Down the road aways.
Reflecting pond on the 34 mile route
It is time for the 2nd annual Honor the Warriors Bicycle Ride. This is a fantastic ride through the rolling hills of NC. We drew 82 riders last year and hope for more this time. The ride is set for the Saturday before Veteran’s Day to celebrate the sacrifice of veterans of all the military services. We will begin with a sunrise concert from the youth choir of Hickory Grove Methodist Church culminating with presentation of the colors and opening remarks.
Midland NC.
Old homestead along 66 mile route
Our ride has 3 routes of varying distances, 66 miles, 34 miles and 15 miles. The terrain is rolling hills with several long flat areas and just a couple short climbs on the 66 mile route. All in all it is a gentle ride that would be good for any experience level of rider.
Couch in the tree landmark
The ride will be followed by a great BBQ catered by Hooters and a chance to swap stories/tall tales with veterans and supporters of the Military Family LifeStyle Charitable Foundation.
The ride requires a 45$ donation that can be made at www.mflcf.org All profits from the ride will go to the USO of NC and the MFLCF.
Fall foliage
Each rider will receive a goodie bag, a water bottle and a sports shirt with the Honor the Warriors Bicycle Ride logo emblazoned across the left breast, an American flag on the left sleeve and the MFLCF logo on the right sleeve. These are top quality shirts that can be worn anywhere.
Down the hill
Following are links that will allow you to view the routes via “Ride with GPS”. You may also download the routes directly to your GPS so that you are prepared ahead of time. The maps are excellent and “Ride with GPS” has some very cool features that are easy to use and best of all, free. A word on the downloadable cue sheets… they are wrong. There are places where they say “turn right” and you should be turning left. There is at least one turn that is not correct and it is physically unmarked so you will get lost if you follow them. I have corrected cue sheets for the day of the ride so you can pick them up then or e-mail me at; morrisj@mflcf.org and I can mail them out to you.
http://ridewithgps.com/routes/135308 15 mile route
http://ridewithgps.com/routes/194007 34 mile route
http://ridewithgps.com/routes/151542 66 mile route
