Waaaaaaaachusett
A few years ago when I rode up Mt Wachusett the first time, I met two cyclists at the summit and asked them where they rode from. They said Boston. I was thinking, they must be crazy and out of their freaking mind.
And now, I did it! To be honest, I've done several rides that are more epic and way harder than this one - for example a 100 miles ride with Greylock Summit which is 12000ft climb in total. But the ride out to Wachusett from Boston has a special place in my heart.
Also hit my yearly goal of 200000ft climb for rides IRL. Yay!
Yesterday was the one day of the year the Wachusett Dam is open for the public to walk over. It was closed on 9/11/01.
Mt Wachusett on a hot day. Left Bolton around 8am. Made it to the top around 9:40am. And we decided that was not enough climb for the day, so we made the summit loop 3x 🤣 which increased about 900 feet elevation gain for the ride.
Got a flat with 0.3 miles to go at Bolton. I continued riding the flat and changed the tube when I got home. And I tried using CO2 cartridge for the first time! Gotta practice!
Stopped at Nan’s kitchen in Stow for lunch. Got a delicious Salmon bowl!
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Gary McMeekin
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