The Tramway 19

By Allan Edmonds

Ten OWLS did a hilly route to the west on a fine spring evening. The temperature was in the low 60s, dropping a bit as the sunlight waned. Nineteen miles was just about right, with people able to get home by 7:30, well before sunset at 7:56. We stopped at the bridge on the Clear Creek Trail for a photo-op and introductions.

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In the photo are Chris, Tammy Tom, Dan, Greg, Ben, Gail, and Bill. Patrick stopped short of the bridge for a little equipment adjustment. We picked up a final rider (John) around the half-way point. Soon after that people gradually split off to head home, so that we got back to the park with about 5 riders.

We had serious climbs on That Road up to 37, two good climbs on Rockport around the Independent Limestone Company, the familiar climb up Victor as we headed back toward town, not to mention the steady climbs up Schacht Road and the finish along Sare.

As usual county roads were in rough shape in several stretches, with Tramway being perhaps the worst. For whatever reason, Rockport was classed to through traffic from Tramway onward, resulting in a bit more traffic than usual on Tramway.