tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-132164802024-03-14T02:18:31.950-04:00CyclesnackMarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06617819080031235854noreply@blogger.comBlogger2559125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13216480.post-79689466611546899232023-10-01T18:48:00.001-04:002023-10-09T19:44:24.923-04:00Maine Miles<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVow37rje7xuCJa4VysKbPMSJcISQ1_6uix5yBNKm90pgsc0uJV8EGyA8bZbYRntVIcXeuxRiG0uFCeK45zRLmoGfzaWvHqdYAmkETsPqxa2v1VmgIsUKwuubEzHLRZN9OsEs9jmi0BlN_EGznbqF3JilR9ojQ_4sw9k0oxku-CEEBZwJAc3Bsag/s1080/IMG_0457.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVow37rje7xuCJa4VysKbPMSJcISQ1_6uix5yBNKm90pgsc0uJV8EGyA8bZbYRntVIcXeuxRiG0uFCeK45zRLmoGfzaWvHqdYAmkETsPqxa2v1VmgIsUKwuubEzHLRZN9OsEs9jmi0BlN_EGznbqF3JilR9ojQ_4sw9k0oxku-CEEBZwJAc3Bsag/s320/IMG_0457.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Staying so close to Maine I thought I would take a ride on the other side of the river and ride up through the Berwicks. I wanted to ride to Nubble Light in York but I got up late and only had two hours so I went this way instead.</p><span><a name='more'></a></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg98tmIVa2P730HOQd38lsK6VSyaOZXWpMMSYcKsZhNKKLZO-NaCm3LdS0L6g4kISsQkzPY3WuF4sRz6QEfN-RmuQXSNiBSuI73QTNFhOCJp1gfYwzMOKJgkjxjwqjiDCZ8wPplpGcViLVEk52sfXOoRJ_EWcRt9wNd9MA3BAthnkX1nCbZcGOFxQ/s4032/IMG_0379.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg98tmIVa2P730HOQd38lsK6VSyaOZXWpMMSYcKsZhNKKLZO-NaCm3LdS0L6g4kISsQkzPY3WuF4sRz6QEfN-RmuQXSNiBSuI73QTNFhOCJp1gfYwzMOKJgkjxjwqjiDCZ8wPplpGcViLVEk52sfXOoRJ_EWcRt9wNd9MA3BAthnkX1nCbZcGOFxQ/s320/IMG_0379.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I was sure glad I brought thermal tights on this trip just incase because it was 45 degrees when I left</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggwJkUFuJsXLab_yV0hqZ02Yje2SDzaudRY8kQ-8R2NSLop-WV-BlQVK7-4mgLEDaoRX3cNFCnPKNFfDjWU4jqQrNEx4KViOI-51uQeJDj61D91Umhot7MxXFp8z4ZQ_lb7Ys3_2AWkzX5fC06R8JRBBIMgLsjbWKqPWxnzd3G3SpCabphx-sCcA/s4032/IMG_0380.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggwJkUFuJsXLab_yV0hqZ02Yje2SDzaudRY8kQ-8R2NSLop-WV-BlQVK7-4mgLEDaoRX3cNFCnPKNFfDjWU4jqQrNEx4KViOI-51uQeJDj61D91Umhot7MxXFp8z4ZQ_lb7Ys3_2AWkzX5fC06R8JRBBIMgLsjbWKqPWxnzd3G3SpCabphx-sCcA/s320/IMG_0380.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I rode the continuation of the Dover Community Path</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja9LzF4b7bCRiX9Ess0A_gmfp44QIJRERZJjM4QmwE7UTCeooZiHnUoJDZRqqmol4pmTs9Dok8EI5kkLyhZZK_GXQoTyL9QwZfn4BFcPex8pUoStyV_nb22pXko_DkWJGScns8bm4jRi8DQIDrVTZPC2U0WBRpx6UqrhEC360n11fPGcpzH_-B-Q/s4032/IMG_0381.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja9LzF4b7bCRiX9Ess0A_gmfp44QIJRERZJjM4QmwE7UTCeooZiHnUoJDZRqqmol4pmTs9Dok8EI5kkLyhZZK_GXQoTyL9QwZfn4BFcPex8pUoStyV_nb22pXko_DkWJGScns8bm4jRi8DQIDrVTZPC2U0WBRpx6UqrhEC360n11fPGcpzH_-B-Q/s320/IMG_0381.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It turns out that it wasn't just fog obscuring the sun but more Canadian Wildfire Smoke.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOg449MT9dGGlaJKEVbqw8c4DCunrYodoSsfb4OEoLutiT5dK7Cuer1hjgXdN_sf9aRhoa1VZYfhUu5OPzBSR8Nh39YegDeprasb9rspXPc-2MBCob-AHM8cF0ibp70TBjsLI2j3ZVCk-EQzbYmCAyG0hSRhTbNbK3HIxqlqcbkRORBU-0CHK12A/s4032/IMG_0383.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOg449MT9dGGlaJKEVbqw8c4DCunrYodoSsfb4OEoLutiT5dK7Cuer1hjgXdN_sf9aRhoa1VZYfhUu5OPzBSR8Nh39YegDeprasb9rspXPc-2MBCob-AHM8cF0ibp70TBjsLI2j3ZVCk-EQzbYmCAyG0hSRhTbNbK3HIxqlqcbkRORBU-0CHK12A/s320/IMG_0383.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Heading towards Maine on Route 4</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlyfdm80d6-3TcgklX49X84AnR9oN9velSt0xNdBCFlI34FOnG6VC18Dz8ppytJKRuDBZLJfcQYXniSj75erisDkBHDtEMlh3wzNfmZrxaTjWuctcPIolefcPp_K1-7cWoOSg1B_JSyAlxUg7luQCY3aU9DIiTrfvmT6Fcu1Cvl150nCFmY6_Wzw/s4032/IMG_0384.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlyfdm80d6-3TcgklX49X84AnR9oN9velSt0xNdBCFlI34FOnG6VC18Dz8ppytJKRuDBZLJfcQYXniSj75erisDkBHDtEMlh3wzNfmZrxaTjWuctcPIolefcPp_K1-7cWoOSg1B_JSyAlxUg7luQCY3aU9DIiTrfvmT6Fcu1Cvl150nCFmY6_Wzw/s320/IMG_0384.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Once in Berwick I turned north and started hitting rollers</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4QXibJPJhcDEIUQj8TqjrKIyK51u6nanXQAweEqyHPRSO_fJ4JwiTKif6ldD9ddcczDQEZHs_hQrlREHrZgG_HWYxQk5UL5owRDKO9fleFSg7guQuLNrWsbHDyRWD79F7wYhsu8W8SNAT8vXKgCPo-Tx2ffYidnCzcTuG7qBFRG_rHnU0VsLxnw/s4032/IMG_0385.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4QXibJPJhcDEIUQj8TqjrKIyK51u6nanXQAweEqyHPRSO_fJ4JwiTKif6ldD9ddcczDQEZHs_hQrlREHrZgG_HWYxQk5UL5owRDKO9fleFSg7guQuLNrWsbHDyRWD79F7wYhsu8W8SNAT8vXKgCPo-Tx2ffYidnCzcTuG7qBFRG_rHnU0VsLxnw/s320/IMG_0385.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">but then it flattened out</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaY1ykGl4wDa07hhjzRE84qT0RG4gRHf-Pa_bJ9VqcUFnAqJB1BYHlx-LoK6_piT2afKamCdy8rJUhzFR7zQUt6zbdqRxdDHa8JCPCHkbr12WEBDVfxmejNliuW1WuVw6j5TJBuUT0k7nxZseDwlosmXg4k26X2cLeY68MLN-QLni8a8bQIbQ20A/s3088/IMG_0386.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaY1ykGl4wDa07hhjzRE84qT0RG4gRHf-Pa_bJ9VqcUFnAqJB1BYHlx-LoK6_piT2afKamCdy8rJUhzFR7zQUt6zbdqRxdDHa8JCPCHkbr12WEBDVfxmejNliuW1WuVw6j5TJBuUT0k7nxZseDwlosmXg4k26X2cLeY68MLN-QLni8a8bQIbQ20A/s320/IMG_0386.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and pretty much stayed that way through the remainder of Maine.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK2V6UQ49pVe6PMuTTW94ah1hGlFyuUZ0gfl_jyfRktL49JBgcBfchNeoxpaJsTKg18rmEM5pkIhn3gtq10ecuG2a4d0y-XDCdZiNpHszIKvIR4RHLCinQrgE9LobenO7Pza6PHtXVe1NxoqbI0CLGQE9cQuls4parJ3TjOG7MNIRjAv4dY3ad1g/s4032/IMG_0392.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK2V6UQ49pVe6PMuTTW94ah1hGlFyuUZ0gfl_jyfRktL49JBgcBfchNeoxpaJsTKg18rmEM5pkIhn3gtq10ecuG2a4d0y-XDCdZiNpHszIKvIR4RHLCinQrgE9LobenO7Pza6PHtXVe1NxoqbI0CLGQE9cQuls4parJ3TjOG7MNIRjAv4dY3ad1g/s320/IMG_0392.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There was even a little fall foliage to look at.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh2-PPE9W4yzvokWYCoD0XFcHFCmc7xAjpnViCBs1-Eh-cUGechcOe84ukBUqeBJ4SVVn0nOiY6LEfpH0ak9xC7YcLWj1scB69R3T0dj5LFhLIYdRrrwix3mVdmeu2k2hPzQ41aHsG4hY_47wvefdwFdAJ7JBax2O1IsaefUl1OgCflM4vEju6jA/s320/IMG_0396.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Some guy in a pick up truck annoyingly honked at me and then tried to roll coal me. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Only he wasn't in a diesel powered truck and it was a pitiful attempt.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp_rG05LlZ_Dvn_e3CHQcu-oEyh0mYo2GP334RaEspQRzRg3Css9cF9RB2TpJnoC_8oSSj3tdu3VkmTNtBM0R5HqaWb0cp79oEsmjkfXXt1foEzrI7Lq0b03jXF7ilXZesX_dlCia_7Qayeg8UK-DhUT7PMQZdhQloC0gs6Qk0bu3EykVbkdZ-gA/s4032/IMG_0407.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp_rG05LlZ_Dvn_e3CHQcu-oEyh0mYo2GP334RaEspQRzRg3Css9cF9RB2TpJnoC_8oSSj3tdu3VkmTNtBM0R5HqaWb0cp79oEsmjkfXXt1foEzrI7Lq0b03jXF7ilXZesX_dlCia_7Qayeg8UK-DhUT7PMQZdhQloC0gs6Qk0bu3EykVbkdZ-gA/s320/IMG_0407.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Back in New Hampshire the sun was brighter and the snivel gear came off.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhabrs0BUjLecyrEgQoyFzj4Scu9dpCJu4cqsMn1P73qLjI3EMfgtF3ibijP-l-UjlAV4kIyxDtsMiy-TnCj_t1ah_NOU4W3aEGmjbyUKqQujhPof970zMnh2WZjdNQMQrtRWyK5EOp2duaFmOQpLbvEuMVoXOuGUvBL9gV23bD-3C0dgxRz5EMwQ/s4032/IMG_0409.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhabrs0BUjLecyrEgQoyFzj4Scu9dpCJu4cqsMn1P73qLjI3EMfgtF3ibijP-l-UjlAV4kIyxDtsMiy-TnCj_t1ah_NOU4W3aEGmjbyUKqQujhPof970zMnh2WZjdNQMQrtRWyK5EOp2duaFmOQpLbvEuMVoXOuGUvBL9gV23bD-3C0dgxRz5EMwQ/s320/IMG_0409.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then I was back in Dover and at the AirBnB, what a nice ride this morning.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe scrolling="no" src="https://ridewithgps.com/embeds?type=trip&id=136196583&title=Maine%20Miles&sampleGraph=true&distanceMarkers=true" style="border: none; height: 700px; min-width: 100%; width: 1px;"></iframe><br /></div><br /><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p>Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06617819080031235854noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13216480.post-18624073859919154752023-09-30T17:03:00.000-04:002023-10-09T19:45:05.098-04:00Ride to the Beach<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgii-qi0kiQloJpy7vLYJBMc7XhZT3pJH7Y220dPaNM4sg3CGc7IMqFa5Ies0Vx7LqvYNK92M7ja0_NI0FsU-VNcipOEcR4xEpsC4R22UEQMKBZNQQ6L-NYhL0JDM6zV3NuKqJV6giPBUT98rHfn3itXAU-8RnrMQ5ypZnGcNF65RTXzj389qfi3g/s1080/IMG_0376.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgii-qi0kiQloJpy7vLYJBMc7XhZT3pJH7Y220dPaNM4sg3CGc7IMqFa5Ies0Vx7LqvYNK92M7ja0_NI0FsU-VNcipOEcR4xEpsC4R22UEQMKBZNQQ6L-NYhL0JDM6zV3NuKqJV6giPBUT98rHfn3itXAU-8RnrMQ5ypZnGcNF65RTXzj389qfi3g/s320/IMG_0376.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>Saying goodbye to my son Saturday after breakfast, it was his mother's turn for Parent's Weekend, I rode out to the shore on the recommendation from my AirBnB host to check out Petey's Summertime Seaford.</p><span><a name='more'></a></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4ttDrH1DbmNJ4Zrs3W6t_Lnjx1qvbAnJVrF5nFaSaoawRM8YuLHLU0nuoRm-ZJxzwhm-GRoG-YYm5XToNIOcQdiYpeloUt6v7451ZF4Rc7B76ZRb2sVWQZw1bhEXzD8IZKIRR3CAJi8SrTaxEe6wiYu1w9vYgEQHCTn-JVBaQqLkhO2D8FX-QEg/s3088/IMG_0314.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was terribly straight, flat, and seemed to go on forever.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy-s65oQ6CYRCqBEcMJX4qnpZbaXDiloVRCR2Sd9TveMnhtKuNE8c1AdU5thnRXMFtclR1AZwShu_EEaPR0DTPMHLT0AJHjFRaZip4UjI14JhMYSomLDo6_-_C7SFArJdLIdnJFs5JhoMg0eNCKH5QCZYc1tR0JqNAeYdKqowyP0NH4MoEil0PRw/s4032/IMG_0316.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy-s65oQ6CYRCqBEcMJX4qnpZbaXDiloVRCR2Sd9TveMnhtKuNE8c1AdU5thnRXMFtclR1AZwShu_EEaPR0DTPMHLT0AJHjFRaZip4UjI14JhMYSomLDo6_-_C7SFArJdLIdnJFs5JhoMg0eNCKH5QCZYc1tR0JqNAeYdKqowyP0NH4MoEil0PRw/s320/IMG_0316.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Google Maps said this was a bike path but it appears that's no longer the case.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv98F3shIxUsup6NWb03Hb8md5HHcDQTs149ZNC96JypkAxMRzf2E2q03FjTTbLmtLWEHjOiH4YhPqDZRfaT3zEXh9B5Yj9sSlQLNCd7_hVImZNqbbEdsrD103lbEIzAVvxark4CvkkYLGQvFAceQyGjVCSte1JEYUMf3d_hyphenhyphenvDVoteiPKlvJwhA/s4032/IMG_0319.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv98F3shIxUsup6NWb03Hb8md5HHcDQTs149ZNC96JypkAxMRzf2E2q03FjTTbLmtLWEHjOiH4YhPqDZRfaT3zEXh9B5Yj9sSlQLNCd7_hVImZNqbbEdsrD103lbEIzAVvxark4CvkkYLGQvFAceQyGjVCSte1JEYUMf3d_hyphenhyphenvDVoteiPKlvJwhA/s320/IMG_0319.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There were some good view from the ramp</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0CLUHNcmY9XluF4dBKXgNF3qqsUO6cyeDuUmASoBEFTHloIJWV1kTFUCQz_SPvic_-gbJ4yYepY1L0CwTy4ezeRRpKPMjLSuZHXg7jCf2rhtnrVDFltt4dU4XqKbQ7hnrqAP_hwc_nctKZPlh5WGLMdeWU4BvVttKa6yadXvCLgGrRyPzULzrmA/s4032/IMG_0320.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0CLUHNcmY9XluF4dBKXgNF3qqsUO6cyeDuUmASoBEFTHloIJWV1kTFUCQz_SPvic_-gbJ4yYepY1L0CwTy4ezeRRpKPMjLSuZHXg7jCf2rhtnrVDFltt4dU4XqKbQ7hnrqAP_hwc_nctKZPlh5WGLMdeWU4BvVttKa6yadXvCLgGrRyPzULzrmA/s320/IMG_0320.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFw95VutGIxryOqLMbFiRb1oISkaxE8ov46wDlIHcpAxBJvuYSr-YXINqF1zszwaaLz8WR324YQq6v16twM9TyyFPYrz-sS_RqVU6KWF8ON6R8qNMrMcnTZf6hSniqFDB1aJ-IHsx67aUAuYEhSQ8AKfi2jyR18Q4EWuPrAiHf9s4II6HadT56HQ/s4032/IMG_0321.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFw95VutGIxryOqLMbFiRb1oISkaxE8ov46wDlIHcpAxBJvuYSr-YXINqF1zszwaaLz8WR324YQq6v16twM9TyyFPYrz-sS_RqVU6KWF8ON6R8qNMrMcnTZf6hSniqFDB1aJ-IHsx67aUAuYEhSQ8AKfi2jyR18Q4EWuPrAiHf9s4II6HadT56HQ/s320/IMG_0321.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I had to get on a road that went under the highway and connect with another bike path</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbsjzPT_KZrOl1osjdjULlwWQEhKs_JRGM9J2IFkoxdpA6MI0Mqs4HOCz7b8zHi2e5JPwVyZO9MRKfc2Cg8eBTx8w5lHwqkHTbFasz8qpdI-irk3JAZyifz0jtTK4TyCQtf59UKykiPz41gtmuI_dROqr6t1Ga7J15G6Z_qxlfuE-RXa9S5toK_Q/s4032/IMG_0322.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbsjzPT_KZrOl1osjdjULlwWQEhKs_JRGM9J2IFkoxdpA6MI0Mqs4HOCz7b8zHi2e5JPwVyZO9MRKfc2Cg8eBTx8w5lHwqkHTbFasz8qpdI-irk3JAZyifz0jtTK4TyCQtf59UKykiPz41gtmuI_dROqr6t1Ga7J15G6Z_qxlfuE-RXa9S5toK_Q/s320/IMG_0322.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This path took me over the river towards Portsmouth.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_9fK8KqPTjzuIfEtrZfgUEjBNrCVLtw_AroUJ6FRUmthdgAwyueyx6D0shWbvFW2tSliY2cWCkP1J4C22CKh9JLN_ycOBRf-r4o-9TQgPq5olzXVv1dyNgxAtI_Lb49zlEjCqyYTqXvJv1YHYYK2SJOxP4zTTyBm0na6ZCpf3C0Z3SdySa5HLAw/s4032/IMG_0323.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_9fK8KqPTjzuIfEtrZfgUEjBNrCVLtw_AroUJ6FRUmthdgAwyueyx6D0shWbvFW2tSliY2cWCkP1J4C22CKh9JLN_ycOBRf-r4o-9TQgPq5olzXVv1dyNgxAtI_Lb49zlEjCqyYTqXvJv1YHYYK2SJOxP4zTTyBm0na6ZCpf3C0Z3SdySa5HLAw/s320/IMG_0323.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Came across this old Train Depot</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYLOrMdSTUCjB5JOaROzXYO2jh2rfPsXlrE2kM3v5e24Uq8Jl1hw3RK8zTqtj2QpWclD2HPE53_ndUxWRmseXD4FTaacPyHNZpCvtGYaijn7iOVAwODG4oNM363IYAoWOIg46zCh_gZJJvHoDJEe2YJ_kAZY0fY_RA02d50v9T9Jgjma03rAOPng/s4032/IMG_0324.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYLOrMdSTUCjB5JOaROzXYO2jh2rfPsXlrE2kM3v5e24Uq8Jl1hw3RK8zTqtj2QpWclD2HPE53_ndUxWRmseXD4FTaacPyHNZpCvtGYaijn7iOVAwODG4oNM363IYAoWOIg46zCh_gZJJvHoDJEe2YJ_kAZY0fY_RA02d50v9T9Jgjma03rAOPng/s320/IMG_0324.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">That appears to have been converted to house.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Turning north I had lovely views of the shore</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqyPEnLxfISLcaSsSelWCBeyazXtpQNEMN5MthEpy8KPDRVBCh8ROr2Y0sracQZu52s8ao2mTcoGMKzL60IZ3cnDZnEUPW6T7S_FVwuCx3RrJUAO4wiPE7V9TRYMOTQA-Z6HCbdraEOVMjXbm0sXFzzPZ0Suooq_7OH0gQUu4NKci-tbG4TJkHEQ/s4032/IMG_0329.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqyPEnLxfISLcaSsSelWCBeyazXtpQNEMN5MthEpy8KPDRVBCh8ROr2Y0sracQZu52s8ao2mTcoGMKzL60IZ3cnDZnEUPW6T7S_FVwuCx3RrJUAO4wiPE7V9TRYMOTQA-Z6HCbdraEOVMjXbm0sXFzzPZ0Suooq_7OH0gQUu4NKci-tbG4TJkHEQ/s320/IMG_0329.