Morris Area Freewheelers Bicycle Club

MAF Bike Adventures

The club sponsors a number of cycling trips each year. Trips are open to all members of the club and are restricted to club members only (residents of the immediate household of members are the only exception). Non-members of the club may participate in club trips by paying an additional $24 fee to join the club for a one year membership.

2011 Trips:

Lake George Getaway: Friday September 9 – Monday September 12, 2011

Chuck and Ina Taitel will be hosting, in partnership with Richard and Beth Poore, the 12th annual Lake George Getaway Weekend (a club favorite!). We will be staying in the lakeside hamlet of Bolton Landing, gateway to the Adirondack Park, located 8 miles north of the Village of Lake George. Enjoy the late September weather with evenings that can be cool, but the days are still warm (sometimes after a chilly morning). While this is a cycling weekend, there are lots of off the bike activities to suit most tastes including hiking, boating, zip line adventures as well as tourist entertainment like sight seeing cruises, museums and shopping. Everyone will enjoy just sitting on the dock with a drink in hand looking at the view. Check out the options at: lakegeorge.com Advanced registration is required (see "Registration and Fees" below).

Hotel Reservations:
Home base is the Northward Ho Resort, Bolton Landing, which offers a choice of rooms, efficiencies, or cottages for your accommodations. Please contact the motel directly to make your reservations and arrange payment..

Northward Ho Resort
Lake Shore Drive
P O Box 464
Bolton Landing, NY 12814
Reservations: 518-644-2158
email: Northward Ho Resort

Registration and Fees:
Registration is $15 per person. This event is for MAFW members only, however, members may bring non-cycling guests who are residents of their household but any others will be subject to an additional fee of $24 for a one year club membership. Registration and payment including club membership fees for non-members are required in advance (for registration form email Richard Poore at - ).

Additional Informations

The cycling is the for experienced and self sufficient cyclists. Cyclists may form into groups, but there will not be any SAG or support. The rides are mostly C terrain and done at a leisurely pace. The short ride on the afternoon of arrival day is B terrain. There will also be rides available for everyone from "caual" to A terrain. We will be riding in hilly areas but bypass most hills by riding along th Schroon River. You will enjoy riding along Schroon Lake, Trout Lake, Brant Lake, Loon Lake, Beaver Pond. Friends Lake and the Hudson River. Monday is an open day. Some will choose to ride but there is also good hiking nearby.

Registration includes a wine and cheese reception party and buffet dinner on the dock/patio on Friday evening. There will be BYOB happy hours Saturday and Sunday. A group dinner will be at a local restaurant Saturday.

Consider bringing a windbreaker and maybe tights in case we get some cool off shore winds as well as a rain jacket (just in case but hopefully will not be needed). A spare tire and bike pump should be standard. Again, the timetable for the weekend will be from Friday September 9 thru Monday September 12, 2011 with home base at the Northward Ho Resort.

Contacts:

Chuck Taitel:
973-586-2252
518-240-7127 after 7/1

Richard Poore

Cape May Bike Tour: Friday September 23 –Monday September 26, 2011
Sign up for the Cape May Bike Tour. Cape May offers wonderful scenery and cycling and most of the summer crowds are gone. Enjoy the late September weather with evenings that can be cool, but the days can still be warm. On Sunday, ride the ferry across the Delaware for a long or short cycling loop. While this is a cycling weekend, there are lots of off the bike activities to suit most tastes. See Cape May Flyer for details of the weekend cycling and alternate weekend activities. Advanced registration is required (see "Registration and Fees" below).

Hotel Reservations:
Home base is the Summer Station Hotel in Cape May. Room rates vary with occupancy and accomadations. Please contact the hotel directly to make your reservations and arrange payment (don't wait if you want a room):

Summer Station Hotel
217 Beach Avenue
Cape May, NJ 08204
609-884-8800
Reservations: 800-248-8801
www.summerstationhotel.com
email:

Alternately, you can stay at the Beach Shack located next door (formerly The Coachman) located next door at 205 Beach Avenue.
877-SHACK07 (724-2507)
www.beachshack.com

Registration and Fees:
This event is for MAFW members only, however, members may bring non-cycling guests who are residents of their household but any others will be subject to an additional fee of $24 for a one year club membership. There is also a $15 registration fee the covers organizing expenses and the Friday afternoon happy hour. Advanced registration and payment including the $15 registration fee and any club membership fees are required in advance (see registration form).

Additional Informations
The Cape May Tour is for experienced self sufficient cyclists. Cyclists may sign up and form into groups, but there will not be any SAG or support. Consider bringing a windbreaker and maybe tights in case we get some cool off shore winds as well as a rain jacket (just in case but hopefully will not be needed). A spare tire and bike pump should be standard. Again, the timetable for the weekend will be from Friday September 23 thru Monday September 26, 2010 with home base at the Summer Station Hotel (See Cape May Flyer).

Contacts:
Maria Sisti

(973)650-7427

Glen Hukins

(973)570-5147

More MAFW Trips:
Would you like to see more MAFW trips and weekends? Members are encouraged to organize and run club trips and weekends and assistance is offered to make it easier. The club has a substantial library of past trips that can be used to organize a club event. The Adirondacks, Amherst, MA, Cape Cod, Cape May, Cooperstown, NY, Lancaster County, PA, Lewes/Rehoboth Beach, the coast of Maine, Martha’s Vineyard, and Vermont are just a few of the available destinations

Club trips are for members only and must meet certain guidelines to be promoted as official club trips, but the club does provide publicity, planning assistance, and liability insurance coverage. These trips are not subsidized but a portion of the registration fees helps defray some of the costs of the trip leaders.

If you have a trip you would like to propose or just want more information, send an e-mail to:

Would you like to see more MAFW trips and weekends? Members are encouraged to organize and run club trips and weekends and assistance is offered to make it easier. The club has a substantial library of past trips that can be used to organize a club event. The Adirondacks, Amherst, MA, Cape Cod, Cape May, Cooperstown, NY, Lancaster County, PA, Lewes/Rehoboth Beach, the coast of Maine, Martha’s Vineyard, and Vermont are just a few of the available destinations Club trips are for members only and must meet certain guidelines to be promoted as official club trips, but the club does provide publicity, planning assistance, and liability insurance coverage. These trips are not subsidized but a portion of the registration fees helps defray some of the costs of the trip leaders. If you have a trip you would like to propose or just want more information, send an e-mail to: