Next week's ride, July 31, we will once again try Turquoise Lake near Leadville. This is beautiful ride with great views of the lake and the mountains around it. Please be ready to ride at 10 am. We will meet at the Maid of Erin parking area. To get there take route 91 at the Copper exit toward Leadville. As you enter Leadville there will be a Safeway on your right at a stop light. Take a right at the stop light (Mountain View Drive) and follow the signs toward the golf course. As you near the golf course there are signs for Turquoise Lake. Follow these until you reach road 9C, take a right here and the Maid of Erin Parking area is on the left. (If you reach the dam you have driven past the turn.) There is a small fee, reduced for those with Access Cards. Fee envelopes are available as you enter the parking area. Please bring a pen to complete the envelope. If this area is full there is free parking near the dam (which is a short bike ride or walk back to the picnic area). To reach the dam go out of the Maid of Erin parking area and take the first right, go past the road you drove in on and park on the right just before the dam. To walk back to the picnic area after the ride follow the path along the lake, it takes about 5 minutes.
I am still checking on how to ride but have talked to others who have ridden during the road construction and it sounds like it will not be a problem.
Do not count on a grill. If this changes I will let you know. Plan to bring something to eat for lunch as well as something to share with your friends and a drink.
Those that would like to car pool are encouraged to meet at the west end of Frisco in the parking lot at 8:45. If the chance of rain in the morning is over 50 percent an email will be sent out Sunday night.
Ride Safe!
John Bowyer
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