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and nice head wind, too boot. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY0O0p3yVHcLtQFo6yb8f7sCJ7i6ef1vfO9FD-Xc0bUSuSJMpECqMds0TawOqKtnv5lAxrUyJskKjvzTUiqvcAmy5SadXFYiK_dl5NIAK-Gzy6zyaOt5WD2PffPAmsL-0scun-ilYd6XB1jDo1RNoowbezSjv_7T5OUA6og9ggV33RoS5fKvpX-g/s4032/IMG_0330.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY0O0p3yVHcLtQFo6yb8f7sCJ7i6ef1vfO9FD-Xc0bUSuSJMpECqMds0TawOqKtnv5lAxrUyJskKjvzTUiqvcAmy5SadXFYiK_dl5NIAK-Gzy6zyaOt5WD2PffPAmsL-0scun-ilYd6XB1jDo1RNoowbezSjv_7T5OUA6og9ggV33RoS5fKvpX-g/s320/IMG_0330.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Still I was able to maintain 15 to 16 mph despite the wind.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Some marshes</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhux7gTRyIxbL1RMOAl6zfNgFPWQq1LLIyxPO-X1vVxeCcp5dPEBL_3mfUlvx1Ui9L9ZmRkw1yOrvA5WF7dxLSqRGsqGBhcvqPv5SfsQLVSZuGmrWac33cvBRObFok1TcsCcDEZg2qYuMcDQvHTBcACVVt8eE10TlRsyJ9mE7hApwSKoZMpxWHJrQ/s4032/IMG_0350.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhux7gTRyIxbL1RMOAl6zfNgFPWQq1LLIyxPO-X1vVxeCcp5dPEBL_3mfUlvx1Ui9L9ZmRkw1yOrvA5WF7dxLSqRGsqGBhcvqPv5SfsQLVSZuGmrWac33cvBRObFok1TcsCcDEZg2qYuMcDQvHTBcACVVt8eE10TlRsyJ9mE7hApwSKoZMpxWHJrQ/s320/IMG_0350.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A bend in the road you want to make sure you make</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">First Paris Cong Church in Dover</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiul3IO-ZDqJ4I9YoGskXvTzQrQ1lmKn4nEsnbknZdU-qRguHXJRHaihWSDC9hhYpIaVXCxqUEsqBzQekXFwCOFPXT_Ef6A1sWTz57hH9_WjcYKv3irdXjFcSQDdLGzcFnliY8vM8gN63D_rqaB2AMsVqDHkzdNw9Xi9L-6cW2Ap4d4StgU4FjwUg/s3088/IMG_0370.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiul3IO-ZDqJ4I9YoGskXvTzQrQ1lmKn4nEsnbknZdU-qRguHXJRHaihWSDC9hhYpIaVXCxqUEsqBzQekXFwCOFPXT_Ef6A1sWTz57hH9_WjcYKv3irdXjFcSQDdLGzcFnliY8vM8gN63D_rqaB2AMsVqDHkzdNw9Xi9L-6cW2Ap4d4StgU4FjwUg/s320/IMG_0370.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Took the Dover Community Path back, which is another rail trail and a continuation of the line that Spur Road was built upon.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe scrolling="no" src="https://ridewithgps.com/embeds?type=trip&id=136145006&title=Petey's%20Summertime%20Seafood%20Ride&sampleGraph=true&distanceMarkers=true&hideSurface=true" style="border: none; height: 700px; min-width: 100%; width: 1px;"></iframe><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06617819080031235854noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13216480.post-19564308552678801562023-09-28T17:30:00.000-04:002023-10-09T19:44:42.333-04:00Half Kanked<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglvXXe-3pgBq_Yf6ico9rghli64x7Hh8CDBNYmEhnYhvAT74l1C1UoY4QBizoup8oKyrEfGK-6teb1-h8EAyO55DLn-Gr-x7ePVPD4zmTeujzjk8mpAfvEpqnen-DPJhVvwUokp_Eos01H3DWLewDVH2piSkOoRxLeSK52ly62apuho2d9ebetrQ/s4032/IMG_0273.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglvXXe-3pgBq_Yf6ico9rghli64x7Hh8CDBNYmEhnYhvAT74l1C1UoY4QBizoup8oKyrEfGK-6teb1-h8EAyO55DLn-Gr-x7ePVPD4zmTeujzjk8mpAfvEpqnen-DPJhVvwUokp_Eos01H3DWLewDVH2piSkOoRxLeSK52ly62apuho2d9ebetrQ/s320/IMG_0273.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I headed up early to University of New Hampshire to visit my son for Parents Weekend. On Thursday we went for a hike at the <a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/13216480/1487889741983383556" target="_blank">Pawtuckaway Mountain Ring-Dike Complex</a> were I first rode the Waltly after I buying it during the Pandemic. On Friday, since he had a classes, I headed over to Conway and parked at the Tuckerman Brewery and headed out.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><span><a name='more'></a></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinuQeVumzhyPd0Z4ouFjd4xcy0y22GT40ZUGmTHzD0dzft0xbBTGBL-ySGysblemF1YiIXlFHiYyLpvQjvZQQIwP6zvOy1UuGyni-cqY3SeqSczhqo-5jgXtUlCj6WJKCT2K_PIajB1CHAvtqj6bazP0kPdHh7AGzYj5AJwpz-hZoegvAzpUQ_VQ/s4032/IMG_0251.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinuQeVumzhyPd0Z4ouFjd4xcy0y22GT40ZUGmTHzD0dzft0xbBTGBL-ySGysblemF1YiIXlFHiYyLpvQjvZQQIwP6zvOy1UuGyni-cqY3SeqSczhqo-5jgXtUlCj6WJKCT2K_PIajB1CHAvtqj6bazP0kPdHh7AGzYj5AJwpz-hZoegvAzpUQ_VQ/s320/IMG_0251.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Little did I realize was how flat it was starting out.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg03wA2V6j5rfJTrh1ZwfEHei_3yLw0OiCjJ2EplPhQFSpIVwsVRDdYmawoW6hfXqyXv-pPqLEolj85HBrHjv9joxhAInTAo4AiH2GsGm5L3WfhBDYQkL0R-sTQkvJUNW9CJuR1HP6lIhB-1uKL8XrmO6YKMiPRpv9bnaP8Ke8cqyYapyu14YYcuQ/s3088/IMG_0250.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg03wA2V6j5rfJTrh1ZwfEHei_3yLw0OiCjJ2EplPhQFSpIVwsVRDdYmawoW6hfXqyXv-pPqLEolj85HBrHjv9joxhAInTAo4AiH2GsGm5L3WfhBDYQkL0R-sTQkvJUNW9CJuR1HP6lIhB-1uKL8XrmO6YKMiPRpv9bnaP8Ke8cqyYapyu14YYcuQ/s320/IMG_0250.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Didn't see any moose, unfortunately</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqg-LO56BSCgkvTua1qHGSpZW0aeiNBt1FfztPChxUbQAuFm6pWnSbRdwKF0lMfMOz34n9x8ydAFmOEqJ4nvRctnlLYMRE1Jnl78MR2vkJEflfzBb4flXANVMdfVm8LAUvDb0dKe6XthmXZ-GGSyEtWzv_i-H4w4PF9utA3nIxg8_hcsDsESZ3VQ/s3088/IMG_0255.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqg-LO56BSCgkvTua1qHGSpZW0aeiNBt1FfztPChxUbQAuFm6pWnSbRdwKF0lMfMOz34n9x8ydAFmOEqJ4nvRctnlLYMRE1Jnl78MR2vkJEflfzBb4flXANVMdfVm8LAUvDb0dKe6XthmXZ-GGSyEtWzv_i-H4w4PF9utA3nIxg8_hcsDsESZ3VQ/s320/IMG_0255.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I was amazed at how flat this was and Foamer inside of me was thinking that this could be an old rail road bed.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvecn4hHXWv64LnKbOScZ3yiieYtt63sjSXTTEPvvlws3o7cz_6n0o0EpcrAwWxAl64BRa_QMOECC0o-b70vnAUhAFeZxI6H_Z-NpWdr-NU-3f8aCC5lOMaMC-9l7p0Ppqo1tN0pu-4T_niwAWBHqrvYRB3LnsHmUY_AvPDqVzcNUqG1Du4VYkZw/s4032/IMG_0256.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvecn4hHXWv64LnKbOScZ3yiieYtt63sjSXTTEPvvlws3o7cz_6n0o0EpcrAwWxAl64BRa_QMOECC0o-b70vnAUhAFeZxI6H_Z-NpWdr-NU-3f8aCC5lOMaMC-9l7p0Ppqo1tN0pu-4T_niwAWBHqrvYRB3LnsHmUY_AvPDqVzcNUqG1Du4VYkZw/s320/IMG_0256.JPG" width="240" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">While I was riding this stretch even the tourists and locals were considerate enough to give you a wide berth when passing. This seemed to be the norm all over New Hampshire.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj0dKIPbo2MtH9R9xD4ATG5KXULArY1QruI1s1t998fc3DMqmJ5OpwSM50C7KTTk2ToyygPPQblZL1cU7y5MCDzIV02TXuEDrKDiBh4xkAF8Fww6lTu3-61ukwCtZZHVg1GMjcwb1xBVmjWVChQ0cDuPm9PFC3vWHkf_Rs9ODYfz9zJiK3XbAKykw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="680" data-original-width="1228" height="177" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj0dKIPbo2MtH9R9xD4ATG5KXULArY1QruI1s1t998fc3DMqmJ5OpwSM50C7KTTk2ToyygPPQblZL1cU7y5MCDzIV02TXuEDrKDiBh4xkAF8Fww6lTu3-61ukwCtZZHVg1GMjcwb1xBVmjWVChQ0cDuPm9PFC3vWHkf_Rs9ODYfz9zJiK3XbAKykw" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>Afterwards I checked Open Railway Map and lo and behold my suspicions where correct. This part of the road is so flat because the highway utilizes, for the most part, the existing railroad bed for the Swift River Railroad. </div></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh9DrK7v2mu0PiGa-RHbbUFU3SCAMkRGsEulFuV6nqxC--mzXoeUO1GzEvHJSt_aN4GHSSYzBaRXLPHnPIsnrz6yNqipGxzvHG388voWzlg0KhWdVCJ7ldBxGcq4O9XKX98aFgqkudlBGnSsjfcMMS3_LRQ8rjuSli2XFV7ij4a0E1roHKb-5YGhg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="528" data-original-width="715" height="236" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh9DrK7v2mu0PiGa-RHbbUFU3SCAMkRGsEulFuV6nqxC--mzXoeUO1GzEvHJSt_aN4GHSSYzBaRXLPHnPIsnrz6yNqipGxzvHG388voWzlg0KhWdVCJ7ldBxGcq4O9XKX98aFgqkudlBGnSsjfcMMS3_LRQ8rjuSli2XFV7ij4a0E1roHKb-5YGhg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">The weather app said it was going to warm up so I didn't give much thought to my kit. Since it was fall I went with a long sleeve jersey, base layer, and bib shorts. I brought a vest and gloves just to be safe.</div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHrH1fDvn0_ZUZKGEdmVwHjaiPmHXkUNPNdTGVItQUszyOhMo39np3IZm0jpYi2W-suhVepBhs4quQCgyyNQUY98i113OhY7FcLil80VntmLRmjpCkE6T1KzdZ22Mr3S7gogeXhyphenhyphenCOM3sMC9j-H5jKYPDYkg-xyGyU6xsudc_df3jlnqLYA7tVig/s4032/IMG_0259.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHrH1fDvn0_ZUZKGEdmVwHjaiPmHXkUNPNdTGVItQUszyOhMo39np3IZm0jpYi2W-suhVepBhs4quQCgyyNQUY98i113OhY7FcLil80VntmLRmjpCkE6T1KzdZ22Mr3S7gogeXhyphenhyphenCOM3sMC9j-H5jKYPDYkg-xyGyU6xsudc_df3jlnqLYA7tVig/s320/IMG_0259.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Riding up the river valley was cold and I was wondering if I made a mistake. Half way in I put on the vest which helped quell my nerves but I got to thinking what if it's colder at the higher elevation?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFBrVPGi7YOZdouNtSURfunLmnNqUPTnUsl3HGhVIMqnxcZK4ylIUi-jmFjDbj00sjMp6mY-6B1C89gNo0Byv6NvUxagam97IaDbGkM3BBCwE_JZt1OtVkwos1cjmC3CKuY8a6AZl11RTM13zySw6GF98ISbhRDtrmUm05M9toN2TuDuuufPvdnQ/s4032/IMG_0252.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFBrVPGi7YOZdouNtSURfunLmnNqUPTnUsl3HGhVIMqnxcZK4ylIUi-jmFjDbj00sjMp6mY-6B1C89gNo0Byv6NvUxagam97IaDbGkM3BBCwE_JZt1OtVkwos1cjmC3CKuY8a6AZl11RTM13zySw6GF98ISbhRDtrmUm05M9toN2TuDuuufPvdnQ/s320/IMG_0252.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Riding along the Swift River</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGu4I9L8s0r0zKH690soxrkig2gXZqycJM-0Fo2dnDc4dGvdm__lHUtUwwwA4nx0WnGNNgax9cIcQPo65OxYP9s88YmFFKxDrqek164fd8HhbglTWEFSF78VKyz9ImzKGD7b3uTzZZ2vW-4NuFRQN4TnRcH50Dbu8qhOV3eliuUeFMqZ_s_lXl9g/s4032/IMG_0260.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGu4I9L8s0r0zKH690soxrkig2gXZqycJM-0Fo2dnDc4dGvdm__lHUtUwwwA4nx0WnGNNgax9cIcQPo65OxYP9s88YmFFKxDrqek164fd8HhbglTWEFSF78VKyz9ImzKGD7b3uTzZZ2vW-4NuFRQN4TnRcH50Dbu8qhOV3eliuUeFMqZ_s_lXl9g/s320/IMG_0260.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Some foliage was starting turn but it was too early.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVp0cSkm_8sXsCvKhNa8L_vJMZuy3VnUNir9j4qvFIghFeh4RztphrlZKuFpS3WT2HMwl6Zzj4VtO6DnAaEbBnquhHhrd0fHgrvKfq9yqVbEB3xBnBAw7vQvHYjsQ7BEjwLFAozUYsmgPk48j9xJcoTGDpohIqmBxTmA_Fh8_UORJsgizouqX9tg/s4032/IMG_0258.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVp0cSkm_8sXsCvKhNa8L_vJMZuy3VnUNir9j4qvFIghFeh4RztphrlZKuFpS3WT2HMwl6Zzj4VtO6DnAaEbBnquhHhrd0fHgrvKfq9yqVbEB3xBnBAw7vQvHYjsQ7BEjwLFAozUYsmgPk48j9xJcoTGDpohIqmBxTmA_Fh8_UORJsgizouqX9tg/s320/IMG_0258.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Putting that aside I pressed on and enjoyed the scenery. People were fly fishing in the river and the views became spectacular.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgKO7s6OoxzPyVNmGpkMkOLHJjclkaAgIz1s7T0d-bjdsOPEXdyxcbpe1KXclWdTeMAyN6NPNFuOe8yCVwD_AUrcOfSrJilIWeqJVlFT-BydcD2oM-cwqc_WYP2bklf1CxNtwdB7kHExoTRgeGusgmOtrONnTMAGn810gHP0vuhCFs3fx_0m-lZOQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="725" data-original-width="876" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgKO7s6OoxzPyVNmGpkMkOLHJjclkaAgIz1s7T0d-bjdsOPEXdyxcbpe1KXclWdTeMAyN6NPNFuOe8yCVwD_AUrcOfSrJilIWeqJVlFT-BydcD2oM-cwqc_WYP2bklf1CxNtwdB7kHExoTRgeGusgmOtrONnTMAGn810gHP0vuhCFs3fx_0m-lZOQ" width="290" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">17+ miles into the ride the real fun began</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Half way up I had to stop and put on my Halo Band because I was sweating so much</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRBduNaQ8nNt34MTM5AWol_sFevfpwO_3F4YjjQV2hqCOxppOLrTmnTCj4yjBKCf3D7UVi3gOTkO12tLJZIPfD8fVQNQD6bYk56ovZHrIK61PtFQcy2W4-sInrdL4ae2AsGJFXaTtbRs90DBNMPHgZG4EgJMeHSUOUKf-c1kqjpi2rZ71s_zYmoA/s4032/IMG_0266.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRBduNaQ8nNt34MTM5AWol_sFevfpwO_3F4YjjQV2hqCOxppOLrTmnTCj4yjBKCf3D7UVi3gOTkO12tLJZIPfD8fVQNQD6bYk56ovZHrIK61PtFQcy2W4-sInrdL4ae2AsGJFXaTtbRs90DBNMPHgZG4EgJMeHSUOUKf-c1kqjpi2rZ71s_zYmoA/s320/IMG_0266.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">While it's not steep, the Kankamagus just seems to go on and on</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLAjzI7y_OpN2CoDjy6JtDVzGCojFOMcOkMhwkezv7xheTPYMIikXnDVw1zZJ6CVuviaBd2VvGaic3RSFFe_UNa9CmEBTJcOFwmb0-q9zeAaPu7lewN8S1-cS4X-wmAqdgVby4eSMalMI0SaKYfb3RLHCuKJusDLqjXaQ7nIZ1W_Aq_xDtWsUdvg/s4032/IMG_0271.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLAjzI7y_OpN2CoDjy6JtDVzGCojFOMcOkMhwkezv7xheTPYMIikXnDVw1zZJ6CVuviaBd2VvGaic3RSFFe_UNa9CmEBTJcOFwmb0-q9zeAaPu7lewN8S1-cS4X-wmAqdgVby4eSMalMI0SaKYfb3RLHCuKJusDLqjXaQ7nIZ1W_Aq_xDtWsUdvg/s320/IMG_0271.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Another view of Mt Tremont off in the distance</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx_wKZKC_tcwdpmNZwwnv9W5PWW_ZC4lritKdirb5f1gD3xx7tzq4wl0_IXW6pm5eM-bakWWruwC4W9xwOc4STBIFSw3l8AbrVFwuU_48-jKqmFHwrbSfMeb-3aDF4764X1vpx3F4ew9e-zTmKA0DEXo3nTP4QjiEAkJrNet6305-ch3GNlQ6JbA/s4032/IMG_0267.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx_wKZKC_tcwdpmNZwwnv9W5PWW_ZC4lritKdirb5f1gD3xx7tzq4wl0_IXW6pm5eM-bakWWruwC4W9xwOc4STBIFSw3l8AbrVFwuU_48-jKqmFHwrbSfMeb-3aDF4764X1vpx3F4ew9e-zTmKA0DEXo3nTP4QjiEAkJrNet6305-ch3GNlQ6JbA/s320/IMG_0267.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The last half mile got steeper</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzIU6p77Fir-zfHQ5AK0Pkc2H7YlFzYSdT3XQO39aAeom6thTyCw7FV39tGv-nPvLwC66_pfEvcOTXQcppK0OaHU_2YIWMVqnfp5Wng7Dau9I7fztfK4jFK0UgAhBcSWQGC8IPUDCpawpq3o4oMky0JWTP_GZUmXarGSHi6dWqHIN46nEkLKsM-Q/s4032/IMG_0277.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzIU6p77Fir-zfHQ5AK0Pkc2H7YlFzYSdT3XQO39aAeom6thTyCw7FV39tGv-nPvLwC66_pfEvcOTXQcppK0OaHU_2YIWMVqnfp5Wng7Dau9I7fztfK4jFK0UgAhBcSWQGC8IPUDCpawpq3o4oMky0JWTP_GZUmXarGSHi6dWqHIN46nEkLKsM-Q/s320/IMG_0277.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">then I was at the top!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjanAi5jMMIXxuzsSMqzBWb-TnqkN5Cz1k56m5UD15JB34sYTY7x6-njK2sjT24S8sGJiC6Y8N_hs2Exe7sirAwbmYl3v9Fz6VkiHAEbkjJN8GX933AudMiBxGKEso1XU0wWuvb_jw2SDxZk8F_XkxJixxAeNSqX6EZrlqNogi4eGn2roKBtfn7iw/s3088/IMG_0278.