TE-DC ride - Sunday, Dec 17th

[7rider]

Hi all.
I wanted to start a new thread to keep things clean. Join us one and all!
Here's the details:
Road ride moderate pace (16-20 mph cruising) - or as much as we can sustain, since it seems like we're not getting the mileage in that we used to!
Depart from The Bicycle Place's back parking lot - 8313 Grubb Road Silver Spring, MD 20910.
Ride from the BP, drop into Rock Creek Park, and come back out - to Garrett Park and return. All told, 25-27 miles or so.
Time of departure: 9 a.m.? Is that okay? Or is 10 better?
The shop will not be open at 9, but there will be a bunch of riders' vehicles there for the group ride that leaves at 8:30 (sometimes 8:45, ahem). So, if you want to oggle some fancy bikes (forget the guys!), this is the time and place to do it.

[HillSlugger]

Time of departure: 9 a.m.? Is that okay? Or is 10 better?

The Saturday overnight low is predicted to be 45 degrees, so it sounds like the weather will not really be a factor in the decision...Split the difference and call it 9:30?

[7rider]

9:30 works for me!

[aicabsolut]

9:30 works for me.

Will you be bringing cue sheets/maps? Or can you post your mapped route again? Don't know what stuff looks like up there at the north end.

[7rider]

Here is the general route.
http://www.routeslip.com/map.php?map=15804
For some reason, it seems to have truncated the route by cutting off the first 25% or so - but the route starts where it ends, so you can just find the end point and follow it across the creek and into the park to pick up with the start of the text. I don't know if it's because the turn directions I entered are longer than the space allowed in the drop-down window or what.
I will try to correct this and/or bring a few copies of the correct route slip with me. I probably won't be able to get to it until Saturday a.m., however, as I am swamped at work and at home right now.

[HillSlugger]

Here is the general route.
http://www.routeslip.com/map.php?map=15804
For some reason, it seems to have truncated the route by cutting off the first 25% or so - but the route starts where it ends, so you can just find the end point and follow it across the creek and into the park to pick up with the start of the text. I don't know if it's because the turn directions I entered are longer than the space allowed in the drop-down window or what.
I will try to correct this and/or bring a few copies of the correct route slip with me. I probably won't be able to get to it until Saturday a.m., however, as I am swamped at work and at home right now.

How did this turn from a ride with 800 feet of climbing to one with 1400?

See you at 9:30