2019 Micro-Tour 4 was a 58 mile ride to Mountain Lakes Park in North Salem, NY for a night of camping, cooking and log tossing.
Resources
Joe’s Micro-Tour 4 Packing List
Micro-Tour 4 YouTube Playlist
Once again, I decided to take my All-City Gorilla Monsoon with a front and rear bag. This set-up proved to be a little heavy (see pack List…I did bring a drone), and with new tires it felt a bit sluggish ion the road…or, maybe it was me. I had gotten a bunch of flats leading up to this trip on Schwalbe G-Ones. Switched to WTB Byways for this trip and still got a flat.
This trip is usually the longest one we do in our program at 58 miles. The day was very hot, muggy and not without thunderstorms
The group meets at the start point in Lower Manhattan, 42 riders in all.
The group first heads north on the Hudson River Greenway.
The infamous corkscrew hill climb just after the George Washington Bridge
Next, its into the Bronx
At Mile 14, the group has a mandatory stop at Van Cortland Park in the Bronx so that we can regroup
Miles 14-28 are spend on the South County Trailway
Chombo and Max go over the ride plan
Mile 28 in a Lunch Stop at Elmsford. Photo by @ginaridesbikes (Instagram)
Mixing it up at lunch in Elmsford
North of Elmsford in the North County Trailway.
Between Miles 35 and 42, the group ran into the first of 2 storms
Mile 42 Meeting Point, just after the rain on the trestle bridge over the Croton Reservoir
Trying to keep up with Miggy
Churning some miles on Route 100
Mile 52 grocery pit stop
Guess who got a flat? (me)
Sullivan Road provided about 1-1/2 miles of gravel
On final approach to campsite…just one for climb stands between them and sleeping in the woods
Prof. Boyijan, 718’s own Mycologist
That moment after camp arrival but before figuring out dinner
Bill, finding solace in a hammock
Campsite repairs by Prentiss
The Ultimate Bike Packing Rig
Meal of Miiggy
Asparagus a la Campfire
Right before Colin began throwing logs onto the fire
I put these Big Agnes lights on my Big Agnes tent so that I can be found in the middle of the night to provide any assistance.
Sunday
Morning breaks…for me it broke at 4:15am thanks to some pretty loud nature (frogs and birds). Who knew?
Tim, preparing the morning tea service
Rolling home on Sunday
This trip was one of my favorites. Great group, fun ride and a great campsite vibe. In years past, this particular ride was shorter on attendance as the ride is long. However, more and more people are finding out about these trips and they are getting bigger and bigger (and funner and funner).
None of this is possible without the support and work from our crew at 718.. Asa Tina Turner sung….all we want of life beyond Thunderdome”….whoops, I mean “Simply the Best!”