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjanAi5jMMIXxuzsSMqzBWb-TnqkN5Cz1k56m5UD15JB34sYTY7x6-njK2sjT24S8sGJiC6Y8N_hs2Exe7sirAwbmYl3v9Fz6VkiHAEbkjJN8GX933AudMiBxGKEso1XU0wWuvb_jw2SDxZk8F_XkxJixxAeNSqX6EZrlqNogi4eGn2roKBtfn7iw/s320/IMG_0278.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I had planned to ride down to Lincoln but I didn't have time to do the other side so I had to settle for half this time around.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt16C8O04SJRdpHLPhG7Lrv8yY2-tzL3WJ0AJJZzkGK-EeICV5rnYxZALT0UP7ExfhBm2Ci7KYD-QS4sqQmrBRS4qSdDcKc0WAFLRvzPt_dR8XOj8FYDPTkr8CY3q2zzwxe9mQgbFVcTu_mxbxzx6zbL7BpBAiI64dGzxe64vnIwpcgq84mqOVnQ/s4032/IMG_0279.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt16C8O04SJRdpHLPhG7Lrv8yY2-tzL3WJ0AJJZzkGK-EeICV5rnYxZALT0UP7ExfhBm2Ci7KYD-QS4sqQmrBRS4qSdDcKc0WAFLRvzPt_dR8XOj8FYDPTkr8CY3q2zzwxe9mQgbFVcTu_mxbxzx6zbL7BpBAiI64dGzxe64vnIwpcgq84mqOVnQ/s320/IMG_0279.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Looking back down towards scenic overlook</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirxZeRgkPMGOzngjqEkIlNI-gZJ4HiuWFOgORkTC6xzkelzNg3cIxzhWmA2CC49q6fpISEcw63RBl23Ua6q43qgkPP8OoMcA3jYY9AR5YbtnAhc3svUyXERxAwh0GHMW5n9RZqQnuePdkz3UdL_thVjiXkTWBdIhPmuBTAYBYXCgA_DwJOm0TIOA/s4032/IMG_0280.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirxZeRgkPMGOzngjqEkIlNI-gZJ4HiuWFOgORkTC6xzkelzNg3cIxzhWmA2CC49q6fpISEcw63RBl23Ua6q43qgkPP8OoMcA3jYY9AR5YbtnAhc3svUyXERxAwh0GHMW5n9RZqQnuePdkz3UdL_thVjiXkTWBdIhPmuBTAYBYXCgA_DwJOm0TIOA/s320/IMG_0280.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This couple was having their picture taken in the view I wanted to capture</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwQ5-vgHkBOLQujCwrV1rWpBx_pmV1Q_YjzfQSbNORLpFHMWXmk2U2RwnPg8TkuTx4gUh2xzHAJox_jqbSTIo6Znh4bJRKyi7KIenkcB2sQQk1yoK0PsPy7O8BmsaEkNDJxl3KAUec5O7MOrAaRAU1F-3BkmJ0OQ13hpwgYXqIrUZg9ucTDp7Ljg/s4032/IMG_0281.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Heading back down, I put my vest back on</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYsg6p30ry64YfxOo4sL2G5hxvtkq7z5WzHymfWrmKNVUGP2eLuGaHddl155D4ZozUpcrefXzBQaSVRsvx8rW8ZNSiaESKZGKlMS2NZkGOgu7E3yq0aeEbEdqOe-gbsel6BpzRfXPUQEs0qSa_HQbPqjnzbYbqIwOAu_vAxkJmpmsvo1CLWpW_EA/s4032/IMG_0290.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYsg6p30ry64YfxOo4sL2G5hxvtkq7z5WzHymfWrmKNVUGP2eLuGaHddl155D4ZozUpcrefXzBQaSVRsvx8rW8ZNSiaESKZGKlMS2NZkGOgu7E3yq0aeEbEdqOe-gbsel6BpzRfXPUQEs0qSa_HQbPqjnzbYbqIwOAu_vAxkJmpmsvo1CLWpW_EA/s320/IMG_0290.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I looped around the brewery</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixY3cacVRiVAsUj6BuJX97F64mUcLm1SXXiuTaPdycraQLOgFLSJiMTYa4EBdr4tmfgLI3p42FfWR814a8feh2i1csQSDgduQbbMg_gTX1r0aJQ2eG8Q37VBV6BJKcFAl7b50UZhONQg0yq1zZmDBTD39IaNh5aEaT597nKKzHwm0zp4kPcTFtlg/s3088/IMG_0291.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixY3cacVRiVAsUj6BuJX97F64mUcLm1SXXiuTaPdycraQLOgFLSJiMTYa4EBdr4tmfgLI3p42FfWR814a8feh2i1csQSDgduQbbMg_gTX1r0aJQ2eG8Q37VBV6BJKcFAl7b50UZhONQg0yq1zZmDBTD39IaNh5aEaT597nKKzHwm0zp4kPcTFtlg/s320/IMG_0291.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>but they weren't open for a sit down so I bought some cans to go.</div>Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06617819080031235854noreply@blogger.com0Conway, NH, USA43.9791831 -71.120347915.668949263821155 -106.2765979 72.289416936178839 -35.9640979tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13216480.post-69899561229975119672023-09-09T21:58:00.000-04:002023-09-09T21:58:04.845-04:00Velocio Coast2Coast East Ride<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjW9wR7OU46q74elG-gV-xavhWD93EmSL_dDeivU0RB9CL5PtXDnTiuYKAk4p_OoumtHfpsxDUh09Zl1Ak2w7WiwqKIeQVyxma-5JjlrfuAYPLxH2s9_rVKj78cfsKjRKiFIftpqOsmQQT-Jyl54yLP9W2SWSkY6QRkJPj8eb0lbsWvdMVkYBnR6Q" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2893" data-original-width="2349" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjW9wR7OU46q74elG-gV-xavhWD93EmSL_dDeivU0RB9CL5PtXDnTiuYKAk4p_OoumtHfpsxDUh09Zl1Ak2w7WiwqKIeQVyxma-5JjlrfuAYPLxH2s9_rVKj78cfsKjRKiFIftpqOsmQQT-Jyl54yLP9W2SWSkY6QRkJPj8eb0lbsWvdMVkYBnR6Q=w325-h400" width="325" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">A friend of mine from work who rides told me about this ride and we signed up for it only he bailed the day before due to stomach issues. The ride started out at the Rise Donut Shop and included with registration was a free donut and coffee. The donuts were absolutely killer and I couldn't even finish mine. </div><span><a name='more'></a></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjO6iVuhGN8-8sbPkaimmaEFINv4CYN5CEx38M6IyoY1ngKGXVt6zS0t8RFn3b1WOmT7yrT6fUDDYTYSeA8BJ7CtEJlA7cFFHR1pMaPRS0ywneCPzRXHdqZVZ8rZhSD4hfEzrLM_QY98abHVh2IvpzC3M5fQFN9-_a6GaV_ETcudAc2fEKnvHAHHw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjO6iVuhGN8-8sbPkaimmaEFINv4CYN5CEx38M6IyoY1ngKGXVt6zS0t8RFn3b1WOmT7yrT6fUDDYTYSeA8BJ7CtEJlA7cFFHR1pMaPRS0ywneCPzRXHdqZVZ8rZhSD4hfEzrLM_QY98abHVh2IvpzC3M5fQFN9-_a6GaV_ETcudAc2fEKnvHAHHw=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br />The owner of the donut shop and his wife are Velocio Ambassadors and set up this ride. What a perfect combination! </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh40Xo-BQibNd1IzdJ_k12axh1Va0g8N32XWcin4kcRieVMotidaKtqbNVsXwx0BKZS8Nuq8C5g4FtnHIghjiiCJAiqkE5zYcktXBhgQad6CdXS_rzu4z4xmotZtFpIVO94c_llindFMpkkoZ3rRrO6JNcALxy7beqourmuyrV4GHRHxkCsjuhavg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh40Xo-BQibNd1IzdJ_k12axh1Va0g8N32XWcin4kcRieVMotidaKtqbNVsXwx0BKZS8Nuq8C5g4FtnHIghjiiCJAiqkE5zYcktXBhgQad6CdXS_rzu4z4xmotZtFpIVO94c_llindFMpkkoZ3rRrO6JNcALxy7beqourmuyrV4GHRHxkCsjuhavg=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br />I think I was the oldest guy there, and definitely on the oldest bike. Seeing all the new, shiny, fast bikes I knew I was going to get dropped but I didn't care. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi-VL3UUTwuKasr8d41VV1Dy2YbnXD5K29d0ZS-YFuTM39iHkqQgKUDhs54KlZiF0WKCP1VGU1HTdAMMNlkxy_tZY72zX2et-3xO-zO-EhEEcvAqgnjICO_27XJc7Nk7wYQooDHr6X72QyZz4L9naf3Aw9WnUlh71WSm6bw4LUlyIRiKo6Uz7fjxg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi-VL3UUTwuKasr8d41VV1Dy2YbnXD5K29d0ZS-YFuTM39iHkqQgKUDhs54KlZiF0WKCP1VGU1HTdAMMNlkxy_tZY72zX2et-3xO-zO-EhEEcvAqgnjICO_27XJc7Nk7wYQooDHr6X72QyZz4L9naf3Aw9WnUlh71WSm6bw4LUlyIRiKo6Uz7fjxg" width="180" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">There was a woman working inside the donut shop with a Cider Mill T-Shirt on and I told her I went to Cider Mill when I was a kid. She asked me what house I was in and I told her I was probably at that the school before she was born. Houses? Harry Potter probably wasn't on JK Rowling's mind in the 1970s.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjIMQevHRMCIP31mTFO0S-aaTnM0WA3SrxiZnECzKrpGTTuLv-Ecy-kaHudsbOFE942-wlKpx3GwJS8XvNbU1IxzpsFTzqaUuMSN9rtgV1Cl5CF0foqcAhZRlfD4VKO_3Rj7tLO9KVoC6PHDNiEZRXJcA6hl1R6rH_vMpBbFgumN6ol7x33I1KDRw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjIMQevHRMCIP31mTFO0S-aaTnM0WA3SrxiZnECzKrpGTTuLv-Ecy-kaHudsbOFE942-wlKpx3GwJS8XvNbU1IxzpsFTzqaUuMSN9rtgV1Cl5CF0foqcAhZRlfD4VKO_3Rj7tLO9KVoC6PHDNiEZRXJcA6hl1R6rH_vMpBbFgumN6ol7x33I1KDRw" width="180" /></a></div><br />We headed out on Ridgefield Road and then turned up onto Belden Hill and turned right onto Huckleberry Hill and rode through the reservoir.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhskzOJGrYxm754Q_24BRoYJTJ8XkmGQ8JpGKnB_X96I5j-C08IUs4-iqg8BodDIszwcKCNtBKQfFk11PtMNVDyTaga5ePmdilA-n3uI2H-e6_KTIXcMcujzZKDbJxactkpr-tgWHsyHE3nbaD7PYgzkihaS40bnHg7lG40BHJBcnNV8EFYivaTTA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2148" data-original-width="1611" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhskzOJGrYxm754Q_24BRoYJTJ8XkmGQ8JpGKnB_X96I5j-C08IUs4-iqg8BodDIszwcKCNtBKQfFk11PtMNVDyTaga5ePmdilA-n3uI2H-e6_KTIXcMcujzZKDbJxactkpr-tgWHsyHE3nbaD7PYgzkihaS40bnHg7lG40BHJBcnNV8EFYivaTTA" width="180" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It dawned on me that the route for this ride was passing through four Connecticut towns, all of which I have lived in: Wilton, New Canaan, Stamford, and Ridgefield.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi2QYWUOM16LNaUsY9NdaSjkfgmNfxtjVRw46O0ZUyuT4vu7-EigO4fcjeemjbGgl_oG9FsfeVHswrP9Q8xBA91ut14uV1mGZ99fdzBeqpLLyeH6jfzY8edEdTjb2FcBjKFCHdQ3is78bML4cb85IeJBmbDFcs8Z7cICiWqi_Qf1hTbGxFkvOPBuw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1450" data-original-width="1164" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi2QYWUOM16LNaUsY9NdaSjkfgmNfxtjVRw46O0ZUyuT4vu7-EigO4fcjeemjbGgl_oG9FsfeVHswrP9Q8xBA91ut14uV1mGZ99fdzBeqpLLyeH6jfzY8edEdTjb2FcBjKFCHdQ3is78bML4cb85IeJBmbDFcs8Z7cICiWqi_Qf1hTbGxFkvOPBuw=w322-h400" width="322" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I love riding this section through the Rippowam Reservoir</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEit71g5PHAyqI7BkOD0r7o7zPJiyuc2OO3XUQGEcGLHMVgrH3T9mDn0wN6ZKYvTRVT71BIZFB769weatCjSA1iiSv-jPfqRJaU4pxf7OxBAd6-FVKjhONow0f8ihfPYECfcCAs4YjUr6mz1U6gmDjzDry1FtKqPd9FcMnE4aRqfI5zG76gkMbgc7A" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="782" data-original-width="896" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEit71g5PHAyqI7BkOD0r7o7zPJiyuc2OO3XUQGEcGLHMVgrH3T9mDn0wN6ZKYvTRVT71BIZFB769weatCjSA1iiSv-jPfqRJaU4pxf7OxBAd6-FVKjhONow0f8ihfPYECfcCAs4YjUr6mz1U6gmDjzDry1FtKqPd9FcMnE4aRqfI5zG76gkMbgc7A" width="275" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>The only climb that showed up on the Climb Pro was to the top of Donbrook Road</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgpGRtS5bpDi3_SFMDEHk3dsf1LjxgiD8cAB5OeHQhUpSIOsfplBZDx0wn7LHWtw0pTUlPtBFEITR1djF8zIwCj_SGQDbu5qHUO4oEDtvJLShowfc9EihcCGnzF41-nVgCtQgltuUI2sIWtfUG9suo4f_eosOz9eDxy548E4Vpgi60EvYvOnoNp1w" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;">I was last to pull into Wilton Center. There was an awesome outlay of food and drink.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There was a nice T-Shirt and handkerchief given out to all the participants.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Not bad for a free ride! </div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><iframe scrolling="no" src="https://ridewithgps.com/embeds?type=trip&id=134082443&sampleGraph=true" style="border: none; height: 700px; min-width: 100%; width: 1px;"></iframe></div><p></p>Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06617819080031235854noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13216480.post-6633477102332816292023-09-06T22:00:00.052-04:002023-09-09T21:18:31.295-04:00The Mary Tyler Moore Show<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEihcVWzaqgDvLw3eiBraadOm5URoZ7bDCStVy_0Do51q4twPCYbgZawblACrTRtaR1Ic-jQt4VSz0cC-PUR1J1lElJ_zOd-IATZv6esx-StKXiRHUomRpS-bomqWyNiBupoU51OH9bnageBY8DPhu9iTIku5bvuqbJqKlcm41svWksAGHzTf_4ksw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEihcVWzaqgDvLw3eiBraadOm5URoZ7bDCStVy_0Do51q4twPCYbgZawblACrTRtaR1Ic-jQt4VSz0cC-PUR1J1lElJ_zOd-IATZv6esx-StKXiRHUomRpS-bomqWyNiBupoU51OH9bnageBY8DPhu9iTIku5bvuqbJqKlcm41svWksAGHzTf_4ksw" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Two weeks ago RC Illumenati had a Wings and Rings ride in which we were supposed to visit the final resting place of Mary Tyler Moore but we discovered Oak Lawn Cemetery in Fairfield closes at sundown. We got another try this evening when we started our weekly ride from the Westport Observatory and headed over to Little Danbury.</div><span><a name='more'></a></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjn5PL--jruJAtTQ3nBr8GhE8flv3kXIG3uSKFrvQW_cN3hi5JgFETuYeqqFT_-obHOUJAcYZEwq0fFlPWWRIOKqOgywrwMt7OttVUX63g6Up5GTjZj2J13iWpZNN29PVs7HRf84QPr5VVKUKnyMB_gjtazXrQzZDbIzZMHhNGCzqvLaMDD11bI3Q" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjn5PL--jruJAtTQ3nBr8GhE8flv3kXIG3uSKFrvQW_cN3hi5JgFETuYeqqFT_-obHOUJAcYZEwq0fFlPWWRIOKqOgywrwMt7OttVUX63g6Up5GTjZj2J13iWpZNN29PVs7HRf84QPr5VVKUKnyMB_gjtazXrQzZDbIzZMHhNGCzqvLaMDD11bI3Q" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There is room in her plot for another grave and we were wondering if that was reserved for her last husband, Robert Levine.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjM2_ixqqiDkcEgn4sPXSTCF3QUqC9md616UY4M1k00EkZ3bZn20ZFde0XUxqoCLUvb36XRvYuvF2kbn8QSJJ7_TdEg_S4tgkZKqoDLKE0vqeECvdnZfdSalgMYGL8akUFQFXBvTR0PiZwAbfTvd1h6CgQH5-1woHSpr2QfxnnyzP12hyXYwfO5EA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjM2_ixqqiDkcEgn4sPXSTCF3QUqC9md616UY4M1k00EkZ3bZn20ZFde0XUxqoCLUvb36XRvYuvF2kbn8QSJJ7_TdEg_S4tgkZKqoDLKE0vqeECvdnZfdSalgMYGL8akUFQFXBvTR0PiZwAbfTvd1h6CgQH5-1woHSpr2QfxnnyzP12hyXYwfO5EA" width="320" /></a></div><br />Of course it was hotter than hell on Wednesday and we were in a cemetery.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjcxqwcaba_pZIZegQkanndd6if2rQQabNLDKCzfcpDkU_tPRbSKzFtLjOpJLgPc5aVN4tBvD4V1yRyYted_MfFbqoq7eMwa2J7R701VBlpO_vvrMmfUSSxg7xndjZ2sl404Pghfcb75Jrm9Te5g02CqQu4vDcaC1VwxU76HOPilkjSraUTcoB3iA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjcxqwcaba_pZIZegQkanndd6if2rQQabNLDKCzfcpDkU_tPRbSKzFtLjOpJLgPc5aVN4tBvD4V1yRyYted_MfFbqoq7eMwa2J7R701VBlpO_vvrMmfUSSxg7xndjZ2sl404Pghfcb75Jrm9Te5g02CqQu4vDcaC1VwxU76HOPilkjSraUTcoB3iA=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br />We rolled past this inscription that I think has something to do with the 17th Connecticut Volunteer Infantry during the U.S. Civil War</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEje53QgG-qtJMFMr_UM485G1Pz0uSIN3Wx2Xx2A2_fAaxPtkeTo7rtcqz-8L1_NcXW5XxaKf2lhvd52kRhKWmxsShI5OZIs2dNhtPc6dTOqSO-DopFCVZ8YdPNeEOdBrIhJg7IX-Sxzqpt9iTBgJGOiKkUmZnw4yi0ErBJ8-WpsfxPd3f1hI2_3Yw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEje53QgG-qtJMFMr_UM485G1Pz0uSIN3Wx2Xx2A2_fAaxPtkeTo7rtcqz-8L1_NcXW5XxaKf2lhvd52kRhKWmxsShI5OZIs2dNhtPc6dTOqSO-DopFCVZ8YdPNeEOdBrIhJg7IX-Sxzqpt9iTBgJGOiKkUmZnw4yi0ErBJ8-WpsfxPd3f1hI2_3Yw=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br />although I can't find any reference to it on the interwebs.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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The last time we tried to ride to KFB we started from his house but one guy in the group ended up crashing in his driveway and needed Nurse Nancy to fix him up so he could ride but the delay meant we missed the brewery.