Friday, February 06, 2026
START: MWP - Meadowood Regional Park -- Ride Terrain: Rolling With Hills, Ride Leader's Pace: 15 mph, Regrouping: Some, Rest Stops: None, Rain Cancellation: Precipitation >60%,
Meadowood to Mantua Mill returning Belmont to Park Hts.
Winter ride to appreciate the rolling white vistas of snow covered Baltimore County.
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/53895240
Tcx url: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/53895240Sunday, February 08, 2026
START: RUN - Runnymede Elementary School -- Ride Terrain: Flats And Hills, Ride Leader's Pace: 16 mph, Regrouping: Some, Rest Stops: Snack, Rain Cancellation: Precipitation >60%,
Likely Frigid Windy weather cancels ride.
Any weather change or cancel will be posted by 7:30am. Starts below 24F may cause cancellation.
Rolling scenic ride on low traffic roads. Snack at Royal Farms in Littlestown.
Come join the Fun! 16&Over Winter pace with moments of enthusiasm countered by regrouping.
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/44824779
Tcx url: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/44824779Tuesday, February 10, 2026
START: MWP - Meadowood Regional Park -- Ride Terrain: Rolling With Hills, Ride Leader's Pace: 16 mph, Regrouping: Some, Rest Stops: None, Rain Cancellation: Precipitation >60%,
Roll east across Loch Raven to Manor, back via Blenheim and over Loch Raven with return via Pot Spring to Margate. Bring snack, no commercial stop. Short section of paved pathway this ride.
This is a Blackberry Lollipop (actually more of a riata). See library for other flavors.
Conversational 16&Over Winter Pace with moments of enthusiasm countered by regrouping. Come Join the Fun!
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/49578037
Tcx url: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/49578037
Friday, February 13, 2026
START: MWP - Meadowood Regional Park -- Ride Terrain: Rolling With Hills, Ride Leader's Pace: 16 mph, Regrouping: Some, Rest Stops: Snack, Rain Cancellation: Precipitation >60%,
The 13th of February seems as optimal a time as any to roll up to Glen Coe.
We might discuss Jacobitism politics, Stuarts, Campbells, MacDonalds, and Trumps as it relates to current and past events over coffee at Filling Station before our return.
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/50631221
After the Massacre of Glencoe, Peter Graham (1889) National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massacre_of_Glencoe
Sunday, February 15, 2026
START: Westminster Ag Center --
STOP SWAP AND SAVE, Sunday, February 15th, 2026, from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm at the Carroll County Ag Center in Westminster, MD.
Tuesday, February 17, 2026
START: MWP - Meadowood Regional Park -- Ride Terrain: Rolling With Hills, Ride Leader's Pace: 16 mph, Regrouping: Some, Rest Stops: Snack, Rain Cancellation: Precipitation >60%,
Lunar New Year of the Horse so we do a somewhat horsey bicycle ride. Includes the almost steeplechase leap onto Jay Trump.
Cafe break at John Brown at mile 15, if riders are in the mood and circumstances permit.
16&Over Winter Conversational pace, check Calendar/Forum for any weather related changes. A different ride may be offered depending on whim of the ride leader. Come join the Fun!
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/43194933
Tuesday, February 24, 2026
START: MWP - Meadowood Regional Park -- Ride Terrain: Rolling With Hills, Ride Leader's Pace: 16 mph, Regrouping: Some, Rest Stops: Snack, Rain Cancellation: Precipitation >60%,
So what happened on 24 February 1803? Funny you should ask. This was the decision date for Marbury v Madison. This decision is possibly the most important ruling issued by the US Supreme Court.
Ride to Soldiers Delight via Lyons Mill and Wards Chapel. Features the backdoor route to WAWA snack stop. Then do a fast easy return from Glyndon via Padonia to Tally Ho if the wind is with us for a total of 2000 ft in 35 miles.
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/44639473
Conversational 16&Over Winter pace with regrouping at the usual spots. Check Calendar/Forum for any weather related changes (e.g. snow/ice/rain). A different ride may be offered depending on weather or whim of the Ride Leader. Come join the fun!
Tcx url: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/44639473
Sunday, March 01, 2026
START: TMP Taneytown Memorial Park - Playground Lot, Taneytown, MD -- Ride Terrain: Rolling With Hills, Ride Leader's Pace: 16 mph, Regrouping: Some, Rest Stops: Snack, Rain Cancellation: Precipitation >60%,
Leap Day comes on March 1st this year - well that happens three times out of four but after the calendar issues with George Washington's birthday (see last month's calendar) we take what we get!
Walt & Carol's revised ride, departing small parking lot off Playground Rd at Taneytown Memorial Park. Fast rollers to Emmitsburg . Rutters at 25 miles . Quick return.
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/45823853
Tcx url: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/45823853
Sunday, March 15, 2026
START: MWP - Meadowood Regional Park -- Ride Terrain: Rolling With Hills, Ride Leader's Pace: 16 mph, Regrouping: Some, Rest Stops: Snack, Rain Cancellation: Precipitation >60%,
March 15th ride where we do a nice ride to the French Twist Cafe and discuss the soothsayers forecast. (During Caesar's parade on the feast of Lupercal, the Etruscan haruspex (soothsayer) Spurinna warns Caesar to "Beware the (r)Ides of March", a warning he disregards.)
A 9:30am departure has Caesar telling Brutus that the return will be "at two". (Act 3 Scene 1 Julius Caesar by Shakespear)
Check Calendar/Forums/Other Auspacies* for any weather related changes. Come join the fun!
*Other Auspices may include:
ex caelo; ex avibus; ex tripudiis; ex quadrupedibus; & ex diris Being partial to Cathartes aurae, I will use vultures to help determine any ride schedule changes.
Tcx url: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/49690664