Lake Barcroft Bike Club: Inaugural Ride (no snakes!)

LAKE BARCROFT --  The Lake Barcroft Bike Club kicked off its inaugural ride on a beautiful cool blue sky morning with club organizer Larry Golfer and club member Bill Cook taking to the pedals from Beach 5. Rider Cook on his unique titanium frame Barcroft recumbent and Golfer on his Specialized Sequoia Elite, headed up the Beachway hill and over to the Washington and Old Dominion trail on a lightly trafficked Glen Carlin to Manchester route. The riders kept a brisk but easy pace down the trail,  encountering the usual suspects --  pedestrians oblivious to their surroundings while deep into their earbudded music mixes and morning news broadcasts, mothers and nannies with their stroller babies, groups of seniors on their morning promenade, the spandex bike crowd speeding by -- and fortunately for all, no snakes.

Break time for mobile call 

The trails were in fine condition, smooth and quick. The views included Four Mile Run, exposing its sandbars and driftwood, shallowed by the lack of rain, the Potomac River's wide open vistas and  lightly choppy waters and the primordial swamps and shallows of Daingerfield Island.


Following the short excursion into some light traffic, the ride into Alexandria led to  Buzz Bakery and coffee, croissants and great conversation.

Bill taking the lane

Buzz Bakery

Stoked by great coffee and carbs, the riders headed back and arrived in Lake Barcroft an hour later, exhilarated by the ride and luckily, back in the air conditioned comfort of home before the day's heat hit. 

Bill on the recumbent at Crossroads and Stoneybrae

Stay tuned for more ride announcements and the upcoming adventures of the Lake Barcroft Bike Club.

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Larry