</div><span><a name='more'></a></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg0aOFOFKiTMRivaD4WGYbCpi8oCOl5sxXnN7m0U07Xg-32lky1zIYFppAd0Ac79lj_-uSEGhob4pdnWT4fs_uJpV0WXOIxW1C1gZQHLoSy48sbpdpzqk5zQOf1Y9ULR-62m4XjBrNLgccgga24bpLEo6WoAj0Pf4zW3gPUMa3gkysBkL9SFm4S-A" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg0aOFOFKiTMRivaD4WGYbCpi8oCOl5sxXnN7m0U07Xg-32lky1zIYFppAd0Ac79lj_-uSEGhob4pdnWT4fs_uJpV0WXOIxW1C1gZQHLoSy48sbpdpzqk5zQOf1Y9ULR-62m4XjBrNLgccgga24bpLEo6WoAj0Pf4zW3gPUMa3gkysBkL9SFm4S-A" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">We headed out on Judd's Bridge and then up Walker Brook and saw some cattle after Shinar Mountain Road.</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEimSvChR7LIPV71XnEbCpgQQOxbErJOhgd5-sGgUyyv49dyYGkHBp1UhITA2DOUKz6WqiM_DKYXGNMar762jPuMMj-9Od-h-_uoUSVF1AKe51T_yE7CYHaefAtXVa8pbILqKiR6HxN-M7ErOfQAVSgzaA6KyB2n6kcA-_NFRoF47gaFuUTPT3My9Q" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEimSvChR7LIPV71XnEbCpgQQOxbErJOhgd5-sGgUyyv49dyYGkHBp1UhITA2DOUKz6WqiM_DKYXGNMar762jPuMMj-9Od-h-_uoUSVF1AKe51T_yE7CYHaefAtXVa8pbILqKiR6HxN-M7ErOfQAVSgzaA6KyB2n6kcA-_NFRoF47gaFuUTPT3My9Q=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Mike turned on to Weting saying that it now goes through, if you don't mind riding grass and the occasional soft spot or mud hole. I tried to ride through here 15 years ago and it was all overgrown and never came back assuming it was still impassible.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi9kykhi8CXivMCzTxVLoLPQUSCDcL43cUMdN-8rgW_d_10aHglg0jOeDr771X0_X_TDL3EL7kbZL6Fo2JL5UZBlzC30fan5IYzHjH0HhC_5OV3kTHhPEwImf15iiHYRPeU33dqPRMW9PJkg0EU8_45YzvtpRDEHxkoXt6oAmCizZWtZsSHaEnhOA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi9kykhi8CXivMCzTxVLoLPQUSCDcL43cUMdN-8rgW_d_10aHglg0jOeDr771X0_X_TDL3EL7kbZL6Fo2JL5UZBlzC30fan5IYzHjH0HhC_5OV3kTHhPEwImf15iiHYRPeU33dqPRMW9PJkg0EU8_45YzvtpRDEHxkoXt6oAmCizZWtZsSHaEnhOA=w240-h320" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div>Going this way took out the West Church Hill climb which is not my favorite because of the limited sight lines and the speeds people tend to drive on this road.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj2WKqLHq-o33uclA8x-hoy1Iffvy7rEuXLQe-kjjAhETJ8iyxkwz03fTpkKdUaWF_O9H_JCWi1J-7Cl6-3QzMoEjGnGIwTrTfVMKDwYaZz4cFsAWOo0ls6OpzgMXxG2GgIlMNQsJ7Z_sAlY08jQcKwxeUOYQHG_JpP2kxzWjKmajIU1paFofHg9Q" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1632" data-original-width="1079" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj2WKqLHq-o33uclA8x-hoy1Iffvy7rEuXLQe-kjjAhETJ8iyxkwz03fTpkKdUaWF_O9H_JCWi1J-7Cl6-3QzMoEjGnGIwTrTfVMKDwYaZz4cFsAWOo0ls6OpzgMXxG2GgIlMNQsJ7Z_sAlY08jQcKwxeUOYQHG_JpP2kxzWjKmajIU1paFofHg9Q=w265-h400" width="265" /></a></div><br />After riding along Lake Waramaug we got a little more dirt on Ash Swamp but it's a shame that Gunn Hill and Camp Road got paved.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhOaxFrCkZ_G-3t0HHudRxOW8lOjBhmkORf1hteOGxDcgJ9mw7yP1sOJYoHCXyCYjA8Iia1GQMW4dK4opIRwMBkQ5_7FGWWd7rSOmb-p824copGsuzRO7KLsD66-uQLkhU72kTtgcSLA3Zf96IiRUfTm1JfJ70kIaNobuNngJ6GMkwtSGQTTlSzdw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhOaxFrCkZ_G-3t0HHudRxOW8lOjBhmkORf1hteOGxDcgJ9mw7yP1sOJYoHCXyCYjA8Iia1GQMW4dK4opIRwMBkQ5_7FGWWd7rSOmb-p824copGsuzRO7KLsD66-uQLkhU72kTtgcSLA3Zf96IiRUfTm1JfJ70kIaNobuNngJ6GMkwtSGQTTlSzdw=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br />The Town of Kent now limits patrons to only $3 pours so I bought a flyte for Mike and I to share.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgoGFAwrnWt0P2gWZY6O6G0Ik_tutXKfKCgq4a9rJd8wjBNCM7lbeEXR3_D1uTVOuqOI8fMFrtE4Ui3YY_wy8bpmFAL3a6jhL0go8_11LM4z4uh_RFDlxVAEHEq6dRJRT_eRxGyxB0SVV_xVyB5wq3io91d0nDH3G1vI6gLmztUz6sE6M-N4QLsfQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgoGFAwrnWt0P2gWZY6O6G0Ik_tutXKfKCgq4a9rJd8wjBNCM7lbeEXR3_D1uTVOuqOI8fMFrtE4Ui3YY_wy8bpmFAL3a6jhL0go8_11LM4z4uh_RFDlxVAEHEq6dRJRT_eRxGyxB0SVV_xVyB5wq3io91d0nDH3G1vI6gLmztUz6sE6M-N4QLsfQ=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">We headed back to Roxbury via Sawyer Hill and then took Old Mill Road. There was sign saying the bridge was out, which was really the one for Upland Road to get to Rt 202. We should have taken Sand Pit because it's dirt.</div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjt2h4tUKo8RrBgX5jMR9E1H6uWhxRbYa2U92DH8b5HF9Q2kBmmEiTyVrvoZVo9S6wVRP2fU7qBSz_o4eYN0bve0ZkRBPVfhFQjjd3ac3ZGZ1LBc3Km_rTv1i4P6Esuo7zQJscXg_CqdfdzkxeBFrQTha7Ek55ZGb_5jmj9CinIv-1ceuQ2SpxPyQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjt2h4tUKo8RrBgX5jMR9E1H6uWhxRbYa2U92DH8b5HF9Q2kBmmEiTyVrvoZVo9S6wVRP2fU7qBSz_o4eYN0bve0ZkRBPVfhFQjjd3ac3ZGZ1LBc3Km_rTv1i4P6Esuo7zQJscXg_CqdfdzkxeBFrQTha7Ek55ZGb_5jmj9CinIv-1ceuQ2SpxPyQ" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">More cattle!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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min-width: 100%; height: 700px; border: none;" scrolling="no"></iframe></div></div></div><p></p>Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06617819080031235854noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13216480.post-43542708362536854322023-08-26T08:21:00.000-04:002023-09-08T12:06:49.098-04:002023 D2R2 Pre-Game Ride<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiy8McpSHnMfbEfbcQ4wZ7mT4DJemWHiILEdw6wIF2WXq5li2spGrhhfIz0Io1p04F3p31Y9VfY2CxLGeSeFhSc6RgKRCn8DPlUiR5bJnk5-lkUXyMFSC66eBarok7hpNNdNugI7mKVg_AaVw88wKqIRKLxWT-M4_hE1Vqb9GfverCWtz0d_xJWCg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiy8McpSHnMfbEfbcQ4wZ7mT4DJemWHiILEdw6wIF2WXq5li2spGrhhfIz0Io1p04F3p31Y9VfY2CxLGeSeFhSc6RgKRCn8DPlUiR5bJnk5-lkUXyMFSC66eBarok7hpNNdNugI7mKVg_AaVw88wKqIRKLxWT-M4_hE1Vqb9GfverCWtz0d_xJWCg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">I was the first to arrive from the Team Karl's Sausage Kitchen at D2R2 and met up with Zac at the registration tent and invited him to camp with us. Will arrived after I set up camp and the three of us set off on our annual Pre-Game ride.</div><span><a name='more'></a></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgeCC9Xrzfso2nCHRFoRrYbAOKnOq9DQlZUB9ZrmDxhUveYZiVr4GmIPuixs0WKc8GQ3xrKkfK7N3z0xUma0Av_lagnChwENT9ntiN3dh-1K2Z77ERFauq2u-G85fJdLNTpC0ISQBRFw6kzzE7X5lMbR-FvOS13K6QoeCRamP50pOCny5W3Jm8bBQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgeCC9Xrzfso2nCHRFoRrYbAOKnOq9DQlZUB9ZrmDxhUveYZiVr4GmIPuixs0WKc8GQ3xrKkfK7N3z0xUma0Av_lagnChwENT9ntiN3dh-1K2Z77ERFauq2u-G85fJdLNTpC0ISQBRFw6kzzE7X5lMbR-FvOS13K6QoeCRamP50pOCny5W3Jm8bBQ" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">From the campground we rode through Deerfield Academy</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;">It was like riding in Wisconsin.<br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhFxGwN-nGbU3gLvVB836PGPgA1VmRYH10i6gbxqF9QgQtYK1Zzl8QMy4cj-xlTohhB5pLb6m6LjUJVDGxO9Nf9B6ie0rNfVaKgzh3WqXi3F6SJ5rhIw_92KwbQfcQi41aYbyQDZMWsXGNoEZeuNNyxvhB5vPWW1pjI0RycHqZmixqiW3qoRT5IRQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="964" data-original-width="723" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhFxGwN-nGbU3gLvVB836PGPgA1VmRYH10i6gbxqF9QgQtYK1Zzl8QMy4cj-xlTohhB5pLb6m6LjUJVDGxO9Nf9B6ie0rNfVaKgzh3WqXi3F6SJ5rhIw_92KwbQfcQi41aYbyQDZMWsXGNoEZeuNNyxvhB5vPWW1pjI0RycHqZmixqiW3qoRT5IRQ" width="180" /></a></div><br />I rode through the town of Rush</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh4lszXAEPUlzqcgvy6SePa1qcrOEFDoVYDZAzKmm7cAcdfVpjvF6XtNnRsmH4UBXi-K8gJJ7UPRLXWpOgjU_IEPB7xrTFze1QBiaQhY6WSDRYEbBfrMo3szVluikf1wK-8B5iLqnp7fBVKbr5GU8Lg9sNNzScVb04ulFE-OXiDJt7-B29KXIhPjA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh4lszXAEPUlzqcgvy6SePa1qcrOEFDoVYDZAzKmm7cAcdfVpjvF6XtNnRsmH4UBXi-K8gJJ7UPRLXWpOgjU_IEPB7xrTFze1QBiaQhY6WSDRYEbBfrMo3szVluikf1wK-8B5iLqnp7fBVKbr5GU8Lg9sNNzScVb04ulFE-OXiDJt7-B29KXIhPjA" width="180" /></a></div><br />The southernmost part of the route is almost 15 miles</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjqHcYG4WSBOsR1p0gtqNHf9e9rdc2N-wt4JydoUA-pjejv3wsoWAlsZKk9gixUBdPZ3F4t7LtjxAUShyd3YopAb7IFjyzCO887BIsf5FiciVjpwkMK1cPgW0Q4BmQEFgQTtWP0sR0yZqrh0tLa6-rH983xPhI73x9MDRxLWkqy3B169pkOr9syZw" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh6QtW4IEHMimlzg9QAqIQu4fa0-h4jZ4dQQYVG3YudFNleoAUGpCb9GjcAURx7ZZfTkPJaDGYGIg6eF6XcJ-m2pvGd3VHyAH-HRUuLBcPYc_lzuW3TjBkgj9IS9QcDGr6G-GHB1efK8frXkPvDOjgXCzHA6dbKY38_9LkDu5NDjUPhEltjZYpaig" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="788" data-original-width="1115" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh6QtW4IEHMimlzg9QAqIQu4fa0-h4jZ4dQQYVG3YudFNleoAUGpCb9GjcAURx7ZZfTkPJaDGYGIg6eF6XcJ-m2pvGd3VHyAH-HRUuLBcPYc_lzuW3TjBkgj9IS9QcDGr6G-GHB1efK8frXkPvDOjgXCzHA6dbKY38_9LkDu5NDjUPhEltjZYpaig" width="320" /></a></div><br />because so many young men died during WWII and the enormity of the loss of life is barely remembered, nowadays.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhKDqpG1-kl9RiM7kU7IE6cAK8RdaSobbV8s7wZDZCceids05lqnQTl-b6sHAgVtsqy8NpjKl92FxzniGBG-XDK5KuZF_WvmZKvipyp9Pg0G3wYQgaUg9lVuyc1CCGbl15641_wOzbPnVRasi9UhGhnVF_7ECcLEmhGF3gkwSuwBaTNsGdRGdP0tw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhKDqpG1-kl9RiM7kU7IE6cAK8RdaSobbV8s7wZDZCceids05lqnQTl-b6sHAgVtsqy8NpjKl92FxzniGBG-XDK5KuZF_WvmZKvipyp9Pg0G3wYQgaUg9lVuyc1CCGbl15641_wOzbPnVRasi9UhGhnVF_7ECcLEmhGF3gkwSuwBaTNsGdRGdP0tw" width="180" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There were some nice down hills</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg31P6MFMvb6SarRiVsSZVZOKxZN53lKgabDddZF7IXfjm5_FVlxDhG-RjrNAdZxvIEH_bV9utyxUaXa0j7Mg10haysya_p7P8w8FrvcvBjtI5ReOj-aP-UIXX9cmFhXSvsAMMoYdd9bnzQgJYmsouyvlwZ95qMjOWopJARoLMm8AC5BSQALfIc7A" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1025" data-original-width="769" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg31P6MFMvb6SarRiVsSZVZOKxZN53lKgabDddZF7IXfjm5_FVlxDhG-RjrNAdZxvIEH_bV9utyxUaXa0j7Mg10haysya_p7P8w8FrvcvBjtI5ReOj-aP-UIXX9cmFhXSvsAMMoYdd9bnzQgJYmsouyvlwZ95qMjOWopJARoLMm8AC5BSQALfIc7A" width="180" /></a></div><br />except this one had a stop sign at the bottom.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhCrSbS6ayk5lhHYiIIeJBapFLDlPwPti2BtuHY_fND0S60dUwc2GsXkRvpQBWewwa7REldp7FEw9jRMKyRs9WoxAyHYnUkbHus06fJ-Thqts0wyCiyOoH3WCwWgsJPONroGAkcJfF1Lk98uQHYyxGu4DyKB_mqctAJV62C6rW8sPY5v9sCvR41Jg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgRw0bgougdeF4Bf83pfGBDc2rfGh1bWHAz3IxTnXcHCUa_cehRFnjnVJxkfEcMhWpBM1awElTqhucA0YJJ6oeXRueyXcCu9y7pAuYS7Jsh0rQo31L_eujpIshX3grFHgFuJXGFC7N-Ab25ypmp84UtIU3NKc5nnmn9P6fCgyRFJpj12DgKCz-7Sg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="792" data-original-width="594" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgRw0bgougdeF4Bf83pfGBDc2rfGh1bWHAz3IxTnXcHCUa_cehRFnjnVJxkfEcMhWpBM1awElTqhucA0YJJ6oeXRueyXcCu9y7pAuYS7Jsh0rQo31L_eujpIshX3grFHgFuJXGFC7N-Ab25ypmp84UtIU3NKc5nnmn9P6fCgyRFJpj12DgKCz-7Sg" width="180" /></a></div><br />at the top of this rise was construction and one lane and they let me through.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe src="https://ridewithgps.com/embeds?type=trip&id=132350145&sampleGraph=true" style="width: 1px; min-width: 100%; height: 700px; border: none;" scrolling="no"></iframe><br /></div><br /><br /><p></p>Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06617819080031235854noreply@blogger.com0Rochester, NY, USA43.156577899999988 -77.608846514.846344063821142 -112.7650965 71.46681173617884 -42.4525965tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13216480.post-24335283652641569702023-08-20T18:47:00.032-04:002023-08-20T19:31:19.213-04:002023 D2R2 - Team Karl's Sausage Kitchen Rides the 105K<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEipNcQuuMWcae-lUoSURZSj18DcmwOzpLWmNX4D5AdD-K-L2mgOylGSrmofadXcah1P5xnm4D-MWx4tfbW1fYwEe5ay7dsJARp1VPEZPQCu41cZVSoqcduvrefOcy6ZNjDyvlZwWekZuca6Wk_TP52wZAE7qP5yeOIAe9GGJG_QKnbuowbewuLuqg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEipNcQuuMWcae-lUoSURZSj18DcmwOzpLWmNX4D5AdD-K-L2mgOylGSrmofadXcah1P5xnm4D-MWx4tfbW1fYwEe5ay7dsJARp1VPEZPQCu41cZVSoqcduvrefOcy6ZNjDyvlZwWekZuca6Wk_TP52wZAE7qP5yeOIAe9GGJG_QKnbuowbewuLuqg=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>From left to right: Me, Zac, Mike, Scott, Mark, & Will</i></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">We had two new riders join the team, Zac and Mark, as we lined up to start. Since there was no 115K route offered this year, I am glad because last year it nearly killed me, we all signed up for the 105K which according to the good folks at Franklin Land Trust promised it to be a new challenging route which has over 7,000 feet of climbing. One other team member, the <i>other Will</i>, already headed out on the 160K by himself.</div><p></p><span><a name='more'></a></span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjMXr40jlh69s-e5bveXbNSg6qkIPHfPtK2APEtifweZCZZg5CSfq-hiY0Ei7nghAa6GVbtvkxMBnjwPhAzN4pXg-4aNGNJ3a88a73Ji5w15nN3KVuhofqm76e_AsOndPtatIeIgOBcKS-bsY7bUwdmlBKx7HRMqNXKgkwzuQhRlDfoUdyKs8SmCA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjMXr40jlh69s-e5bveXbNSg6qkIPHfPtK2APEtifweZCZZg5CSfq-hiY0Ei7nghAa6GVbtvkxMBnjwPhAzN4pXg-4aNGNJ3a88a73Ji5w15nN3KVuhofqm76e_AsOndPtatIeIgOBcKS-bsY7bUwdmlBKx7HRMqNXKgkwzuQhRlDfoUdyKs8SmCA" width="180" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was a little chilly when he departed and the overcast wasn't helping, either.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg6eLq3abFYkcxukzUclKvo0bnH7xkzAYFfyxAmj9x4GtX78QfZw5Z7_tK0Cd9zrGE50KwXlArERJpEF0iGnloSsn9MpYMVB2rO9j9FTISoFYzN71w04fUd6fAkdo3qqW6I3m352dRoAR7LOm87WudWTVW34dAmGHMseSi63oizJXJ3f83ZwkIyog" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg6eLq3abFYkcxukzUclKvo0bnH7xkzAYFfyxAmj9x4GtX78QfZw5Z7_tK0Cd9zrGE50KwXlArERJpEF0iGnloSsn9MpYMVB2rO9j9FTISoFYzN71w04fUd6fAkdo3qqW6I3m352dRoAR7LOm87WudWTVW34dAmGHMseSi63oizJXJ3f83ZwkIyog" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table>A good gravel rides has cows in it and turning onto Stillwater Rd we got our first smell of them.