Leader: Ron Altemus
Members/Guest: Donaro Gardner, Darrell Meyer, guest Claudia Guidi, Steve palincsar
Route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/44628163 32.6 miles, 771' elevation change. Regular Tour routing to Bryan's Road then meanderings through South Hampton and Timber Ridge subdivisions back to Marshall Hall Road. Descent of Marshall Hall Road to an exploration on Fenwick prior to a rest stop at Marshall Hall Landing. Return featured out and back on River Rd, Barry Hill Road, a short excursion on Old Marshall Hall Road and return to the firehouse.
Weather: overcast throughout with temps in a narrow range of the mid 40s and 8 mph breezes out of the SW
AMS: swept 11ish
Mechanicals/Mishaps: none
Report: Penultimate ride of 2023 featured views of the Bryans Road area that several participants had never seen nor ridden. We toured as a group throughout the ride, at times side-by-side conversation was quite prevalent. More homes continue to be built in the subdivisions off of Marshall Hall Road: quite amazing that there are so many back there.
Guest Claudia enjoyed her introduction to this part of Southern Maryland. Hopefully, she'll be joining the club to experience additional favorite club routes.
The out and back on Fenwick offered a couple of photo ops:
View across the Potomac to Mason Neck's Hallowing Point neighborhood:
An interesting Christmas display, photo courtesy of Steve Palincsar:
