Woke up well, got started quickly and easily. The ride felt easy and under control, even the uphill segments. Overall very enjoyable and refreshing, especially on Clipper Mill Road!
Date/Time:
06/25/2008 05:47 AM
Route:
Resumed last week’s route through Druid Hill Park to Baltimore Zoo, continuing on Druid Park Drive toward W 41st Street. This time continued Druid Park Drive, right onto Clipper Road, across the Woodberry lightrail station, right onto Clipper Mill Road all the way straight. Continued straight after it became Falls Road to Penn Station, then back uphill on North Charles Street. [Google Map]
“Oh bliss! Bliss and heaven! Oh, it was gorgeousness and gorgeousity made flesh. It was like a bird of rarest-spun heaven metal or like silvery wine flowing in a spaceship, gravity all nonsense now.” After I returned last week I checked the map and found that West 40th street was not necessary and that instead of just returning uphill to the zoo I should have continued across the Woodberry station. Clipper Mill Road was really pure bliss — what a beautiful and quiet road to ride on. This discovery finally allowed me to complete the old boring circles around the lake to a more complete route! Next I want to explore the park further north around Greenspring Avenue etc and make the route longer than the current length of about 9.2 miles.
Length:
approx. 9.2 miles
Traffic:
easy going all the way
Weather:
very nice, sunny, fresh, very good air-quality
Bike:
Jamis Durango Hardtail Mod. with 26×2.5 Maxxis Hookworm
Heartrate/Elevation:
