A crisp Sunday morning with bursting colors of spring all around -– a great morning to ride. John Giglio, Al Manley, Ken Meredith, Blake Altman and Chris Zabriskie joined me on a route from Oak Ridge Park in Hughesville to Port Tobacco and Chapel Point. The wild dogwoods and redbuds lining many roads provided a lift (and a distraction while climbing Rose Hill). We took a break at the midpoint at Murphy’s Store before continuing on to Chapel Point and the climb up to St. Ignatius Church. After a short restroom break at the church, the group rode together back to Oak Ridge, with everyone sharing in the pulling. Al said farewell at the 34 m. mark while the remaining five continued through Newport before returning to the park. The route received a favorable response from the group and Blake deemed it "repeatable", so perhaps I'll give it another whirl sometime.