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: justify;">RWGPS denoted 10 climbs on the route, my Garmin said there were 14 and Mike's Wahoo said there were 18. </span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhuyD6VvuYY2hGTzq_Lnda_Ib5C0N3gNBltkmlvwbmkx1W2djd5fO9j9ZJxHMElC4uJcX5fx35MT0p75ld26YGtGSBGStgDZf0GHGjnIS16nEDiJCwNi7Ubh8qiLKjY0e3C5_0wx5euHCWNgkHqSc2rgo2if_dXA7ZWW0m2tjwQdilmVWHE8_h0Vg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhuyD6VvuYY2hGTzq_Lnda_Ib5C0N3gNBltkmlvwbmkx1W2djd5fO9j9ZJxHMElC4uJcX5fx35MT0p75ld26YGtGSBGStgDZf0GHGjnIS16nEDiJCwNi7Ubh8qiLKjY0e3C5_0wx5euHCWNgkHqSc2rgo2if_dXA7ZWW0m2tjwQdilmVWHE8_h0Vg" width="180" /></a></div><br /><span style="text-align: justify;">The first significant climb was Newhall and Shellburne Falls Rd. It was paved but even so still tough and an eye opener for what was yet to come.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgAPn_rEWfM-TBN_9vi286qAmU1ucVPkltZlkFxFIFofKjImtQOq1osLoZt8zRdR3zs2yQ28DgdkXwRQ17OaFdggd9x24f-u3SdCbNg3aXEt5D9n-F-tCBAWIen0HWe1FyAKA41uioXJWKEFAgmyihoHFwi6posjdSbe_KmmXOmGojaReNW2lJF3Q" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgAPn_rEWfM-TBN_9vi286qAmU1ucVPkltZlkFxFIFofKjImtQOq1osLoZt8zRdR3zs2yQ28DgdkXwRQ17OaFdggd9x24f-u3SdCbNg3aXEt5D9n-F-tCBAWIen0HWe1FyAKA41uioXJWKEFAgmyihoHFwi6posjdSbe_KmmXOmGojaReNW2lJF3Q" width="180" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Leaving Shellburn Falls Road we started climbing again, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg8oEKtNTgN_Mr6KcTb2YWoBbj7zh3Ye1A8EmHCkgAz8i1A4eUTVcn8XlEgjCukeV9ou6aaTnR3XqrCarKBlYtleqlhZpkkYabLTRN4-PD5OM6p5ZmG9MLN2frOyzoo7APeX6XjSP-P9-xpK1X_4uquf8l7gw1V8lGJetwDxzH9Nx-eILqyA6SNog" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1987" data-original-width="2436" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg8oEKtNTgN_Mr6KcTb2YWoBbj7zh3Ye1A8EmHCkgAz8i1A4eUTVcn8XlEgjCukeV9ou6aaTnR3XqrCarKBlYtleqlhZpkkYabLTRN4-PD5OM6p5ZmG9MLN2frOyzoo7APeX6XjSP-P9-xpK1X_4uquf8l7gw1V8lGJetwDxzH9Nx-eILqyA6SNog" width="294" /></a></div><br />but there were cows!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEheBLYlvDyjkCU2Oq9YvUwBtnDP--DvNDs1BwnA_lu5LI8olhDXTrh0c_d0uDyg8kcrbzgwENVdsX0GAyw3Zqflq7R6DBA61GfaXTfVN4wCb2Vp6JtHwVhprIrv7AwfBg_tkopeNjteUWdgTIR4JMYYIWbocVvRLSJYXIaGqKk3izUepZpkOJgKpw" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;">Didn't see any swine, though.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi7Lg5bnSvRlQto9wiwHl7UFXRvUZotpbrNe9rcwHwUphQzgrah932iBGR8_tnJqJL2uspcY1MID4so-CbOtAEIT4JTYdoVAt4Hju6TLyHUGAXU9u2gAO_twxbO7o0Nr_jwLnAtin9rAS1tPhzG9hNDZXdsVGgEEpofNB80Kf5Nazi-Dq-R1YKsSw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi7Lg5bnSvRlQto9wiwHl7UFXRvUZotpbrNe9rcwHwUphQzgrah932iBGR8_tnJqJL2uspcY1MID4so-CbOtAEIT4JTYdoVAt4Hju6TLyHUGAXU9u2gAO_twxbO7o0Nr_jwLnAtin9rAS1tPhzG9hNDZXdsVGgEEpofNB80Kf5Nazi-Dq-R1YKsSw" width="180" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Then came a punchy little up to the first rest stop and I was knackered by the time I got there.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1389" data-original-width="1011" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg738ZFplLreDog9u0aESFlTJpGa6lOxM1Fzz4nf28T4wbSM_t7kAxJqixc1To65i56c3FLdjTXlKdfpmcj5VsvH68CjwXD0BlsZW6NlaLAWlS5Yu02pwuL9ms2qu-Ws7z6WVm5N-cR53QtcLLvHOj7-Gu_aKlUJAOvD6FTHsLg1eYXwcelIXECyA" width="175" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Having been off the bike for nearly three weeks I was just happy that I was riding (and climbing) again. Once at the top of the climb there was a turn and then I realized I was on East Road and I started bombing down hill. This is one of my favorite descents but I took it easy today and didn't do my usual drop like a rock ride. It was good that I was taking it easy because at one corner in the road there was a washboard and I saw someone's iPhone in the middle of the road. I was able to stop quickly and pick it up.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgjNGuU3Z3hvTehzr-yNAcUAUcOjgqngqondqmYur6KYBAjO1gpyRk07Rmr1rcK7YXtgXokzam1xphuQnNtISfUYQRi9WlLQvMiIREem2CsJbCiYRY2fLTRr7cEsuI4aIZEUBfHUIFZqBKSfBpX2Q5Y47QH-I4D6elNnlAoT5zu_UG8RU5zO7r1pw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgjNGuU3Z3hvTehzr-yNAcUAUcOjgqngqondqmYur6KYBAjO1gpyRk07Rmr1rcK7YXtgXokzam1xphuQnNtISfUYQRi9WlLQvMiIREem2CsJbCiYRY2fLTRr7cEsuI4aIZEUBfHUIFZqBKSfBpX2Q5Y47QH-I4D6elNnlAoT5zu_UG8RU5zO7r1pw=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I caught up to Mike at the Monastery and we continued zooming down into Charlemont.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjVB7gDqdW7o_MzbfAPIH7qKf543bKi_K3djtgqVXYe2rzjEyoxnfhYJtpgRJjAMgHV2UUV8BvkkHARLHU00OUWfJ6LNq-nJ23AXl4DBa2USrnkjR2CznNsgbxdFR7Sz8NCJix2GZ-I3r4DrG4QDx-194SMjpbQFxYCc2BTqxPkylvaQ_FNc0Kqig" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjVB7gDqdW7o_MzbfAPIH7qKf543bKi_K3djtgqVXYe2rzjEyoxnfhYJtpgRJjAMgHV2UUV8BvkkHARLHU00OUWfJ6LNq-nJ23AXl4DBa2USrnkjR2CznNsgbxdFR7Sz8NCJix2GZ-I3r4DrG4QDx-194SMjpbQFxYCc2BTqxPkylvaQ_FNc0Kqig" width="320" /></a></div><br />Crossing the Deerfield River I felt a little grab of my hamstrings and thought, <i>uh oh</i>, this might not be good.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh2UvU8lzZYQmgjNkINRrwB5tHWaZU1TBCJ2RnZxy7RX1-nsUzxyMLrhh9ZmYylW-WlNE755PwVZYBh9HNAXq8IO2nJAV8S3Rp8AVmXsvb4-_A1EwJgvWp-Prh-B3oUEekXQp0fNEaErymELh9hfQEPWcwucbShs8io6IDB8FXQjk_EQ7vMCsQdIA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh2UvU8lzZYQmgjNkINRrwB5tHWaZU1TBCJ2RnZxy7RX1-nsUzxyMLrhh9ZmYylW-WlNE755PwVZYBh9HNAXq8IO2nJAV8S3Rp8AVmXsvb4-_A1EwJgvWp-Prh-B3oUEekXQp0fNEaErymELh9hfQEPWcwucbShs8io6IDB8FXQjk_EQ7vMCsQdIA" width="180" /></a></div><br />Turning off of Route 2 onto Route 8A and starting the next climb is when it happened.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEietviC-WF9ncDWwEumTJYGZalVszhPoJ0Kz-pdhLUvd7o4iPzc-C79pAu5wK8FsPEJ8Gev0muGHmc6fi2nnR5DVVO5tjYTZig7eX55JFrFdZSKFsaQlVvD3mQs-7MpDEZ4wqUA8qfGd1qdKtXBz_J27WbzFubNjHbQX6aKICmFL2-yQUQdIo54Jw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="674" data-original-width="911" height="237" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEietviC-WF9ncDWwEumTJYGZalVszhPoJ0Kz-pdhLUvd7o4iPzc-C79pAu5wK8FsPEJ8Gev0muGHmc6fi2nnR5DVVO5tjYTZig7eX55JFrFdZSKFsaQlVvD3mQs-7MpDEZ4wqUA8qfGd1qdKtXBz_J27WbzFubNjHbQX6aKICmFL2-yQUQdIo54Jw" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">I started cramping and hopped off the bike only to have my other leg seize up as well. I let it relax and tried to walk it off but then both quads seized up again. Scott was my savior, he gave me salt pills, and some high sodium content gel blocks. After taking a pill, eating a few blocks and emptying one water bottle I was able to start again.</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiMNrgqAOwMT6CszIURCjrnqURJAlIoT60KuierAinJK_cq9SZsIzS6-x3TkEiXc1EpTHs9nzQTDXy4MeATZO3TIAeT_nnny-gAJuuxADHRkZ29DvfdbI9vG_HeF_NUsLk--fXJYW_pZo6nfqfqijS3IBWmfThKzQijejRRKlpUfP3O5dduXP8Q-w" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiMNrgqAOwMT6CszIURCjrnqURJAlIoT60KuierAinJK_cq9SZsIzS6-x3TkEiXc1EpTHs9nzQTDXy4MeATZO3TIAeT_nnny-gAJuuxADHRkZ29DvfdbI9vG_HeF_NUsLk--fXJYW_pZo6nfqfqijS3IBWmfThKzQijejRRKlpUfP3O5dduXP8Q-w=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br />I wasn't out of the woods yet because it happened again right when the road turned to dirt.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjuaB0XuSCkJ7fy4uYIEklkdnLuL-Csygs4uxNEQBHz4ganpofIHyfBPf4z_agvL63S-eYhNty8uKxUCmNhzhmhdNzr6TofGohugDol7UTnl05LH6Xd_ap69dSsgCkoO6Ul71r69dcwON7LvHbHfn32kOKM6vocNHFX8XTe7xN8ble8T0KjoA3XNQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjuaB0XuSCkJ7fy4uYIEklkdnLuL-Csygs4uxNEQBHz4ganpofIHyfBPf4z_agvL63S-eYhNty8uKxUCmNhzhmhdNzr6TofGohugDol7UTnl05LH6Xd_ap69dSsgCkoO6Ul71r69dcwON7LvHbHfn32kOKM6vocNHFX8XTe7xN8ble8T0KjoA3XNQ=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Even with the stop I was able to keep sight of Scott and Mike</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjDHqjyga7CxK_xXHyQ3AmeUBGNFrJVC-MAoj0LIozA5jzFenWamSHrbay6T117VAY19iu07v7j4RdRiE7RwvU9iIp7eCRVWz6LMoP0kMLhktWkgrrc19AABveMsM4ToXjmtusUhH_ErCo1hwT-0hS_u19z5aX-MtKhdtB3K3YBZp19u185yH8Mgg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjDHqjyga7CxK_xXHyQ3AmeUBGNFrJVC-MAoj0LIozA5jzFenWamSHrbay6T117VAY19iu07v7j4RdRiE7RwvU9iIp7eCRVWz6LMoP0kMLhktWkgrrc19AABveMsM4ToXjmtusUhH_ErCo1hwT-0hS_u19z5aX-MtKhdtB3K3YBZp19u185yH8Mgg=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Looking over my shoulder I got the Riccola shot of Berkshire East.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEikFrzrK0JY7hGfrdtz8NjUYuVUNtzq2dIH2SnxRDYatoaTt51zrtxQvZ6KLjtYH9MzfNZW4aFA9_Cmkh8SWlm68fKWkTu0Cb8ULdq6w9c017ij5aCCNAh5RI-vGlWdwzO_ColARUGFIPWLZoj_r6wH0K-s9z3-1RuyaMxMWM_pOzrIexyw0Oa9qA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEikFrzrK0JY7hGfrdtz8NjUYuVUNtzq2dIH2SnxRDYatoaTt51zrtxQvZ6KLjtYH9MzfNZW4aFA9_Cmkh8SWlm68fKWkTu0Cb8ULdq6w9c017ij5aCCNAh5RI-vGlWdwzO_ColARUGFIPWLZoj_r6wH0K-s9z3-1RuyaMxMWM_pOzrIexyw0Oa9qA" width="180" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">I cramped one more time and had to stop and walk it off and then I got to the lunch stop. The first thing I did was yell out to the crowd in my best command voice to see if anyone lost a phone. Sure enough, the owner identified himself and the phone was repatriated. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh2O_KplQBi1fel2pDJ7OQ0XWr9Pcb8K21YjueapkNsBigYo-AFxUnkROxteSgiMnyQ19VsHkVwetdpXKIsvEMvDgslbv1jcS72cKXXVrdswr1e9VchoTvfrvrs0YccB-PNC_QrM48XTvryN3-m0WQqNwwAOreKkkGARc2OAMfI9mfgYQtqjBR-zw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh2O_KplQBi1fel2pDJ7OQ0XWr9Pcb8K21YjueapkNsBigYo-AFxUnkROxteSgiMnyQ19VsHkVwetdpXKIsvEMvDgslbv1jcS72cKXXVrdswr1e9VchoTvfrvrs0YccB-PNC_QrM48XTvryN3-m0WQqNwwAOreKkkGARc2OAMfI9mfgYQtqjBR-zw=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">At lunch I drank a coke, three shots of pickle juice, ate a banana, a really tasty wrap, and a bag of potato chips and then I was ready to roll. I had also caught up to the team and we were off once again.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEji29lhiGmQzLYYikQ3W2tIOU6JA9ZVwFodR23oHb3VuT7-dfXIZ8ayv-XcDSEr_SpfJwmL2GeiEB7dc95nLjxNAXBQbItF0L3wq65YHl9XhDeE9t4v9RED3oKv9lk4ZWxbxR-LW_AObuLV8vm0tGAVsiCueUlZiwIebiNORwYUwNgope38ctYjzQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEji29lhiGmQzLYYikQ3W2tIOU6JA9ZVwFodR23oHb3VuT7-dfXIZ8ayv-XcDSEr_SpfJwmL2GeiEB7dc95nLjxNAXBQbItF0L3wq65YHl9XhDeE9t4v9RED3oKv9lk4ZWxbxR-LW_AObuLV8vm0tGAVsiCueUlZiwIebiNORwYUwNgope38ctYjzQ" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Having ridden through this area for the last 11 years there was very little that I haven't ridden through but this causeway on Taylor Brook Road was a new one. In fact, after lunch, it was primarily all downhill to one of the most famous climbs at D2R2, Patten Hill.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhW567rmQm_cg-vt6pxhhx61YuipwrLjlN2PZNBdOMNWNgUOHLu_tbllHl5YNmHN6FtSpAZ2Tu7dYgc9VoP4eT7yvmi9PKOo2mF17iTWlIlTNwK6gwQNnZyLjRnOQCoE2-UIBwWTaR9vFIwjAuU8B6CzOgsKT5Silw0Sd7F16DphZ8VpjL9MPVv4g" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhW567rmQm_cg-vt6pxhhx61YuipwrLjlN2PZNBdOMNWNgUOHLu_tbllHl5YNmHN6FtSpAZ2Tu7dYgc9VoP4eT7yvmi9PKOo2mF17iTWlIlTNwK6gwQNnZyLjRnOQCoE2-UIBwWTaR9vFIwjAuU8B6CzOgsKT5Silw0Sd7F16DphZ8VpjL9MPVv4g=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br />Turning onto Patten Hill Road I was a little anxious because last year I cramped 3/4s of the way on the climb and after cramping earlier I was really nervous about having a repeat performance.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh9ZUrDL-ki-gYISmgVwa5vejOP1ip33nvLi3BSQWhf9hN2A-HhYMsBcQQ1ER3ILxuw4y80SKSlJrvPGzNS2fJuFE-NbLsxgn_Q9rVrr1GXzhd8UR5aFqxmMdlbE1tMu7x2ocyA9mKwBbnR49mDtMpc8aSYM10k-imn4u4YAdWlDifcpzxjwNZg-A" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="810" data-original-width="896" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh9ZUrDL-ki-gYISmgVwa5vejOP1ip33nvLi3BSQWhf9hN2A-HhYMsBcQQ1ER3ILxuw4y80SKSlJrvPGzNS2fJuFE-NbLsxgn_Q9rVrr1GXzhd8UR5aFqxmMdlbE1tMu7x2ocyA9mKwBbnR49mDtMpc8aSYM10k-imn4u4YAdWlDifcpzxjwNZg-A" width="265" /><br /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The opening salvo is paved but it's no joke!</div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjWXEQvBQIZz6F0a2ZNaH9EsheLw2g6t2-njiD4KlLsgNqo6B6YMXQOD5xhG5b9CNyZcL30l7AW0hhkuylDkKL9gNDGdKfpymHZmC1mX6kBvxVgjeK5_os8hqyBhiRnqjGtqmlUiiBXPBfnHaLikrEb3TECSU_mRHLYzdzRSwI-rhpYuIc375938Q" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2177" data-original-width="3024" height="230" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjWXEQvBQIZz6F0a2ZNaH9EsheLw2g6t2-njiD4KlLsgNqo6B6YMXQOD5xhG5b9CNyZcL30l7AW0hhkuylDkKL9gNDGdKfpymHZmC1mX6kBvxVgjeK5_os8hqyBhiRnqjGtqmlUiiBXPBfnHaLikrEb3TECSU_mRHLYzdzRSwI-rhpYuIc375938Q" width="320" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Will took off and I already lost sight of Mike and Todd but I liken this climb to Mt Riga Road back in Connecticut, which is not as steep but much more longer and more vert. If I can ride that I can ride this.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgnYDSFPumWiRVurc2RVz3Hg3vemoYQnMri-kwTcrnN4gAUDMscg42SoBzZIX3d79LZfkiauca6AtVftj7cTnJmqWuoG61U4de_a8vJ-_fLJo0HSSpeVnH-o5jTaLJKi4p7P84KpDDVPUvaKl6pgLY08stwEJtXV4wmyZxeuK1y29ESuPJV7iZLwg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2293" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgnYDSFPumWiRVurc2RVz3Hg3vemoYQnMri-kwTcrnN4gAUDMscg42SoBzZIX3d79LZfkiauca6AtVftj7cTnJmqWuoG61U4de_a8vJ-_fLJo0HSSpeVnH-o5jTaLJKi4p7P84KpDDVPUvaKl6pgLY08stwEJtXV4wmyZxeuK1y29ESuPJV7iZLwg" width="317" /></a></div><br />I caught up to Mike and Scott when the road turned to dirt</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi9UHCJ3UyEw77odSyztbcjOF5roQvKKm1XI2f10o9qaBUjt8NCW3IzqibAIN_zAeaW9rQWZNbgmpus7XiD5Zo2cLCmXZ4WPhEX74Ro-3xuplXmtcclCNLLYGMGAEkA4WL3-VtarfQeUeDCm-FNVQH8h92fcr4ZbYtDgfoa8DXi7Yr_eH3FDW5e_w" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2676" data-original-width="3569" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi9UHCJ3UyEw77odSyztbcjOF5roQvKKm1XI2f10o9qaBUjt8NCW3IzqibAIN_zAeaW9rQWZNbgmpus7XiD5Zo2cLCmXZ4WPhEX74Ro-3xuplXmtcclCNLLYGMGAEkA4WL3-VtarfQeUeDCm-FNVQH8h92fcr4ZbYtDgfoa8DXi7Yr_eH3FDW5e_w" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Five minutes later Mike arrived and then came Scott. The third and final rest stop was close by and it was a welcomed refueling stop because there was still 12 miles to go. We also caught up to Zac here and then we all took off together. However, the (new) Mark was long gone.