Marshall "Major" Taylor Ride

By Jesse Hunley, age 11

This ride was great! Because it was my birthday! We had birthday cake, roasted marshmallows, apple cider, Mr. Leland's famous hot chocolate' roasted chestnuts, chips, hot dogs, and Hershey candy. Then we made s'mores. They were fantastic.

The bike ride was long! We went about 6 miles there and back, from 40th Street to North Concourse Drive. The ride was not smooth! We had to go through a detour and went over a lot of tracks. It was an enormous hill! It made my legs hurt! I did not want to get off my bike because I did not want to get left behind or get lost.

 We went to Fairmount Park to do free bicycle safety checks for the people who live in the area.