Last Ride of August

By CE Taylor

The last OWLS ride of August departed the church Tuesday evening for a ride north of town.  Sixteen bikes plus one tandem headed out Highway 45 to Tunnel Road.  We had short stops at Mt. Gilead and Tunnel Road to regroup.  The ride down Lentz was far more pleasant than the climb up Lentz we did a month ago.  The group had split into several smaller groups by this time.  After the climb up Firehouse Hill on Old 37 we met for the last time at the fire station.  The route then went east on Bethel and then south past Griffy Reservoir.  It is sad to see the water plant infestation in the lake.  As usual on our evening rides, once we got back to town, riders split off and rode their separate paths home.

It was a great evening for a club ride.  We had good weather, challenging hills to climb and friends to ride with.  If you haven’t been out riding with one of the weekly groups you are missing out on a good time.