Last night one of our most treasured members, Pete Pliniski, aged 96, took his last steps down the trail, and I would like to dedicate this bike hike to him.

The name Blue Plate Special has no particular significance except that near the end of our ride we experienced a pleasant downhill run on Blue Road before returning to Trenton Town Park.  The day was cloudy and unpleasantly muggy and we found that rest stops were almost more strenuous than biking, where the wind surpressed some of the funkiness.

A highlight of this route is the two mile downhill run on Rt. 274 into Holland Patent where speeds of 38 MPH are routinely and safely achieved.  We stopped for lunch at the village green in Holland Patent and had the added bonus of touring a farmer’s market and buying such delicacies as molasses cookies baked by the son and daughter in law of Jim Gage, one of our long time members.  After Blue Road a three mile jaunt took us back to Trenton Town Park and a delicious chocolate-zucchini cake baked by Nancy Coleman.

By:  Harold Pier