4H Camp Shankitunk
Bike Trip Reunion - October 5th 1997
Neat that you could stop by!
The long awaited and talked about bike trip reunion finally
took place. The Reunion
arranged to coincide with the 4th Annual Ricky
Pit Parisian Memorial Pit Run .
Nine cyclists of a possible total of 19 showed up. In that number
one, Josh, found
the strength and energy to do the 10K Pit Run. That was Josh's
first attempt at
anything over 4 miles and he did the 6.2 miles in great fashion
finishing about
20 seconds ahead of bike trip leader, Bicycle Bob Thomas whose
time was
just under one hour.
Check out the results
for our run in 1997, Josh finished 458th
and I finished
466th.
.
The run was followed by a chicken barbecue and then a bike ride
up Hawk Mountain
to the Audubon Society sanctuary. It is not a long ride, only
about 3.6 miles from
the start and finish of the Pit Run finish line in Oneonta's
Neahwa Park, but what a
view. The five returning cyclists and the three adults who accompanied
them were
treated to a wonderful view of the Susquehanna Valley with the
autumn leaves at
peak color. Next year we will try to have more cyclists back!
Taking a break atop Hawk Mountain. It was a steep climb!
This site is under construction, the last day with the hardhat
on was October 2, 1998. Please report any bugs or errors to the author:
Bob Thomas