Bring your sturdy bike, thick soled shoes, and a spirit of adventure.  We are heading to Dead Horse Bay, the home of the infamous Bottle Beach.  Dead Horse Bay’s name was coined in the  the mid-19th century when the area was was home to dozens of horse-rendering plants, which used the harbor as a dumping ground for horse bones.  Located on the southwest shore of what was then Barren Island, the isolated area was infamous for its lack of water and sewage lines, and for the odor perpetually wafting in from the nearby factories, which later included fish oil plants, waste refineries, and a city dump. 

By the 1920s, most of the factories were gone, and the city had begun the process of connecting Barren Island to the mainland using sand, coal and garbage as landfill. Unfortunately, one of the landfill caps burst in the 1950s, and 100+-year-old garbage has been spewing into the harbor ever since.  This is bottle collector's heaven.  And for everyone else - just a weird place to visit.  Note:  I am not kidding about it being a "tad radioactive" as they have found ships beacons that did contain radium, and the area may be "officially" closed.  But, we will only. have a minimum exposure, if any.  

Lunch will be at the always popular and bike friendly Rollin Roaster.  .

NOTE - After we leave the bike trail, we will be riding slowly on a mix of off road surfaces.  Leave your 6K Pinarello at home. Remember to bring a lock.  If the weather is iffy - check the website and/or the 5BBC Facebook page.  Please register online

IMPORTANT NOTICE: YOU MUST HAVE AND WEAR A MASK WHEN NECESSARY ON ALL 5BBC RIDES AS INDICATED BY THE RIDE LEADER. THIS RIDE HAS THE POSSIBILITY OF SPENDING SOME PERIOD OF TIME INDOORS. IN ORDER TO PARTICIPATE AND JOIN ANY INDOOR ACTIVITY, YOU MUST BE MASKED, VACCINATED AND BRING PROOF OF VACCINATION. ADDITIONALLY, THE 5BBC MAKES NO REPRESENTATION AS TO THE VACCINATION STATUS OF ANYONE ON THE RIDE OR ENGAGED IN ANY ACTIVITY, INDOOR OR OUT. THE RISK INVOLVED IN ANY ACTIVITY ON THE RIDE IS ASSUMED BY EACH INDIVIDUAL RIDER.