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgoXG9p4BNJwIdXcieOThqSPZvMHJrXjxy3u8FamJCqlbbOLVcGmOlfmbda_5aHy0ALRhsWq8EaeGHsbQPRcj5jE6doH8swvPEfOf10gll0fMlO_yfTA38frhMqoHs14EmMlKrO2XGvl0INkbX5ovIsy76tKqV2zCfB9zpsHZsoOZPdrsMxSwmjgw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgoXG9p4BNJwIdXcieOThqSPZvMHJrXjxy3u8FamJCqlbbOLVcGmOlfmbda_5aHy0ALRhsWq8EaeGHsbQPRcj5jE6doH8swvPEfOf10gll0fMlO_yfTA38frhMqoHs14EmMlKrO2XGvl0INkbX5ovIsy76tKqV2zCfB9zpsHZsoOZPdrsMxSwmjgw" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">The last 12 miles was mostly down hill with some bumps along the way but the descents were super fast and I am sure everyone was eager to back to the start.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjmXKm1xKmJuktqrf_9vlyfCYOiPyfC2MLMwRQrBQ-FyWUEGsrgouAHyLS0JtIzOcmelfslR6aCjScS-2zHRsdsJzibUNz5w7MaqJLfGjLmJzwruQ7DuSER7jWVGAN1_7T-9_5ZphF9E7YjVfCD3TsMYMOD1-Bd2MxQfnWmOhqDSFzi4soaY-6jvg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjmXKm1xKmJuktqrf_9vlyfCYOiPyfC2MLMwRQrBQ-FyWUEGsrgouAHyLS0JtIzOcmelfslR6aCjScS-2zHRsdsJzibUNz5w7MaqJLfGjLmJzwruQ7DuSER7jWVGAN1_7T-9_5ZphF9E7YjVfCD3TsMYMOD1-Bd2MxQfnWmOhqDSFzi4soaY-6jvg=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br />Somewhere along the way I lost sight of Zac, Will, Mike and Todd. I caught up to Mike two miles out from the end.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEicgfeIRk488Egm2aSdUeHiww99oeHzJW_tDnb52ZwEMFZhaUjGeDAmfXV5Tfi777vo_EOe4iBwtDOfsAr3ES3dcFBHtbK3Rfb3llyuuR6sqFjyTTkkXregvriZJfihcnP_2U8JfoY1tH7pLIgZUXfbAyWE1DL2wZNF_c77fBk25TBzPol7SsRd_A" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEicgfeIRk488Egm2aSdUeHiww99oeHzJW_tDnb52ZwEMFZhaUjGeDAmfXV5Tfi777vo_EOe4iBwtDOfsAr3ES3dcFBHtbK3Rfb3llyuuR6sqFjyTTkkXregvriZJfihcnP_2U8JfoY1tH7pLIgZUXfbAyWE1DL2wZNF_c77fBk25TBzPol7SsRd_A" width="320" /></a></div><br />There were more cows near the finish.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgOhmIBaATvGeqXiAOg5a6o4z_ziDRR5DudzvrZR3ppd4ekGlnJ_qK359zyZ8VWsRuyhQjVYwPShKm6KDvXy-Qx0qwbBUHUCERX-oUAQXSv-o8Mobb-LCciMOOYLYC1FDqjfoCosy2Zr1BOi_If_jEjgmLI-AuSHU6ZWyv88L8PTo3ZnrCFxWMApQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgOhmIBaATvGeqXiAOg5a6o4z_ziDRR5DudzvrZR3ppd4ekGlnJ_qK359zyZ8VWsRuyhQjVYwPShKm6KDvXy-Qx0qwbBUHUCERX-oUAQXSv-o8Mobb-LCciMOOYLYC1FDqjfoCosy2Zr1BOi_If_jEjgmLI-AuSHU6ZWyv88L8PTo3ZnrCFxWMApQ=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As Mike and I pulled in I saw Will leaving. At the rest stop he learned that he had to be back home sooner than he anticipated and that was the last I saw of him.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjtymBYp7nqO8L9cXSLLg_MPqf8uSUQYHvb7lWWN0xIe7lyY42bUf7Ea0YwkD1GhWytL0033f0fPEx7ABJFBKIYdpMIYZPkgTHYT60osSc7hF3Y-O4csAp6Tn2DfY2S0LSvTq9VGNnAFLDbbmZ0C3h6vfgdUgIwqa5TM0cVBpCura4Bu6jo8Ct3aQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjtymBYp7nqO8L9cXSLLg_MPqf8uSUQYHvb7lWWN0xIe7lyY42bUf7Ea0YwkD1GhWytL0033f0fPEx7ABJFBKIYdpMIYZPkgTHYT60osSc7hF3Y-O4csAp6Tn2DfY2S0LSvTq9VGNnAFLDbbmZ0C3h6vfgdUgIwqa5TM0cVBpCura4Bu6jo8Ct3aQ=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Scott, Mike and I had our celebratory beer. Then the guy whose phone I found gave me another beer ticket and some other guys that didn't want to drink before driving home gave us more tickets which made for a really happy ending.</div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjplIHH4Vp3XCtAxaNSBhVYsRWw4iaHYBiEr6bfV04uGfVgcJ8kkdn4_zzT8iSgoriyJS1MFrmwhU6ZsdF1t2oBMhhRAmhuKg9KzESimkcRzuOsKNQ60o616Rs3FvX2ClJ3GRUfJmcIGFZjY0jA5PjrRrl5Qa-vgjQIrcD6kVJIVER80dbUA5I90A" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2848" data-original-width="2136" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjplIHH4Vp3XCtAxaNSBhVYsRWw4iaHYBiEr6bfV04uGfVgcJ8kkdn4_zzT8iSgoriyJS1MFrmwhU6ZsdF1t2oBMhhRAmhuKg9KzESimkcRzuOsKNQ60o616Rs3FvX2ClJ3GRUfJmcIGFZjY0jA5PjrRrl5Qa-vgjQIrcD6kVJIVER80dbUA5I90A" width="180" /></a></div><br />I ran into a lot of people that I have met through this event and through social media in relation to riding.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhqDrhee5JV9w4u_Mk7A31Axv4Jx5PVMkId7UkUY08vAFMElAPl0LtP9E-tv69TgS4A7aIWMt5R7L14qoXlQCos-jYoJZNV9mXoD8whtsxhSiHN6N8t7Lz1d1AnwDBI2jZ2JqPh3KtfnTcL1vXFrugKWlIp3ypTehyMw9CaIrwjJfG_5GKyHTh3Lg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="638" data-original-width="638" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhqDrhee5JV9w4u_Mk7A31Axv4Jx5PVMkId7UkUY08vAFMElAPl0LtP9E-tv69TgS4A7aIWMt5R7L14qoXlQCos-jYoJZNV9mXoD8whtsxhSiHN6N8t7Lz1d1AnwDBI2jZ2JqPh3KtfnTcL1vXFrugKWlIp3ypTehyMw9CaIrwjJfG_5GKyHTh3Lg=w400-h400" width="400" /></a></div><br />I think this was one of the most satisfying rides that I have done at this event.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I look forward to seeing what surprises await us for next year's D2R2.</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /><p></p>Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06617819080031235854noreply@blogger.com2Deerfield, MA, USA42.5445588 -72.605643514.234324963821152 -107.7618935 70.854792636178843 -37.4493935tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13216480.post-34184249480553815092023-07-15T19:00:00.003-04:002023-07-17T13:08:40.050-04:00Tour De Shepard on WNEG #7<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjuDvCOmYX5J5Ln_oic_Y4ppHuKP4DRDIIJxFDOKOOyqgoVf-ZqSDBm79fzcZC8799WZFnWvwzgu3JFuWJRZyAvN60-qw5IeaQZTKs3v6Y8ipgW_J9biGCXJMdIeUGoBsgp1_8oKKWvVXFA1LYVcdtV9L33YCvXkpj0s8wn3QNbNJ8Z5iSwRbLrKA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjuDvCOmYX5J5Ln_oic_Y4ppHuKP4DRDIIJxFDOKOOyqgoVf-ZqSDBm79fzcZC8799WZFnWvwzgu3JFuWJRZyAvN60-qw5IeaQZTKs3v6Y8ipgW_J9biGCXJMdIeUGoBsgp1_8oKKWvVXFA1LYVcdtV9L33YCvXkpj0s8wn3QNbNJ8Z5iSwRbLrKA" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">After riding with my brother-in-law last weekend Shepard (pictured above in white) reached out to me saying we should get together for a ride and he would really like ride down along the coast. I planned out out a road ride that would follow the Route #7 of the Western New England Greenway (WNEG #7) starting in Bethel, CT. Little did I know, the route on Open Source Maps doesn't correspond to real life.</div><span><a name='more'></a></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi0TT5hMbcWSaxziutDD--zLPt1LXddw0jm6lFC-oCtXCHGr1afcw4aIjvnA2Z0q4vkpuoy92KIedJ3Z-J0lficP8f7Qqz_I76y3nxG5FkgxuG_SXoTPbXX1lD4tp4zzsArL2mll97YN1BgeCM_HY6EOfHXyeIX47d-zZykVyHzw3NQQGsOseG62Q" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi0TT5hMbcWSaxziutDD--zLPt1LXddw0jm6lFC-oCtXCHGr1afcw4aIjvnA2Z0q4vkpuoy92KIedJ3Z-J0lficP8f7Qqz_I76y3nxG5FkgxuG_SXoTPbXX1lD4tp4zzsArL2mll97YN1BgeCM_HY6EOfHXyeIX47d-zZykVyHzw3NQQGsOseG62Q=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br />I checked with the Lunartics to see if anyone wanted to join us and Scott said he would. We met at the Big Y in Stony Hill a little before 6 AM and got on the road at 6:15 AM, trying to beat the heat.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi6kUUCMsUSVALmYq-yp5--v9OEAlFt04H060ekZ115c-IUMA1vhEviDqfJcSP8u7KwtaERgfTDCskPlmDn57F0_U_Xu8eQ1O0d0UK5z0xsa_kyDHX1V16JgQ2AcH3i02ReZ3qHXF__axt0pWdu9K07azE_FuYWyKW2YHOaBbpdaAGKeqxBr1egXg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi6kUUCMsUSVALmYq-yp5--v9OEAlFt04H060ekZ115c-IUMA1vhEviDqfJcSP8u7KwtaERgfTDCskPlmDn57F0_U_Xu8eQ1O0d0UK5z0xsa_kyDHX1V16JgQ2AcH3i02ReZ3qHXF__axt0pWdu9K07azE_FuYWyKW2YHOaBbpdaAGKeqxBr1egXg" width="320" /></a></div><br />A few miles into the route the WNEG made a turn that I wasn't expecting so we followed the signs. At the top of the Saugatuck Reservoir the sun was just starting to burn through and the surface of the lake was like glass. We turned onto Newtown Turnpike and entered the Fred Zone!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgxa8m6JfglgYndSqSsdhcYC0x7mlwAlsZQhztj7B0VE8uGqqS0ZJjiQo2ezIjuk6YmPl-EX7hGsuFFiCV1m4XU0NPRWOwuSRp1Uay8ETePdEHSrvWnRdoa0xk7oPA_AlUG3epN3SwJrVpyfYPNyZMNO3djtXdyMX0Mqoi6J-C5DkoMeckQGNNBBA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgxa8m6JfglgYndSqSsdhcYC0x7mlwAlsZQhztj7B0VE8uGqqS0ZJjiQo2ezIjuk6YmPl-EX7hGsuFFiCV1m4XU0NPRWOwuSRp1Uay8ETePdEHSrvWnRdoa0xk7oPA_AlUG3epN3SwJrVpyfYPNyZMNO3djtXdyMX0Mqoi6J-C5DkoMeckQGNNBBA=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br />Riding this part of Rt 53 at 7 AM was wonderful as there were barely any cars and we were able to ride most of the way to Valley Forge two abreast. Following the WNEG signs we rode down Valley Forge to Lyons Plain and then turned onto River Road and kept following the route into Westport and then turned onto Newtown Turnpike. Crossing over the Merritt Parkway, my route was supposed to turn at Crawford St in Westport but I didn't see any signs so we continued on into Norwalk. Looking at the <a href="https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/viewer?mid=1oaWumZ9F53izbwLaxsi73bfg7GY&ll=41.15125143360995%2C-73.38737665033352&z=17" target="_blank">WNEG CT Section</a>, now, we were supposed to turn on Cranbury Road but I didn't see any signs so we just continued on down towards the Norwalk Green.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEixQyDDwimCj37k482-POBOWQNCbwsaxGy-0gyZKphxzHU0_i8Scjp2SXxM8SkWZeP0W52-fYjm0w4IYT3rYBX-ASd6RcG18hOSOO6cMqPuw_39Cfr3Jx4F0RVU1XKqJHXV_Tj3mnHO2HoyQy2m-BG5iTN-C_9phGb5zZ-gCsPUUBbx9T1yTa-NFw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEixQyDDwimCj37k482-POBOWQNCbwsaxGy-0gyZKphxzHU0_i8Scjp2SXxM8SkWZeP0W52-fYjm0w4IYT3rYBX-ASd6RcG18hOSOO6cMqPuw_39Cfr3Jx4F0RVU1XKqJHXV_Tj3mnHO2HoyQy2m-BG5iTN-C_9phGb5zZ-gCsPUUBbx9T1yTa-NFw" width="180" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Looks like I might get a few Wandrer miles through here.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEie9yIXmNe54HqnpBJu7rwAWkR7e2TaStPnRMavUIYOBLgt_Tvzcsb9GU2-hBmpDBckuBxCGe_IpXZMbVqbJg9uBh7GvNSfGq4X8oXQkZoNfZ_3nvJdh9h_EpxLD3uUMLsx5uxaTldPFMzDCKvnqBZc-Yqkh-n-wN4VRmCN8PdfU7pdI7DlSIkciw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEie9yIXmNe54HqnpBJu7rwAWkR7e2TaStPnRMavUIYOBLgt_Tvzcsb9GU2-hBmpDBckuBxCGe_IpXZMbVqbJg9uBh7GvNSfGq4X8oXQkZoNfZ_3nvJdh9h_EpxLD3uUMLsx5uxaTldPFMzDCKvnqBZc-Yqkh-n-wN4VRmCN8PdfU7pdI7DlSIkciw" width="320" /></a></div><br />It was a blue bird day at the beach!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgbSE70xDF90RIaofT6y2W7yN19Hhmd13CuWQZ2GJiE2TeqG5SO78Q2EkcJh0QsVTPw0ysDPKI5fwqltRjARakVcxaW-JYvyl9HyGd9CrWVTD-FYMTncfI4LAhGuoKQAuGjNjAtJ33peWFDR68vGD5CCRpblvm2GT1NwyrEseYpFzfbM4vNZHWC0g" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgbSE70xDF90RIaofT6y2W7yN19Hhmd13CuWQZ2GJiE2TeqG5SO78Q2EkcJh0QsVTPw0ysDPKI5fwqltRjARakVcxaW-JYvyl9HyGd9CrWVTD-FYMTncfI4LAhGuoKQAuGjNjAtJ33peWFDR68vGD5CCRpblvm2GT1NwyrEseYpFzfbM4vNZHWC0g" width="320" /></a></div><br />We headed over to the fishing pier to take in the views and fuel up</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhik83-mWWpMpd7apnuFO_4bNYySl2MPbHO9B1Cmo8F_NCLI344ddGXOyLFK8h16SfUGjjDey9fn4tJV_Nnog09eUBKDCnTj23fXD6UjAkLBhz9w7ckfJ9exP0-hEU7Ca7PBeEPYraU1Op2CTSX17WuHNi1MFwppUKp9TtjCHaF7-aW5tNj7onZJQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhik83-mWWpMpd7apnuFO_4bNYySl2MPbHO9B1Cmo8F_NCLI344ddGXOyLFK8h16SfUGjjDey9fn4tJV_Nnog09eUBKDCnTj23fXD6UjAkLBhz9w7ckfJ9exP0-hEU7Ca7PBeEPYraU1Op2CTSX17WuHNi1MFwppUKp9TtjCHaF7-aW5tNj7onZJQ=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">This Shepard's bike, an original Retrospec modified with CnC couplings. Total pimp bike. Steel with split seat tubes arching down to the drop outs. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJBOP-G9smtsLmTPs_ihMfurx-35w9BctILscrobfY0jJ1_PnVnoxrJYxoRUcUVMTpx1Q9x_64cFD0IId3pLpmEtSFzx4nYrpkt50YBNS2ZoDgEhuvKg-cqwp8PCZotodTOmhjEA/s512/9374CC81-9B55-4034-8DFE-1DA396B3FDA4_1_105_c.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="384" data-original-width="512" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJBOP-G9smtsLmTPs_ihMfurx-35w9BctILscrobfY0jJ1_PnVnoxrJYxoRUcUVMTpx1Q9x_64cFD0IId3pLpmEtSFzx4nYrpkt50YBNS2ZoDgEhuvKg-cqwp8PCZotodTOmhjEA/s320/9374CC81-9B55-4034-8DFE-1DA396B3FDA4_1_105_c.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I have only see one other bike from this manufacturer, owned by a friend of Mike's. He brought the bike on our <a href="https://www.cyclesnack.com/2021/07/the-dirty-wachusett.html#more" target="_blank">Dirty Wachussett Ride</a> back in 2021 during the height of the COVID Pandemic.</div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEht2Avt9qqEPTRA5wI8OnW7QBXV3nTaErzxcTeFuSgpm4zidYxnxplmq-uaHfKD0qDFOm3r1aLYnekBL3HPTFlkzFF0VYQ5KyPkC1xlmCVFTKZZEOkQSlQ41QpPYrKhEFjUMHlVQ0k0qHnA31EmSZXxtQsp7hjGHrvZwzvmprkqQRz_WW1r4jNu0w" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEht2Avt9qqEPTRA5wI8OnW7QBXV3nTaErzxcTeFuSgpm4zidYxnxplmq-uaHfKD0qDFOm3r1aLYnekBL3HPTFlkzFF0VYQ5KyPkC1xlmCVFTKZZEOkQSlQ41QpPYrKhEFjUMHlVQ0k0qHnA31EmSZXxtQsp7hjGHrvZwzvmprkqQRz_WW1r4jNu0w" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi5FNAwpm_RzOeeTPHHKbaCj5MeF_pEgnvgIvPmIGYhDMfUlGmpSQn8bqS8L22Ym7G4HfPPVCW1_2vr7sytYD2fOCPPsWbr8mYUQIrLhnpnCvjEbRS9Ek_W8jTKt4CJW8XTyKu7eBbZifYO4BAZ0Bk_5VLUkgIcuE5fw8tAw2x8kYP6rNXHzpdpgQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi5FNAwpm_RzOeeTPHHKbaCj5MeF_pEgnvgIvPmIGYhDMfUlGmpSQn8bqS8L22Ym7G4HfPPVCW1_2vr7sytYD2fOCPPsWbr8mYUQIrLhnpnCvjEbRS9Ek_W8jTKt4CJW8XTyKu7eBbZifYO4BAZ0Bk_5VLUkgIcuE5fw8tAw2x8kYP6rNXHzpdpgQ" width="180" /></a></div><br />From Calf Pasture we found the route on Route 136 in Norwalk and followed it until the Westport train station and then took Shepard over the Saugatuck River train bridge. We even saw a train this time! I think I have ridden over this bridge at least 10 times this year and have only seen one train.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjBqi8EJC1Xo3_wnQeiO73Y5SQHi8jB4TYCe6_S-Jr1M6DMqs2e6PgAOSVU5QmnJADPSI-YY5C9JkVvD2v5WdYV_VT8-3GfJtA_4CHawxGRIldjjkYsYRgeLg_zZv8Pz3PpncgHyJiqd2qgqc0OpO_AZ2ibBI6YDWf7TEL0CshzP38ZMKUC3_42xg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjBqi8EJC1Xo3_wnQeiO73Y5SQHi8jB4TYCe6_S-Jr1M6DMqs2e6PgAOSVU5QmnJADPSI-YY5C9JkVvD2v5WdYV_VT8-3GfJtA_4CHawxGRIldjjkYsYRgeLg_zZv8Pz3PpncgHyJiqd2qgqc0OpO_AZ2ibBI6YDWf7TEL0CshzP38ZMKUC3_42xg=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br />We looped through Longshore and then headed over to Compo Beach. I always try to take a good shot of the Minute Man but it's tough on the bike. Today, it looks like his ponytail needs a little combing.