Tuesday, June 20

June 21st and 26th Bike Rides

Wednesday June 21 is Bike To Work day around the county and there is a lot going on for bikers.  I plan to be at Whole Foods in Frisco around 8:45 am for their free breakfast.  Please park away from the store so we do not take all the prime parking. After breakfast the plan is to bike to Silverthorne. Silverthorne is offering a bingo game whereby you fill out  your bingo cards by stopping by the designated businesses, I will have about 20 extra bingo cards with me. Sauce on the Blue will have a pizza and beer party for $5 starting at 4.30 pm.There will be a drawing of the bingo cards during the party. I hear there are some good prizes so be sure to stop by the businesses to get your card checked off.

It would be nice for members to wear their new Summit Biking shirts or their Classic ones.

On June 26 the ride will be from the Dillon Amphitheater parking lot at 9:30 and go to the River Run area of Keystone.

The new route takes us to the River Run Area of Keystone,  then out to the Old Ranch House, through Soda Creek and back to the Amphitheater.  Please print out the directions below and have them with you.  The route will take many of you to places you have not ridden.  I will ask some riders to post at a few of the turns so hopefully people do not get lost.  If you are asked to post wait for about 10 riders then ask another to post. Places where riders will be asked to post are shown with an " * ".

TOUR DE SODA

Bike path to River Run Area of Keystone
(some may prefer different routes)
Then start back on road through Mountain House Area and
past area where we normally weave through the fence
To Keystone Ranch House Road
Just before the Ranch Restaurant turn left to stay on
Keystone Ranch House Road
At end of road turn around, returning to weave through fence
(normal place where we ride)
You should be on Elk Spur Lane
Go straight / left at Elk Circle
*Go left on River Course Drive and stay to far right on
what appears to be a sidewalk (It is the community
path)
*Stay on path until the end and go right (It looks like a
golf path) and is steep in places
Stay straight on the path crossing over a road
*Follow the path to the left watch for small section of
hard pack dirt at end
Ride through Condo Parking lot turn Right on Summit Drive
Left onto Vail Circle
Left onto Summit Drive / Cove Blvd
Left on Whispering Pines Ranch Road
Left on Forest Glen Road
Right on Royal Coachman Blvd
At Coachman Court get on bike path
Return to Start

The route should take about 2 hours.  We will have a grill available.  Please bring a dish to share with your friends and as always something to drink.  Plan to be back for lunch around 11:45.  Since we have so many new riders people are asked to where a name tag.  Any name tag will do.

If you have not taken the time to look at our web site (summitbiking.org) it has a lot of information on biking in general and Summit County specifically.  Rick Oshlo has put many hours into creating a very useful web site.  While there if any of you have not paid this year's dues ($10 per person) it is very easy to do so.

The tourist are everywhere!  I just try to remember that without them we would not have so many amenities, so smile and say hello as you ride by.  Ride safe!

John Bowyer