Old Field ride tomorrow?

I thought it would be neat to take a trip out to Old Field and visit the Old Field Lighthouse and the surrounding beach. I’ve never been there before so I’d like to go. We could also make a stop off at Flax Pond on the way back. I have mapped out a potential route here, which is about 10 mile round trip (if we go to Flax pond). There will be a few moderate hills along the way. If you’ve never been out in this direction I think it’s worth the trip. It should be a beautiful, warm day so make sure to bring sunscreen and water.

So who’s game? Meet at the fountain at 8 am? Let me know in the comments section.

Early Saturday West Meadow Beach Ride

This weekend, Jenny will lead a local ride at an earlier time. Please RSVP in the comments section if you intend to ride. Here’s what she has in mind:

“I’m ready to lead an early ride on saturday. I propose to depart from the fountain @ 8 a.m. and go to West Meadow beach to enjoy the sunrise and walking on the beach. Stop at Anne Marie’s farm stand on the way back. Return early enough to get a good day’s worth of work done.”

This is a nice, local ride of easy to moderate difficulty. There are only a few hills, traffic is fairly light, and the scenery is nice. The round-trip distance (if you go all the way out to the tip of West Meadow Beach) will probably be less than 10 miles.

Here’s a hypothetical route from campus to West Meadow, with a stop at Anne Marie’s on the way back.

Freewheel Party, Ride, Picnic

Freewheel has now existed as a club at Stony Brook University since the fall of 2005. To celebrate the passage of another academic year, let’s plan to make a group ride somewhere and stop for a picnic along the way. A couple of good sites for picnic include Short Beach, Long Beach, and West Meadow Beach. There are picnic tables at each of these sites and the ride to these locations are fun and scenic.

The best time to do this might be after finals, but before too many people have left for the summer. I would propose the latter part of graduation weekend: Sunday, May 25. Does this work for anyone?