and businesses dating back to the 1700s.
Designed like a figure 8, the River to River Bicycle Tour route begins and ends at the Penn Valley Church in Telford, Montgomery County, Pa. Rest stops at historic sites will provide refreshment. Lunch will be served.
Time 8:00 - 9:00 AM
Location Penn Valley Church in Telford, Montgomery County, PA
Distance 25, 50, 75, 100 mi.
Contact http://www.rivertoriverride.org/index.html

River to River Heritage Bicycle Tour (non-DOGS)
Saturday Jul. 26	For a seasoned cyclist or a weekend warrior, the River to River Heritage Bicycle Tour offers a great day of cycling that takes you from the Delaware to the Schuylkill River through two of Pennsylvania's most historic counties - Bucks and Montgomery. Trek lightly traveled roads adjacent to the scenic Route 113 corridor, through small, quaint towns with farms, churches and businesses dating back to the 1700s. Designed like a figure 8, the River to River Bicycle Tour route begins and ends at the Penn Valley Church in Telford, Montgomery County, Pa. Rest stops at historic sites will provide refreshment. Lunch will be served.
Time	8:00 - 9:00 AM
Location	Penn Valley Church in Telford, Montgomery County, PA
Distance	25, 50, 75, 100 mi.
Contact	http://www.rivertoriverride.org/index.html