PALM, Critical Mass, Pinconning
750+ cyclists arrive in a town of 600, an unintended
critical mass happens
PALM caps off each annual ride with a "parade". All
the participants gather at a prearranged spot in the final city, wear their new
PALM shirts, and ride a short distance en mass. It is a fun way to end the
tour. It is a tradition of PALM. Dan and I wore our purple shirts and gathered
with our new 700 closest friends at Pinconning Park on the shores of Saginaw
Bay. We waited for all the city officials to arrive and lead us in the parade.
Fire trucks, police cars, oh what
fun!
The plan was to ride two miles on Pinconning Road, cross M 13, and turn into the school where all of our belongings were. That was the plan. Construction on M 13 prevented us from taking our little parade across the road. So they dumped us on the east side of the road just out side their small government buildings. The ensuing traffic jam shut the city down! It was unintended, but a real Critical Mass with the least likeliest of suspects.
Pinconning and PALM will never be the same.
The plan was to ride two miles on Pinconning Road, cross M 13, and turn into the school where all of our belongings were. That was the plan. Construction on M 13 prevented us from taking our little parade across the road. So they dumped us on the east side of the road just out side their small government buildings. The ensuing traffic jam shut the city down! It was unintended, but a real Critical Mass with the least likeliest of suspects.
Pinconning and PALM will never be the same.
Posted: Sat - July 2, 2005 at 02:55 PM
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