Leader was Jackie Schoch and riders Randy Schoch, Larry Peed, Jack Hammond, Jimmy Bartlett, Nancy Caplan (Guest), Linda Schwartz (Guest), Tim McChesney, Dee McChesney, Steve Palincsar, Brookey and Valarie Love and Jeannie Ulrich meet us at the usual place. It started out as a great ride. Except on the way I had some warnings but didn't take notice. They were: 1. Cows were down at the fence in the woods before you get to Bumpy Oak Road and I never see them there before. 2. The clouds were getting dark as you were crossing Bumpy Oak Road and then Randy and I heard the thunder. Then we saw Jimmy Bartlett and Jack Hammond heading back, since Jimmy and Randy are now pros for getting wet on the Friday rides they all agree it was time to head back. BUT since I was the leader I had to catch up with the rest of the crew. It was also my time to practice riding fast so I was doing 15 heading toward White Plains. I also saw Larry Peed, Brookey and Valarie heading back to Indian Head, but I kept going. It only sprinkle on me for a few minutes so I was ahead of the storm. When I got to White Plains everybody was dry, sitting around and talking. We waited until I noticed that the storm was going the other way. Jeanne got to White Plains when we were getting ready to leave. She said that it was raining hard so she found a port-a potty to stay until it was over. After it rains you get to see a lot of wild life on the trail. Jeanne took a movie clip of a big black snake crossing the trail. I saw 2 small turtles heading toward the water, a wild turkey and of course the frogs were singing.
Just a note on a few things about this ride when the 1st group of riders were heading back to Indian Head, they were heading toward the STORM and they got WET. When you see cows together in the corner of a field in the woods it means a storm is coming. I should had known that since I lived on a farm. I have to say the rest of us never got wet and we had a great ride.
