April 18 Bridgenorth Tr + Lkfd to Ptbo RGWT

 Hilliard St entrance to the Bridgenorth Trail

 Bridgenorth Trail

 Bridgenorth Trail wetland

 Bridgenorth Trail near the 7th Line

 7th Line at Centre Line of Smith Twp

 7th Line

 7th Line at Buckhorn Rd

 Thirsty Loon

 Thirsty Loon

 RGWT north of Trent
                                      
Rotary Shade Shelter at Trent

24 Dudes met in the Beavermeade parking lot. Conrad Hill led 9 Dudes on a ride to Trent U. John Crawford & Pat Towns led the remaining 15 Dudes on a 40 km ride to Lakefield. They cycled north on the RGWT across Parkhill Rd to the Hilliard St bridge over the Otonabee R along the city trail to Argyle St then north thru residential streets to Hilliard St then up to the Bridgenorth Trail which ends at the 7th Line of Smith Twp in Bridgenorth. Then cycled east on the 7th across the Centre Line & Buckhorn Rd to the Lakefield Rd (former Hgw 28) into Lakefield. Enjoyed lunch at The Thirsty Loon returning to Beavermeade on the RGWT. After the ride Pete MacLoghlin’s wife Chick had invited everyone to a surprise 70th birthday party for Pete at the MacLoghlin home, a neat twist to end the day’s rides! By the way everyone was able to keep  it a secret so Pete was in a state of blissful shock on his return home to a full house!

TCT Ride April 11 2012

Crowley Line at Assumption Rd, looking NW towards Peterborough. It started to rain just after we began cycling north again towards Technology Dr
Crowley Line at Assumption Rd, looking south
Bob talking to friends who had just driven thru a hailstorm!
Group beside St Mark's
St Mark’s church at Base Line & the Keene Rd
Base Line & Keene Rd, looking east towards Pine Crest. Note the dark storm cloud!
Pine Crest Golf Club from Base Line
Base Line looking east after a hill climb
Base Line - looking west towards Pine Crest
Base Line - looking NE towards Peterborough
TCT at Redmond Rd looking east. Mike Evans, Keith Buchanan, Bob Penny, Pete Gardner, Barry Diceman

TCT - Frank Marett crossing Redmond Rd
TCT at Redmond Rd, looking west
TCT at Dillon Rd looking west towards Peterborough
TCT at Dillon Rd east of the Keene Rd, looking east. This trail should be upgraded by the fall
TCT, Barry riding east from Technology Dr to join us. The plan is to upgrade this section between Ashburnham Rd & the Keene Rd in 2013
TCT-rail trail west of the Keene Rd, looking east towards the wetlands

We had 7 Dudes turn out for today’s ride.The weather forecast indicated a cool day (6 C high) with a 30% chance of rain but no rain drops on the graph so we decided to explore the proposed TCT from Peterborough to Hastings that was described in a previous posting on March 23.This is a 28 km route thru Otonabee Twp, we cycled south on Ashburnham Dr to Technology Dr then east over the rail line to Keene Rd & south to the rail trail. It started to rain on Technology Dr so we ducked into Coffee Time giving Barry the opportunity to catch up to us after his dental appointment. Stayed dry until we were riding into Peterborough on Crowley Line. Keith, Pete MacL, Barry, & Mike had lunch at The Porch & Pint while Bob & Frank decided to ride home & probably cycled thru a hailstorm as were ordering lunch! Pete Gardner was driving home so he should have been warm & dry.