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi-JxxRls22mjRY8NjgMHMMzHEt7FG3AQOKpLegm0jKBGowaB7_03V1Kgbdyesj-x0g6BbSjEClF_T1pBZ6VrzATuinI_fzTghvRSFa7DNPWn2dnjVOo3sjRG1jj1DhmjU8SRVcv5Zct4vcV0qphIJgjuqu2PcHcu79tgBrPNVIscAWRMVjIhljeA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3448" data-original-width="2586" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi-JxxRls22mjRY8NjgMHMMzHEt7FG3AQOKpLegm0jKBGowaB7_03V1Kgbdyesj-x0g6BbSjEClF_T1pBZ6VrzATuinI_fzTghvRSFa7DNPWn2dnjVOo3sjRG1jj1DhmjU8SRVcv5Zct4vcV0qphIJgjuqu2PcHcu79tgBrPNVIscAWRMVjIhljeA" width="180" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Next on the sightseeing tour was Compo Beach</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgpiBPft03O4IhkESI1Y883zuldYnI_rCLW6B5SvYSj0jIdqx7gLVzcqRGmuw3fgyv2wuF_AKqAm-5u6eiTIEXcyy0u-X4m5Bwg3j4zlpXMiImE8xLWmjjxPu6NGeKvLqrz77Dp_dLMZwHH082xSdudH9x5vQ1hUPDxMPqyURoV_3Vd5MeMLonXwg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgpiBPft03O4IhkESI1Y883zuldYnI_rCLW6B5SvYSj0jIdqx7gLVzcqRGmuw3fgyv2wuF_AKqAm-5u6eiTIEXcyy0u-X4m5Bwg3j4zlpXMiImE8xLWmjjxPu6NGeKvLqrz77Dp_dLMZwHH082xSdudH9x5vQ1hUPDxMPqyURoV_3Vd5MeMLonXwg" width="320" /></a></div><br />Now we were really in the Fred Zone, which stretches from Calf Pasture to the Fairfield Beaches.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjgm89qgRVqIg3go92hcNJWKGEOhY7SUOE1wWfDeyyNrRZiAqvoSybqav2pYYbzXeiHIXsxGNNES6ZX0GVIEqsOoezXHW7PU3vQLqnj7fDiLk2as1EoJMKMWF4fZqP5m-Oz887I8GhHT9XhjJZC3CJTQaTuj0q8TNz_WR2Rb1wQ6d0UW3c2dmUZfg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjgm89qgRVqIg3go92hcNJWKGEOhY7SUOE1wWfDeyyNrRZiAqvoSybqav2pYYbzXeiHIXsxGNNES6ZX0GVIEqsOoezXHW7PU3vQLqnj7fDiLk2as1EoJMKMWF4fZqP5m-Oz887I8GhHT9XhjJZC3CJTQaTuj0q8TNz_WR2Rb1wQ6d0UW3c2dmUZfg=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br />There were cyclists on fancy bikes but dressed horribly and many electric bikes.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi5zUSb0I7QMyzxh7PpXtyoRk4N6Xi3GiGOK0Tj5gZIVEufEgOTE8eoVMVug9Zt74XwCTsqpKV3Fk-EB03Z4dwf8X06GXTbLAhPFFCIB0OkeWAscgZw1JDOr4BNr-FOTEEizLfWiC3XZbB1bUldu30q_Iejvx1utLR7Sb2K5PPN0w5rBQzBbWUJjQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi5zUSb0I7QMyzxh7PpXtyoRk4N6Xi3GiGOK0Tj5gZIVEufEgOTE8eoVMVug9Zt74XwCTsqpKV3Fk-EB03Z4dwf8X06GXTbLAhPFFCIB0OkeWAscgZw1JDOr4BNr-FOTEEizLfWiC3XZbB1bUldu30q_Iejvx1utLR7Sb2K5PPN0w5rBQzBbWUJjQ=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">At the intersection of Greens Farm Road and the Sherwood Island Connector I rolled up on a guy and asked whether or not Beach Side Road was repaved. He said, not it wasn't and that it wasn't that bad. I told him thanks but hard pass. We detoured around and cut in at Sasco Creek and then stopped at Southport Beach for a Naturell and some water.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjllTBrr2-8Ai74pSyM5ZfsTy1_VkAqzYsI3GtpRzUUPFLLmj_kFUbOJnSZUn7jItpJEiBYjLljuBX9MIQRUBj-Cexpf47BlCj44Th1x-is-pmynlxAuMBmG_aCHB98UMf2iQRpcb8I01M_VVuCOVim9yEpDsrjRoUuU0IAPTfbeOH4kI-K1NTyDQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjllTBrr2-8Ai74pSyM5ZfsTy1_VkAqzYsI3GtpRzUUPFLLmj_kFUbOJnSZUn7jItpJEiBYjLljuBX9MIQRUBj-Cexpf47BlCj44Th1x-is-pmynlxAuMBmG_aCHB98UMf2iQRpcb8I01M_VVuCOVim9yEpDsrjRoUuU0IAPTfbeOH4kI-K1NTyDQ=w240-h320" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here's the guy who provided the road intel</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhpmRXLI1yFNzVXKKGzJqkMmP2nuBdce0OjXjIQHy6qKs0qeJeUcyzS52xETTzFPtH89_2KoIkLZ91VNnvvbSnrykUhMqMAGaUP8jSkAZKz2rWBkiOOnv9Eu68L6werieHSqzQ1ukidZ84YeZkTJw9SThXQ9uZKTwKgUrlHAFvQwRGYOJNHJdRvUw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhpmRXLI1yFNzVXKKGzJqkMmP2nuBdce0OjXjIQHy6qKs0qeJeUcyzS52xETTzFPtH89_2KoIkLZ91VNnvvbSnrykUhMqMAGaUP8jSkAZKz2rWBkiOOnv9Eu68L6werieHSqzQ1ukidZ84YeZkTJw9SThXQ9uZKTwKgUrlHAFvQwRGYOJNHJdRvUw" width="180" /></a></div><br />I was using this ride as preparation for next week's CT Challenge Ride</div><br /></div></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiQbKRolTZMrcl13hc-xhxmzBtIvRBOc2G3YgTw-5hqesSKQdJuXd9WQjEut6uwM40plOWzrusAYwKYn9lXIJBCh3sNOUezm9IBCqA0rkePX4NJRt3xuZpEeUaO_PKYKH98PyFgFq6lc_8Lj0vQ6YQDKI45V0DX4lV4KAKZaqMzRS5gjWdfbNCkVA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiQbKRolTZMrcl13hc-xhxmzBtIvRBOc2G3YgTw-5hqesSKQdJuXd9WQjEut6uwM40plOWzrusAYwKYn9lXIJBCh3sNOUezm9IBCqA0rkePX4NJRt3xuZpEeUaO_PKYKH98PyFgFq6lc_8Lj0vQ6YQDKI45V0DX4lV4KAKZaqMzRS5gjWdfbNCkVA" width="180" /></a></div><br />Continuing along the coast we rode over to Little Danbury</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiWh4f8_bzyLHzc_J_a_sk049JsUXFlWwrklueNzgBkifj_U-jwwrSQ02F9cARQcCkdlefBlWr3lfZux0xjrF7bOhP1WcaDmDdD3towkKeOn38eYnXpQ1flSafNnPj1m3-E5cxnDSZBUvnKUQVp7gkRsHahGBtT2vUkFZGOSwqZzwCYFzPOTtsDXw" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;">and I finally got a picture of a kid on the Little Green Trike!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg_drRZKeYFshgtIFoltBKgi7rhbkUWRGW6Dh0MJzWFjyP25Zt3095KBH7rUtc8erN1eHN7ZrwgWTS2JGMIZIfOluwrC12sA2We3Z3tA9BM_MwIX6jyPMbBgGSHxxnyPdP_E_4Bg1KtMOmvb2nKoTLlfFWCE_NvUXqLWYuCzYQ_BOAVR8hSqzPshA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg_drRZKeYFshgtIFoltBKgi7rhbkUWRGW6Dh0MJzWFjyP25Zt3095KBH7rUtc8erN1eHN7ZrwgWTS2JGMIZIfOluwrC12sA2We3Z3tA9BM_MwIX6jyPMbBgGSHxxnyPdP_E_4Bg1KtMOmvb2nKoTLlfFWCE_NvUXqLWYuCzYQ_BOAVR8hSqzPshA" width="180" /></a></div><br />Leaving Little Danbury we cruised by the Fairfield Beaches and then turned north heading back to Bethel.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiLso7ZlStuVMiOcu28pZs9BgZLDZOLQ82MP9SadR_LJo651Dlux7XYTzS9nuI5OhohHcpmgsoU7enK9d2ppccXEJv-pfINsYBU8jEE8HBE7T_Jw8s1fR3j8LPC1t-x2lQb240p5WWk7rkZvDqTPhc137jodIpVHget_I7z6p4yVCBTQ5Z7I_qsCA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiLso7ZlStuVMiOcu28pZs9BgZLDZOLQ82MP9SadR_LJo651Dlux7XYTzS9nuI5OhohHcpmgsoU7enK9d2ppccXEJv-pfINsYBU8jEE8HBE7T_Jw8s1fR3j8LPC1t-x2lQb240p5WWk7rkZvDqTPhc137jodIpVHget_I7z6p4yVCBTQ5Z7I_qsCA" width="180" /></a></div></div><br />It was a little after 10 AM and we could start to feel the heat of the day start to come in.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgIKyQPeKJ8u40ZJvJglZK_eOuBfzXl6xhalaNuT9uOixHsUVPmTBOal1HeJATA9GMLiEEvxWjfZBjp5e0aH4fskIcW1vNTEUpexLfWcHoFW4cg-uhEh0eS-vRAuCyJT__9LSjWDGd8OKKAIGuEzHgQsVi6O-Dul9WF7wK1Hqtsay2GaGiwFgtiXw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgIKyQPeKJ8u40ZJvJglZK_eOuBfzXl6xhalaNuT9uOixHsUVPmTBOal1HeJATA9GMLiEEvxWjfZBjp5e0aH4fskIcW1vNTEUpexLfWcHoFW4cg-uhEh0eS-vRAuCyJT__9LSjWDGd8OKKAIGuEzHgQsVi6O-Dul9WF7wK1Hqtsay2GaGiwFgtiXw" width="180" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Riding north on Redding Road we turned onto Black Rock Turnpike and then rode over to the RC Ilumenati Tannen Baum. Continuing north we rode up through the cooler and it was indeed cool through there, by at least 10 degrees.</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjZObdN705AwdJ62xlzxtfiEU2bv-GBmHcx1hjiK__PHqQwtRwLpdWCj0hduI4MdiRr9J4_LI5VGWHsreuu2rakm3K0N44rHykJ0BICiHCvDQQQQKAMi4S4zdnV5FJaqfqkCDElx1ShdP6he30zoY1JF7nhLkD3mjLzc97sguSKI-s7YBbsCj16BQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1359" data-original-width="1367" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjZObdN705AwdJ62xlzxtfiEU2bv-GBmHcx1hjiK__PHqQwtRwLpdWCj0hduI4MdiRr9J4_LI5VGWHsreuu2rakm3K0N44rHykJ0BICiHCvDQQQQKAMi4S4zdnV5FJaqfqkCDElx1ShdP6he30zoY1JF7nhLkD3mjLzc97sguSKI-s7YBbsCj16BQ" width="241" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">The last climb on the way back was Pine Tree Hill and we were definitely feeling the heat by then. After we rode through Joel Barlow, Scotty split off to get water at Redding Ridge and apparently ran into Mat'O and his Saturday Morning Ride and Dine group fixing someone's flat. Shepard and I continued on but stopped at the Dodgingtown Deli for water. The last 5 miles back to the cars was hot! Afterwards we had pizza!</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><iframe scrolling="no" src="https://ridewithgps.com/embeds?type=trip&id=128101867&title=Tour%20de%20Shepard&sampleGraph=true&distanceMarkers=true" style="border: none; height: 700px; min-width: 100%; width: 1px;"></iframe></div></div></div></div><p></p>Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06617819080031235854noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13216480.post-3235570688850919322023-07-04T22:00:00.247-04:002023-07-07T22:30:30.876-04:002023 Roe Jan Roubaix<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhUdyBzf-A6vx58tZNdh9IDN4L-GbnzTNjTwund6IOqhQ4L04W_m04IE2HpJY2npAWCQZSgsyQY8q2EKttkwysL3C6Gl9B_iW61-4HDtl3g9-Ge_ZAaVkvxuGbkTWqfYBq-i360yZxYrhdOgpE7IWuvMcF3zjQnaqTGl8qXGArlFiPZM6bZIJJUMA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="886" data-original-width="886" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhUdyBzf-A6vx58tZNdh9IDN4L-GbnzTNjTwund6IOqhQ4L04W_m04IE2HpJY2npAWCQZSgsyQY8q2EKttkwysL3C6Gl9B_iW61-4HDtl3g9-Ge_ZAaVkvxuGbkTWqfYBq-i360yZxYrhdOgpE7IWuvMcF3zjQnaqTGl8qXGArlFiPZM6bZIJJUMA=w320-h320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I usually try to ride Mt Riga once or twice year to prepare for some really dirty, climby event. However, this year everything got screwed up with my back injury and I haven't been riding much gravel. However, my ride gravel ride last month on Father's Day was enough to prove that I am ready for some harder rides, now. </div><span><a name='more'></a></span><div><br /></div></div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgme0VZuNb-fy15xsW6IfzcQ5TZL-_EHqqTfMr5hRnpeIwV2yZ-TspJVtWnPU5VsFalCA5pY86Xl8hahzg8KtE3ChKEGoH2YRcfzyci7shKV1c2VlI1W88WmXijPewJn0BPVK1mZn6wW0A9t2TvQxu2Q72Ah2aNAZe3TuYxkvdxP4BhkkT_SPW13w" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1042" data-original-width="782" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgme0VZuNb-fy15xsW6IfzcQ5TZL-_EHqqTfMr5hRnpeIwV2yZ-TspJVtWnPU5VsFalCA5pY86Xl8hahzg8KtE3ChKEGoH2YRcfzyci7shKV1c2VlI1W88WmXijPewJn0BPVK1mZn6wW0A9t2TvQxu2Q72Ah2aNAZe3TuYxkvdxP4BhkkT_SPW13w=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">With the long holiday weekend coming I reached out to Will to see if he would be in the area and wanted to ride Mt Riga and he was eager to do so. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjCnDQO95NySh-DOfjEEIRtHlv8OE3VgdDBQGMDdVG5pOOAP0aGQaOlE91op1n7hknstHL_fdard_S4sFuoyHJZC91pJmjlSBwBqVz6TgNMaXQ2SlDErkgzyKPoGQ_0UIpVaOTL3XsqKY6b7HlaJs5srRTOnhFSfXPBEO7RU1_2j-uYfE1zd8C-hw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="670" data-original-width="889" height="242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjCnDQO95NySh-DOfjEEIRtHlv8OE3VgdDBQGMDdVG5pOOAP0aGQaOlE91op1n7hknstHL_fdard_S4sFuoyHJZC91pJmjlSBwBqVz6TgNMaXQ2SlDErkgzyKPoGQ_0UIpVaOTL3XsqKY6b7HlaJs5srRTOnhFSfXPBEO7RU1_2j-uYfE1zd8C-hw=w320-h242" width="320" /></a></div><br />I purposefully created this route to try some dirt roads, or roads that according to RWGPS were dirt but when you looked at them on the Satellite map they were clearly paved. I didn't have them recorded on my Wandrer so I added them to the course. The first climb was Oxbow Hill and it's the 3rd hardest climb of the 6 that RWGPS identified. It's a tough climb right out of the gate and way better than Sunset Rock. </div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgsRRUDfxSkT4UgntEcviGAs5DYSV5MiucWNvdGUpKpWampLahytQvw6BPV1JLLoppHsb_ql0kwcfA0pAVZTqj0epEyX0k7yuGgdtDpjYQ-Ia3nqEC0M_9YlUO-fxJkVwibr_WNM1NpUjIwZzutZyORhBpPAOfa6HCw7w7Q8cGxykrN4tq0M4KH0g" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgsRRUDfxSkT4UgntEcviGAs5DYSV5MiucWNvdGUpKpWampLahytQvw6BPV1JLLoppHsb_ql0kwcfA0pAVZTqj0epEyX0k7yuGgdtDpjYQ-Ia3nqEC0M_9YlUO-fxJkVwibr_WNM1NpUjIwZzutZyORhBpPAOfa6HCw7w7Q8cGxykrN4tq0M4KH0g" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">The original route said <i>First Dirt </i>would be on the MA side of the Oxbow Hill descent however that road was paved but when I saw the No Winter Maintenance sign on Phillips Road on our right, it was time for an audible.</div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgNSjijF03IIv-DDVWwg6ZnwM3vhnNRPFdTTiYuGPfOR0NLSgmhRmjJLU0aQZjzLKpnLxybzfhe0AkX1qXBSUKsyBkt52aONKWunMDN6U5tWTgtWrS7jvBzY0otEr6xX5jQIxxyixZthjqFGHnEVJZxJW_7PjuKT-zzY7VIItZ9B42GyEm632rOmA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgNSjijF03IIv-DDVWwg6ZnwM3vhnNRPFdTTiYuGPfOR0NLSgmhRmjJLU0aQZjzLKpnLxybzfhe0AkX1qXBSUKsyBkt52aONKWunMDN6U5tWTgtWrS7jvBzY0otEr6xX5jQIxxyixZthjqFGHnEVJZxJW_7PjuKT-zzY7VIItZ9B42GyEm632rOmA" width="180" /></a></div><br />At 5 miles into the ride we got <i>First Dirt!</i> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">It turned out to be new Wandrer miles, too, so win/win!</span></div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi-AvViXn0uQi2Nm9SUtHwgVCgzsDYikDJK50EhTvqSwtPlHfkq6G3y3YaKUgDyOrB0P4kRmofqvVDsDJItd_cOAZPaRJwHw9XTpzaFU3ww7Av4C_aJL3mLeEVyc3pk1LkUzC8VEFEMQ2L3gtA42ea8E8l0C8_1j0tKI7cg_AmiYEioN2TbyJY9Yw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi-AvViXn0uQi2Nm9SUtHwgVCgzsDYikDJK50EhTvqSwtPlHfkq6G3y3YaKUgDyOrB0P4kRmofqvVDsDJItd_cOAZPaRJwHw9XTpzaFU3ww7Av4C_aJL3mLeEVyc3pk1LkUzC8VEFEMQ2L3gtA42ea8E8l0C8_1j0tKI7cg_AmiYEioN2TbyJY9Yw" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">When the road turns back to pavement there is a great view of Catamount and the Jug End.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgdkzxBQEOkWJquk9fbwR69CBghgsSyEMsS_1tICDjncMH50-AcSSP7O29wsxFDgaX1vDNGpLQmVfOfzQnSHxNDLcM2HBvx-YJ3b9dXRS2fHlMwsrSZoVEkkg-DFvoKBaIyO7mMA8hXNlAeH9HXmpnB4gpgGieluM-R2JMdT8FoyMTSLvPs8_EKdQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1590" data-original-width="2391" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgdkzxBQEOkWJquk9fbwR69CBghgsSyEMsS_1tICDjncMH50-AcSSP7O29wsxFDgaX1vDNGpLQmVfOfzQnSHxNDLcM2HBvx-YJ3b9dXRS2fHlMwsrSZoVEkkg-DFvoKBaIyO7mMA8hXNlAeH9HXmpnB4gpgGieluM-R2JMdT8FoyMTSLvPs8_EKdQ" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">With the rain earlier this morning the dirt roads were great condition.