As a note: the times in the description do not reflect the new start time.

All fixed. Thanks for catching that Jeff. You'd think I'd never done this before ;-p

Javier's bringing the HSers?! Wah wish I could be there for it... :(

Bailing on you now, High school club is going to Boggs Mountain for race #3 preride and tactics planning on Saturday, will make for a ong freaking day between the commute to/from + the actual riding ...so I need to sleep in Sunday ...will be doing my own thing in afternoon now.

Mica and all...route sheets are printed & provided... ready to go. I drove the route last weekend and we are in for a real treat! Wildflowers have gone wild with color, lush green grass, Spanish Moss trees are in their full hairy state...lots of livestock to view along the way...horses, cattle, goats. I stopped at Subway and they are prepared for us in Fairfield. Lots of other places to stop in town too.

Thanks Steve!

Mica.... I will doing just about the same route with the Davis Bike Club. We will be starting at 9am sharp..... I will look for you out there, as we may run into you guys.... Don

Don, you animals have fun chasing us down. At least we will have a half hour head start! ;-p

Hey Mica..... It will be with the DBC race team, so I will be the guy at the back trying desperately to hold on....:)

This will be my first group ride with the Hammeringwheels group and I look forward to it. As I am a "budding intermediate" my hope is I don't slow the group down but as I am very familiar with the Winter's area and the rides there all should be good.

I've decided to forgo the pre-ordering for subs as we should be staggered enough when invading Subway.

Good call on the Subway sandwiches. They may have an extra person on hand since they know we are coming...also other places to eat in town if Subway is not a rider's desire. Since I am sweeping ride I will have a "leave Fairfield by" time established before the ride starts and a phone number at the bottom of the sheet for riders to call me if they are going to be later than the time stated. Not too complicated...I just don't want to be leaving Fairfield with riders in town at another eatery.

BTW...Thanks Mica for leading the Hammerin Wheels side of things...it makes life less complicated ;-)

Forgot to give thanks to Rex for the company most of the way!

Thanks for the great time! Was my first time out with Hammerinwheels- everyone was super friendly and the ride organization was appreciated. Can't wait for the next ride! It made it more fun to have BikeHikers along also.

This is one of the most beautiful rides I had so far. It is also my first 72-mile ride since I rode a few 100K rides only. I made it! Thanks Steve C for riding with me and thanks to Lynn, whom I teamed up. Although we are the last one to get back, we really enjoyed the scenic sites along the way, especially hearing the birds singing at the top of the hills, yelling at me ?Good job! Good job!? Now I am sure I am really for the Party Parade next Saturday. Thanks and hope to do it again.

Thanks Steve for an amazing, leg aching, breath taking, spirtit awakening, out of sight, top of the hill, type of sort of kind of ride. Wee from the beginning to the end, with a few grunts along the way. Cantelow was a breeze, in a challenging sort of way. The greenary of the brush, landscape, lively trees, and splintering grass, carried us into the magical AWE of Winter Wonderland!
Lisa Sangston