John Bowyer will be out of the County for the next several weeks. In his absence, I will be organizing the next two Monday
rides. That being said, the schedule calls for us to head to Vail in order to do Battle Mountain on Sept 9th
(there is no ride this Monday). Given the fact that the long range weather forecast for the 9th is iffy,
I'm proposing that we stay on this side of the divide and do a ride from Frisco to Vail Pass.
Let's park in the lot on the west end of Main Street in Frisco. There will be two start times, 9:30 (led by Eric Erslev), and 10AM
for those who wish to ride longer and/or faster. The prescribed ride is 28.5 miles in length with 1800 feet of climbing.
Head out of the parking lot and head up the rec path to Vail Pass, continue over the pass to the gate near Black
Lake, turn around and head back to Frisco, with a short detour behind the gas station taking the rec path spur toward
Fremont Pass. If you haven't been on that section of the path this year you can observe two of the more spectacular
avalanche shoots that slid this winter. As always feel free to modify the ride in any way that you desire. The after ride picnic (there will be a grill)
will be at the Stoller's house in Frisco, a short distance form the parking lot. I will hand out precise directions as to how to get there
and where to park at the beginning of the rides (9:30 and 10AM).
As usual bring something to eat and something to share as well as a chair if you have one. An added attraction this week will be a Peach
Cream pie compliments of the now infamous "Pie Man," Stephan Horlak.
See you all on the 9th,
Norm Stoller
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