A couple more pieces of info:
- the specs describe the meet location, but there are several entry points to Housatonic Meadows Park; we are meeting at the first parking lot on the right, about 1/8 mile north on RT 7 after you hit the RT 4 intersection.
- “Facilities” there are stone age vintage; there is one that is a small step up from an outhouse, but often does not come equipped with water or “paper products”; BYO recommended
- the specs call for 14 and 16 MPH averages; but we will play the pace by ear; this is a tour, not a race, and no one will be dropped
- there is a nice halfway house for a food stop and sandwiches will provided IF YOU REGISTER, but bringing along two bottles, energy bars, GU, etc recommended
- please double check you have all your gear before you leave! Every time we do this we have a couple of people who forget a helmet, cleats, even their front wheel!
