Leaders: Rick Hagen & Lisa Petersen
Members: Rick Hagen, Darrell Meyer, Lisa Petersen, Tom Short, Drew Sommers
Guests: none
Route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/46951571
From the Waysons Corner Park & Ride, we headed east to Greenock Road/Route 259, then south on Brooks Woods to Bayfront Rd/Route 258. North on Route 2 to Nutwell that takes us to Nutwell Sudley Rd south and back to Bayside/Route 258. From there we took Swamp Circle Rd to Deale-Churchton Rd and the South County Cafe. We went off route in Deale looking for views of the Bay. Then up the hill to Tracys Landing to Route 2, south to Jewell Rd just to McKendree and north to Bayfront Rd again. West on Bayfront to Fishers Station, cross Route 4, and enter the Pindells. We took Upper Pindell and Pindell past Jug Bay to the Route 4 Service Road to get back to the cars.
Weather: Sunny, temps 80-85, 47% humidity, and little to no wind.
AMS: 14.3 AMS before lunch, 12.5 after
Mishaps: none.
Report: Our small group had an enjoyable ride in southern Anne Arundel County. Lisa set a brisk pace as we zigzagged eastward to the South County Cafe, arriving while breakfast was still being served. No mishaps with the picnic table umbrella this time. Afterwards, we wandered on some sleepy back streets in Deale looking for views of the Bay and mostly saw houses that have views of the Bay. Then we took the slow climb up to Traceys Landing and south on noisy Route 2 to Jewell Road. On quiet backroads again, we zigzagged our way westward to Route 4. We carefully crossed Route 4, two lanes at a time, mindful of last weekend’s tragic death of a cyclist in Frederick County. We wandered through the Pindells, shady and quiet, past Jug Bay to the service road back to the cars. Very nice, and we got a taste of summer weather to come.
