The First Ever Sugarbarb Farm Stolen Ride | |
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Saturday
Jul. 3 | Warren County is known for its hills. Come explore some new ones
with us. Walt & Claire (from whom the ride is being stolen) are the
route masters; they know where the finest hills in Warren County are
hidden. Plan on about 30 miles, up and down but coming back to the same
bucolic start just the same. Barbara and Tracy want to provide the
departure location and the post-ride festivities. Sugarbarb Farm lends
itself well to the event.
We will meet at the farm house, have a snack, a drink, a chance to recycle used coffee, then drive back down the drive, park on the grass at the end of the farm drive (read 1/4 mile of gravel, hard-packed but still unpaved), take our ride, pick up the cars on the way back, reconvene at the farm for BBQ, swimming, boating, farm tour (for the adventurous), tennis, and, of course, the time-honored kicking of tires and telling of lies. Indoor and outdoor showers. Hats, swim suits, towels, tennis racquets and sunscreen could prove to be handy. |
Time | 10:00 AM |
Location | Sugarbarb Farm, Blairstown, NJ |
Distance | 30+/- miles |
Terrain | Mostly rolling with a couple of short, steep hills. |
Refreshments | Barbecue after the ride |
Host | Barb and Tracy Cate |
Contact | Barbara and Tracy Cate, 908-362-6838 (farm), 973-762-5163 (home) |
Directions | As you are approaching the five mile mark you will be going downhill with a good view of the distant mountains. Genesis Farm has its sign on the right and farm fields on the left and right. Then there will be two single family homes on the right; we are the next farm drive. We have no box number posted, but there is a pretty neat Sugarbarb Farm sign done by the grandkids a few years ago. If you go as far as Rt. 94, you need to turn around, come back up the hill, and make the first left. As you come in the farm drive, go past the barns, past the wood fiber resource and recovery facility, stay straight at the Y, pass the tennis court, up the hill past the white house and, voila, you are at the farm house. |
Followup | Click for after-event photos, reports, route slips, etc. |
Sussex Sojourn | |
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Sunday
Jul. 11 | Ride through rolling hills of Sussex and Warren Counties. |
Time | 9:30 AM |
Location | Kittatinny Valley Park, Limecrest Rd., Andover |
Distance | 30 miles |
Terrain | Some hills |
Refreshments | At the Park following the ride. |
Host | Team (Al and Deb) Cudworth Contact (RSVP) alc00@yahoo.com or 973-402-6548. |
Directions | Take Rt.206 north from Rt. 80 to Andover approximately 8 miles. Turn Right at the second traffic light in Andover, Exxon Station on the corner (Limecrest Road, Rt.669). The Park entrance is on the left about 1 mile. (Sign for park is missing. There is a small, non-obvious sign at the turn for Andover Flight Academy.) |
Tandem Weekend 2004 (non-DOGS) | |
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Friday
Jul. 16 to Sunday Jul. 18 | Ride your tandem through scenic country
roads in New Jersey's Gloucester and Salem Counties.
Meander on lightly-traveled gently rolling
country roads through rural farmland.
Friday Welcome Ride starts at 2:30 PM.
$475/couple includes all hotel lodging, rides, cue sheets, two T-shirts, catered meals. Kids 12 and under, $140/ea. Registration closes June 19, 2004. Limited to 60 teams. |
Location | Hampton Inn, 429 N. Broadway, Pennsville, NJ |
Distance | Fri: 30 mi.; Sat: 50 or 60 mi.; Sun: 40 mi. |
Terrain | Flat to rolling |
Host | Mel and Barbara Kornbluh, Tandems East |
Contact | Mel and Barbara Kornbluh, 856-451-5104, contact@tandemseast.com. |
Followup | Click for after-event photos, reports, route slips, etc. |
Bull's Island Ride and Camping Option | |
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Saturday
Jul. 24 to Sunday Jul. 25 | We have made reservations at Bull's Island Campground
for July 24, 25. We will be doing a ride on Saturday,
July 24, at 9:30AM of between 30 and 40 miles, details
to follow, through Hunterton and possibly Bucks
Counties.
If anyone is interested in camping and riding on Sunday also, the number for the Campground is 609-397-2949; we are at walk-in Site 68. There will be plenty to do besides biking: swimming and tubing in the Delaware, Bucks County Playhouse (Nunsense II is scheduled), good restaurants, and just walking around New Hope and Lambertville. |
Time | 9:30 AM |
Location | Bull's Island State Park, Stockton, NJ |
Distance | 30-40 mi. |
Refreshments | After Saturday's ride. |
Host | Al and Deb Cudworth |
Contact | Al and Deb Cudworth, 973-402-6548, alc00@yahoo.com |
Directions | 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. |
Followup | Click for after-event photos, reports, route slips, etc. |
Biking, BBQ, Badminton, Bocce Ball and Beer | |
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Saturday
Jul. 31 | Begin this rolling-to-hilly ride from our home in Ho-Ho-Kus (Bergen County) into Upstate NY, through Ramapo Reservation, and back again. Join us up North for a fun ride and lots of food after. |
Time | 10:00 AM |
Location | Ho-Ho-Kus |
Distance | ~30 mi. |
Terrain | Rolling to hilly |
Refreshments | Snacks mid-ride and barbecue afterwards |
Raindate | Sunday, Aug. 1 |
Host | Christina Chan, Rich LeGrand (and Lucy, too) |
Contact | Christina Chan and Rich LeGrand 201-447-4668, christinachan831@yahoo.com, 21 Normandy Ct., Ho-Ho-Kus, NJ |
Directions | Directions to 21 Normandy Ct., Ho-Ho-Kus:
From 80 East
From Garden State Parkway
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Followup | Click for after-event photos, reports, route slips, etc. |