Wednesday, December 1, 2010

RAMBLE!!!

Saturday, December 18th is the Second Annual Fall Finale Forty-Mile Country Path Ramble. I just call it the Ramble. Last year's ride was a blast! This is a great chance to get out of the city and ride the scenic dirt roads of Denton and Wise Counties. This is not a pay ride, it's free, and everybody is invited. The ride departs from Chris' home just northwest of Sanger, he's got a large vacant lot in front of his house with plenty of space for parking. No, you don't have to know Chris to attend, like I said it's open to everyone, and I can assure you that you will feel welcome whether you know any of the other riders or not.

Chris has mentioned most of this already in his blog but I'll repeat a few things. This is a slow paced ride with lots of stops for photos and conversation. Since this isn't a true organized event there isn't any sag support. Be sure to bring along a spare tube. Be prepared for some climbing. You should consider bringing a thermos with coffee. I forgot to bring coffee last year and I really regretted it. You might also consider packing sandwiches or something similar to eat. We'll be stopping by the Rosston General Store but they don't offer much in the way of prepared food. Chris will be posting directions to his house sometime in the near future. If I think of anything else I'll post it later.

This is a photo from last year. This is one of the smoother roads that we were riding.

5 comments:

  1. RTP forgot to mention that Chris says the route will pass by the catfish heads once again. It was AMAZING how big some of those were. Funny, I didn't even notice the lack of coffee until just now.

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  2. I look forward to pictures of catfish heads on poles, and other items of local interest.

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  3. The ride sounds very appealing: the sort of thing that attracted me to cycling in the first place.

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  4. Nothing would please me more than to meet new Ramble friends. I'm trying to figure out how to disclose information on how to find us, without broadcasting it to the entire world or requiring some kind of registration process. We'll figure something out. In the meantime, assume the start is approximately an hour from downtown Fort Worth and downtown Dallas, and a little less than an hour from DFW airport and Lewisville. Updates on my blog soon...

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  5. You missed a good one, Myles. I wish you could have made it. Get well soon.

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