ABC Ride: Saturday, May 16 at 11:00 a.m. from the Claypit Hill School in Wayland
Joel Arbeitman
Hi everyone.
Our next Ashland Bike Club ride will be held Saturday, May 16 at 11:00 a.m. The ride will start from the Claypit Hill School in Wayland.
GPS Address: 40 Adams Lane, Wayland, Ma
Route Name: ABC – Mass Central in Wayland and Weston (no version number)
Ride
Rating:
Distance: Easy (20.3)
Elevation:
Easy - Moderate (42)
Total Gain: 854 feet
Steepest: 6.7%
The Weather
The
forecast for Saturday is calling for a sunny,
warmer day with
temps starting around 68 and climbing up to around 74 before
the ride ends. It might be
good to join this
ride because next week’s forecast, which could still change, is
not looking
very good. Temps on Tuesday could reach 93 degrees and
Wednesday, at least for
now, look like rain.
We are now in the time of year when the sun’s rays are at their strongest, and ABC rides take place just before and after noon when the sun’s rays are their most direct.
It’s really important to apply sunscreen to all exposed skin areas before you ride!! A word to the wise …
The FDA offers these thoughts on the subject: https://www.fda.gov/consumers/consumer-updates/tips-stay-safe-sun-sunscreen-sunglasses
The
Ride
Saturday’s route, although it uses many
familiar roads, is
a fairly new route for the club.
Most of
the ride is really easy (i.e., flat) but there are definitely
one or two pretty
tough hills.
We’re excited about this route because it does a great job incorporating the Mass Central Rail Trail both on the way out and also on the way back. In between, we’ll ride through some beautiful areas in both Wayland and Weston.
Overall, the route offers fantastic scenery and a chance to explore some roads the club doesn’t use very often.
Note that parking can sometimes be tight at the school but we’ve always found sufficient space for our riders.
Here's a link to a map of Saturday’s route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/46435909
To print a cue sheet, go to the link for the ride (see above) and choose “More”, then, from the menu, choose “Print Map & Cue PDF”, then click “Print Official”.
Emergency Contact Form
Have you provided us with your emergency contact information
yet?
Many of ABC’s newer riders and a
few old timers as
well have not! If
you’ve provided this
information in the past and it hasn’t changed, we still have
it!
The Ashland Bike Club has an “Emergency Contact Form” that offers
our
riders the opportunity to provide us with their contact
information and also
their emergency contact information. Completion
of the form is optional but recommended.
If you would like us to be able to contact someone in
case of emergency,
this is the information we’ll need.
We’ll try to bring an up-to-date list of everyone’s contact information on every ride.
The EMERGENCY CONTACT FORM can be reached by clicking here.
Off
the Route
Our “Off the Route” feature
includes tidbits
we’ve come across that we think are worth sharing. Please let us know what
you think.
Ashland Bike Club Radio
Songs about US States (alphabetical by state)
The Mamas & The Papas - California Dreaming
John Denver - Rocky
Mountain
High
Patty Griffin - Florida
Ray Charles - Georgia
Dar Williams - Iowa
Arlo Guthrie - Won't
Be Long
Front Range - The
Hills That I
Call Home
John Denver - Take
Me Home,
Country Roads
Rimski and Handkerchief
Pedaling Their Tunes Across
the English Countryside
Sometimes there are just no words! I smiled through this
whole video. The world really could use more people like these
two.
Check it out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5efl8clgT4
Maybe we could get them to ride with ABC.
CC Rider
One of ABC’s riders, CC Conway, is vacationing in
studying
really hard while attending college in Estonia.
CC has a new venture that we want to tell you about. She has recently been editing a “substack” for a woman named Fiona who has a disability and has benefitted greatly from CC’s support.
CC states that Fiona’s writings are filled with humorous anecdotes and other creative work from her time living in Greece.
Having read several of the articles already, I can assure you that Fiona is an amusing and colorful observer of life.
Check it out here: https://fionascottbarrett.substack.com/
ABC’s Hot & Sour Soup
Recipe
It’s really easy, really good, and definitely a meal in
itself!
INGREDIENTS
6 cups vegetable broth (I use this)
1 cup shiitake mushrooms (or any), sliced
1 can bamboo shoots
1 can water chestnuts
4 oz (or more) firm tofu, cubed
2 tablespoons soy sauce
2 tablespoons rice vinegar
1 tsp chili paste or 1 tsp sriracha (adjust to taste)
1 tsp ginger powder
2 cloves (I use about 5) garlic, minced
1 tablespoon cornstarch mixed with 2 tablespoons water (for
thickening)
1 teaspoon toasted sesame oil
1/2 tsp black pepper
chopped green onions and cilantro for garnish (optional)
DIRECTIONS
In a large pot, bring the vegetable broth to a simmer.
Add the shiitake mushrooms, bamboo shoots, tofu, ginger, and
garlic.
Let it cook for about 5 to 7 minutes until the mushrooms are
tender.
Stir in the soy sauce, rice vinegar, chili paste, black
pepper, and sesame oil.
Slowly add the cornstarch mixture while stirring continuously,
and let it cook
for another 3 to 4 minutes until the soup thickens.
Taste and adjust seasoning as needed.
Garnish with chopped green onions and cilantro before serving
To recap, Saturday’s ride will meet at the Claypit Hill School in Wayland at 11:00 a.m.
As always, check your email after 9:30 a.m. on ride days to make sure we didn’t postpone or cancel the ride and … don’t forget those helmets!
See you soon.
Joel