He says that Accuweather says it's going to rain and we should start later, say 10 am.
OK.
I leave at 9:45 am to get there on time, for the first time in ages. "So, where to?" Perennial question: answer
We're off at a fast pace. Swoop through Old Nisky, cross Rosa Rd, down the escarpment near the Nisky Garden Apts then across the Mohawk, left onto Sunnyside, along it to the dodge on to Cuthbert to find ourselves steaming toward 147. What do you want to do?
We hang a left onto 147 N, then left at the former site of a tavern, to start the climb up Ridge.
I tell 'em, 'see you at the top.' And indeed they are off. Climbin' Filkinos is way ahead before the titanium bike starts to catch up. Minutes later I find them moseying along well north of the hill top. I whizz past. 'Epic.' is all I can come up with, and on we go.
In spite of the late morning hour, 10:45 am we are alone up there, with no cars, no one at the Guan-Ho-Ha club, and by the time we are out at the T junction with W. Glenville Rd., we are flying along.
Left at the junction, along W. Glenville toward W. Glenville's fire station where we'll turn right to return to Charlton without the pull along 147 with the traffic and stuff on North. We jog right then left onto Charlton Rd. for the long pull east all the way to the north end of Ballston Lake, Outlet Rd. 'Good Times Restaurant 1 mile'
We take the Bug Line trolley rail bed, now trail, to return to the Ballston Lake metropolis where one can find Carney's established 183-something. The rest is too familiar to talk about and I've kind of had it so I deviate west at Glenridge Avenue through Alplaus, along Maple Ave to Freeman's Bridge, instead of the Rexford Bridge. . . sigh*
'Are you delusional, Price?' is the last I hear from the group as I wheel off west from the top of the hill.
Probably.
