Poor kid's headstone

Saturday morning I did my first ride with the Atlanta Intown Touring Club. We meandered around about a 13 mile route (after Anna and I biked the 5 miles over to downtown Decatur) and hit 5 or 6 cemeteries — some “historic,” some just plain “old” — over a couple hours. My favorite had to be Sylvester Cemetery, where a bunch of us puzzled quite a while over the terribly unfortunate Dickerson family, who had a lousy time keeping their many children alive past their third birthday.

The final stop, naturally, was Oakland Cemetery, where the staff was getting ready for its second night of Halloween tours, followed by restocking our carbohydrates in the form of beer at the Standard (hint: avoid the quesadillas; they’re just lame, in an overpriced and uncreative way), and then more liquid carbs at the Brewhouse. After about 25 miles of riding that day, it wasn’t the bucket of PBR that was making me walk all wobbly.

If you’ve got two wheels and fancy local culture, you should definitely check out the touring club.



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