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg-InjaNFeq4UB9rqGrfkwWP6sJRyYZN6zrqhSvXF5gl3Kgz2zOd3_SahAL2JfR4fJ-7MXZ7ckTVDm_Xk4JG0V9bBdPot13CXRlNZ8TnM7Tm3ZdKFyS0COier_Dcg64Md1j2cwXJp1quFIDg4ThiKCGS1QVWoA_2rfmGf43c5b7kg-JEXeHOb6EhA" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Looking back towards Catamount and the opening to the Jug End.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgyCOslvaXwJaTLo9OKpA90k57zO8M1YeFkCNPF4yrjMGHG9XdfVuaAW2Q7AStEjLJc8Ow422th-fzCTxqxVBcLYdwqgDl39BS_JIm86T-X7ruYqyWbYWeRL5dq53SZtsT5U5jnI63bLNZrxDDi5xKO0g5P61wR_Eij9vCqMViWDEWvmDgthUTZMg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgyCOslvaXwJaTLo9OKpA90k57zO8M1YeFkCNPF4yrjMGHG9XdfVuaAW2Q7AStEjLJc8Ow422th-fzCTxqxVBcLYdwqgDl39BS_JIm86T-X7ruYqyWbYWeRL5dq53SZtsT5U5jnI63bLNZrxDDi5xKO0g5P61wR_Eij9vCqMViWDEWvmDgthUTZMg=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">After some more pavement and crossing over the AT we turned onto the dirt portion of Bow Wow Road, another road that I have been meaning to ride but never quite worked it into a ride yet until today. I always favor coming in from the Jug End where there is a dirt road at the AT trail head and then taking Curtis Road.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEieXf-QNCcqmjjNQGgcwtG5RVsyCL5VY06XGETcqABjh83rQbWvD7y76222BFJVqE1oJI8IjxOuWCzLLXid8reRe9HsvM2RWcmSSdMMdYXXH6PV7P1phfDh2F2-k2P6YWbKRvpkWrNJ6TFfgM4wj9qIHCmrOHdCh3eRp722sscYYbmGFug9_7IRYg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEieXf-QNCcqmjjNQGgcwtG5RVsyCL5VY06XGETcqABjh83rQbWvD7y76222BFJVqE1oJI8IjxOuWCzLLXid8reRe9HsvM2RWcmSSdMMdYXXH6PV7P1phfDh2F2-k2P6YWbKRvpkWrNJ6TFfgM4wj9qIHCmrOHdCh3eRp722sscYYbmGFug9_7IRYg=w240-h320" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Back onto dirt on Gibberson Road.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhk0KgsFS8Z2CnhqbK4s5GnUNMKIL_Tmi_wncD9Y5LLEQ0E2S1qcfg0rwV87Aa1YI96bdM-7xl-kleWrXuul_rOE6Dw0tw4Yedo-SG3AbfBGtUSW_8A5PcoHOfaoGriZcr3hpOHZ5q2MPMx5ol5z-I0wT3msIJEOKQKAlD2Uv8U8M7Fd3hGBehCxQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhk0KgsFS8Z2CnhqbK4s5GnUNMKIL_Tmi_wncD9Y5LLEQ0E2S1qcfg0rwV87Aa1YI96bdM-7xl-kleWrXuul_rOE6Dw0tw4Yedo-SG3AbfBGtUSW_8A5PcoHOfaoGriZcr3hpOHZ5q2MPMx5ol5z-I0wT3msIJEOKQKAlD2Uv8U8M7Fd3hGBehCxQ=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br />It was here that we started to feel the humidity.</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgPQkzX_ZA6yNqG3IcPRd7-mew30s5FizvDym0hnF4mmjk48FndEG-9H-5nbyIi2fXOWfclFYgva_hQUpt-O_eRSdppRY67LR_eBlHrYhb1qNHEkqoRF6oQsJ_DxMclOftiUOMdapSWfFt_b2H3vNERVpCrr4CRKy7PGjVjKUCFE-zvXkLuPm9Ruw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgPQkzX_ZA6yNqG3IcPRd7-mew30s5FizvDym0hnF4mmjk48FndEG-9H-5nbyIi2fXOWfclFYgva_hQUpt-O_eRSdppRY67LR_eBlHrYhb1qNHEkqoRF6oQsJ_DxMclOftiUOMdapSWfFt_b2H3vNERVpCrr4CRKy7PGjVjKUCFE-zvXkLuPm9Ruw=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then came the closed portion of Giberson Road which didn't really look too closed but someone probably just stole the signs because there were some big puddles.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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They said they were all good and they asked for directions. Apparently, they went out into the woods behind their house and got kinda lost and then came back on the road and found this one and then were curious where to ride next. I told them about some pretty good mountain bike trails that come off Between Lakes Road. They thanked me for the tip. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgQ2tyTbdfMoAaMcGAU0kgrlqGVIdCiGSHJi4fIdak4znlS5AT8O_NCGZglgCn_YLCN_jQdm7mZ9hlBuX0S_H_oioMMZ_gpgE47bLmCma7awXsMSpltLoOZlbed7sAicp6YMkBQIeYShhAYElmxu1g4FMITnbSbs5qIRuosBDUpfYxTv9ixDJUyQw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgQ2tyTbdfMoAaMcGAU0kgrlqGVIdCiGSHJi4fIdak4znlS5AT8O_NCGZglgCn_YLCN_jQdm7mZ9hlBuX0S_H_oioMMZ_gpgE47bLmCma7awXsMSpltLoOZlbed7sAicp6YMkBQIeYShhAYElmxu1g4FMITnbSbs5qIRuosBDUpfYxTv9ixDJUyQw" width="320" /></a></div><br />Stopping at the Falls Village Steel bridge we observed that the Housatonic was nearing flood levels. It was also a great time to fuel up for the next round of climbing on Briton Hill.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjEDQd96sJSXHcMrxU0MetcqrnjAyMvLVGbwoDXEI6iYCA2ETawimo1eI5OOuy097LiXSDpNMIQHVKz1FPR_9ddJJ3FI43S9YKH-sRuakeLnulNAsOOV30n8fdr9KuGUMBsHQksiZX2ADmtIgWrzrkw7-TJ_D0ScJr-m_Cr2xIQBar21k_E7Eskdw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="798" data-original-width="894" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjEDQd96sJSXHcMrxU0MetcqrnjAyMvLVGbwoDXEI6iYCA2ETawimo1eI5OOuy097LiXSDpNMIQHVKz1FPR_9ddJJ3FI43S9YKH-sRuakeLnulNAsOOV30n8fdr9KuGUMBsHQksiZX2ADmtIgWrzrkw7-TJ_D0ScJr-m_Cr2xIQBar21k_E7Eskdw" width="269" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">After all that downhill from Rt 44 it was time now to climb up out of the River Valley. </div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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It's paved for the first mile and a half.<br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgWdJDhq0u2ecS3_L0R5j9J5uAnES0ZSqUI3tbJF0Fzhx6csV0owYRILnqTqlrBsakPP9uNuOtUK-O9wBMvmcMLSbCNXitnOH_smtDG-cHoIMmL_E_6dl1fQ_zM-hBMjI5_0vQE-qNcrcNjlHaWME7D8fGdo7Fno3D7J5CUo5BIp032CLTfOUjcQA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgWdJDhq0u2ecS3_L0R5j9J5uAnES0ZSqUI3tbJF0Fzhx6csV0owYRILnqTqlrBsakPP9uNuOtUK-O9wBMvmcMLSbCNXitnOH_smtDG-cHoIMmL_E_6dl1fQ_zM-hBMjI5_0vQE-qNcrcNjlHaWME7D8fGdo7Fno3D7J5CUo5BIp032CLTfOUjcQA=w240-h320" width="240" /></a></div><br />On the start of the climb we met this guy Martin and he rode with us a bit and then was gone.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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I drank this whole bottle, too.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgrCavVTLW9hmJIzK2DGqXuF3iSm8YkZmX2de0XS6jk422l7OdGbD9Z1zhtnHrn4E0a9fYx10uXuYFwWXP7PUFI0GQjwNEmInJxOiDPk8PW0fJDvyNvcRQrFCyWG_38V72EyTDF-leJQrmNlS5VFDSwIytRG4frPmbDtHdFQwLixVGw9hqnPs4ahw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2665" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgrCavVTLW9hmJIzK2DGqXuF3iSm8YkZmX2de0XS6jk422l7OdGbD9Z1zhtnHrn4E0a9fYx10uXuYFwWXP7PUFI0GQjwNEmInJxOiDPk8PW0fJDvyNvcRQrFCyWG_38V72EyTDF-leJQrmNlS5VFDSwIytRG4frPmbDtHdFQwLixVGw9hqnPs4ahw=w212-h320" width="212" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then we were climbing again!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjCKGgAm2rnl1hd2AdKJwrpu7zAcCdwqAS0tP4LQSDRlo9ONZOih6yJOuDfXIca5bk395gVe_0OL5ytY9qs0OrXSXiAyWpz0qOcVCE3N-6RZxUUczrmS6dazDuoHA9eq9YBf1TtzYwWpFrN4ELxo8xakYoDFeK9RwhG5ZoRa_KbuLmDxiMfT9YIlA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjCKGgAm2rnl1hd2AdKJwrpu7zAcCdwqAS0tP4LQSDRlo9ONZOih6yJOuDfXIca5bk395gVe_0OL5ytY9qs0OrXSXiAyWpz0qOcVCE3N-6RZxUUczrmS6dazDuoHA9eq9YBf1TtzYwWpFrN4ELxo8xakYoDFeK9RwhG5ZoRa_KbuLmDxiMfT9YIlA=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br />The Mountain Laurels were in full bloom and smelled wonderful!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhmsJzKxDAb85wh1oN5uMiSy0vhIiyiQAJS7-Fkpr8Gz0ygkN32MVODKfL7jiWkOQcW22hp9NlIV_BZcoVjRxpUhzQeQy1L92Kgh93dtgTTUOL44elbT8ciYh-rhEjrGrOqslT0Ncv7jjRYiIff6-6q_3Ty6i_z2tt3Tewu7bKVlyd9nU_wRyUBDw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhmsJzKxDAb85wh1oN5uMiSy0vhIiyiQAJS7-Fkpr8Gz0ygkN32MVODKfL7jiWkOQcW22hp9NlIV_BZcoVjRxpUhzQeQy1L92Kgh93dtgTTUOL44elbT8ciYh-rhEjrGrOqslT0Ncv7jjRYiIff6-6q_3Ty6i_z2tt3Tewu7bKVlyd9nU_wRyUBDw=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br />and we continued to climb</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEitp0DZ9FIdoPmG8wQHUztlSOLNz-zh0L4ZpehSLn3DePbjsnTlf5mXPoaeOiVgOfbQZ9_OQkB5cWbYuRMHi6lgIkmW5Ug8eiE3hP3AEkxtUMOEBd3H7VE0aQtxh_T7vOAja9VhbOR5zdapwLAC5Rx6BrAjGtKqb4HHv4wcbZq-uytj6i4StKwI_w" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEitp0DZ9FIdoPmG8wQHUztlSOLNz-zh0L4ZpehSLn3DePbjsnTlf5mXPoaeOiVgOfbQZ9_OQkB5cWbYuRMHi6lgIkmW5Ug8eiE3hP3AEkxtUMOEBd3H7VE0aQtxh_T7vOAja9VhbOR5zdapwLAC5Rx6BrAjGtKqb4HHv4wcbZq-uytj6i4StKwI_w=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br />and climb some more.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjIAr6-ois-_QDVR5yzzQWsr0mlJEpti8VcgEMw0ulzAClWVzDeIyRqI1uJqS9aM4c1FU8hGJCSurlbMMT1oCo5P3xo-pzup6_Yy-3GDl0ilZiNzObhLNY-VNT45jraqT3bjw_LwpyfPQ3qh0o26yCErmwtROMWVbPVWeZDo4wlpyEtKxZ9ItGMoA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1182" data-original-width="665" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjIAr6-ois-_QDVR5yzzQWsr0mlJEpti8VcgEMw0ulzAClWVzDeIyRqI1uJqS9aM4c1FU8hGJCSurlbMMT1oCo5P3xo-pzup6_Yy-3GDl0ilZiNzObhLNY-VNT45jraqT3bjw_LwpyfPQ3qh0o26yCErmwtROMWVbPVWeZDo4wlpyEtKxZ9ItGMoA=w225-h400" width="225" /></a></div><br />Then we were over the state line and descending again. The cooler air felt wonderful.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiG5gXhVvopCuwp_mk0xJF6cFolfwkO3B9v0TONS4BfBXN6sRqS0VB62TQxf0CtUaZ-vMqWC5qwIsCcuUuJAsUSDAsRB-ZkT1_Y-1Dnfu_XNVFgoc-_ec3R_kDkviFS3pBt9BYQD2_9wd0Av84zbJ_eQpiwk-eQUiey8QplPh0aet5pBJbcOoIPsw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiG5gXhVvopCuwp_mk0xJF6cFolfwkO3B9v0TONS4BfBXN6sRqS0VB62TQxf0CtUaZ-vMqWC5qwIsCcuUuJAsUSDAsRB-ZkT1_Y-1Dnfu_XNVFgoc-_ec3R_kDkviFS3pBt9BYQD2_9wd0Av84zbJ_eQpiwk-eQUiey8QplPh0aet5pBJbcOoIPsw=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br />I love passing by the entrance of my old summer camp when I was a kid.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgnetcdAis9wbhaGMz0NwqbQTnNS78zyav15mIsyh-gUeV7SkugJXP4HHlJ5ck36WXT1jmioSw8wfe8Qxs3o5Ew5PxcS7biXqru_vg-6qNSWifswCtMYjAUDXnBkH87O3g5Bl8ghmFPv0-XHgEA84CQfpfcQa5Jnp58ZlWIdMV47JIHsk_sx_rUXw" width="320" /></a></div><br />Once down to Rt 22 we had the Yonder View!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEinqMI-axrjEo1PeXf0UxIc40qOvmAz1hT_r0mrQf50vWQ7eIvy4h_3o_klhhVOB-oz7dFl4kF3Th2Pn4eqcQT3ysHB5_o0gMT_4C663AwxAJfvMKIkJhBxVDge2Tov2V_aqsxoiSBfXlZGRepU_iFQlBoE_CXFEnkJQtLH8aG6M_3uWl8Gae2l2Q" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEinqMI-axrjEo1PeXf0UxIc40qOvmAz1hT_r0mrQf50vWQ7eIvy4h_3o_klhhVOB-oz7dFl4kF3Th2Pn4eqcQT3ysHB5_o0gMT_4C663AwxAJfvMKIkJhBxVDge2Tov2V_aqsxoiSBfXlZGRepU_iFQlBoE_CXFEnkJQtLH8aG6M_3uWl8Gae2l2Q=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br />There's even a beer at the brewery named after this road. It's a well crafted IPA.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I drank a lot of water at the brewery before having just one beer.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was an awesome ride!</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe scrolling="no" src="https://ridewithgps.com/embeds?type=route&id=43487290&sampleGraph=true" style="border: none; height: 700px; min-width: 100%; width: 1px;"></iframe><br /></div>Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06617819080031235854noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13216480.post-42714617119111209372023-06-18T21:00:00.011-04:002023-06-19T16:05:54.207-04:00Father's Day Dirty Thirty<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiit1lL4byM8BmXMGuBLkRCARm6yKzOk-40MwsBcH2Gst0Fx-y3oiKuI52lmCfWEK_pGhxG8LbrqcpZNL1T1Jz2zhVtgaoiu8p6GanyqK8UlWWc-LdMptrpfFfzqt11xfFUGEfLsIYJ-D2ftmUJ-jZ8DxFFgXatbrGuzY7Ogem3TsM9Vm6GT5fSXQ" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiit1lL4byM8BmXMGuBLkRCARm6yKzOk-40MwsBcH2Gst0Fx-y3oiKuI52lmCfWEK_pGhxG8LbrqcpZNL1T1Jz2zhVtgaoiu8p6GanyqK8UlWWc-LdMptrpfFfzqt11xfFUGEfLsIYJ-D2ftmUJ-jZ8DxFFgXatbrGuzY7Ogem3TsM9Vm6GT5fSXQ=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Ridley Crossbow Mullet at the Money Shot</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">I figured it was about time I take the Crossbow on a real gravel ride, the kind of ride with a lot of climbing and see how it does. I checked with my friends to see if anyone wanted to do a gravel ride and Mike said he would join me.</div><p></p><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhwevhvAjzSq7aqnroB8T8_KiOsQvf4J8G9dXyyXiC8r21PB82-whCKjsYaSLuxmeuHbgup-V6HsPjQedCGNArtpjzm6a9T9QJaZEk4irAjdzs8OGfYpCnPQ1kWmTUyolkxCkWZ0VweU-_XLmFNo4uBejlOK1CDNUnDv_ieBG1gQB0A1zpzVtZEaQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhwevhvAjzSq7aqnroB8T8_KiOsQvf4J8G9dXyyXiC8r21PB82-whCKjsYaSLuxmeuHbgup-V6HsPjQedCGNArtpjzm6a9T9QJaZEk4irAjdzs8OGfYpCnPQ1kWmTUyolkxCkWZ0VweU-_XLmFNo4uBejlOK1CDNUnDv_ieBG1gQB0A1zpzVtZEaQ=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">We got off to a late start because I was taking my son out for breakfast, being Father's Day and all, he got up late, and we drove around looking for somewhere that didn't have a huge line but couldn't find one. We ended up going to Dunkin'.</div></div><span><a name='more'></a></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhgopbtLkXeXcbCfOvX48iGzccY_WtTFgV__1lCv50xvahqpVPTMUEgkXkDlo4-jyuSBvZcXmfPmOsO60PnRpsGP7H7B2dnZsikwyvr2GZBAk1xbBN6mVcg5EtFag9z9yFUPLV58PTxUJTjtkqJoMO8VhEm8E_gKWQ-600muJNyYteFE5P9JpdQyQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1665" data-original-width="1372" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhgopbtLkXeXcbCfOvX48iGzccY_WtTFgV__1lCv50xvahqpVPTMUEgkXkDlo4-jyuSBvZcXmfPmOsO60PnRpsGP7H7B2dnZsikwyvr2GZBAk1xbBN6mVcg5EtFag9z9yFUPLV58PTxUJTjtkqJoMO8VhEm8E_gKWQ-600muJNyYteFE5P9JpdQyQ=w330-h400" width="330" /></a></div><br />Such a beautiful morning! We started out by heading south and hit the first climb of the ride, Crofut Road. <i>First Dirt </i>was on Old Roxbury Road and it's a fun climb as well.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjfoVUPlcAWW0-IlqYsQhsYp8WkUHOvoU8X7F3iOx4Q45JROoLIg7mooG_DWdbVz0sv8ZmHo2_a-e9FDKa9vWloqH_NcCaMfodfugDaRo8L1OuL7_R2SfRW0Cgc8ZrTE6d7hjREpxw8Obj546PQFcD-B2u0rOnhOZGNh-5tNMv8px8rWQqbe2wlIw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="823" data-original-width="885" height="372" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjfoVUPlcAWW0-IlqYsQhsYp8WkUHOvoU8X7F3iOx4Q45JROoLIg7mooG_DWdbVz0sv8ZmHo2_a-e9FDKa9vWloqH_NcCaMfodfugDaRo8L1OuL7_R2SfRW0Cgc8ZrTE6d7hjREpxw8Obj546PQFcD-B2u0rOnhOZGNh-5tNMv8px8rWQqbe2wlIw=w400-h372" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A pretty formidable climb and the first test for climbing on the Ridley and it felt really good.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi_wRQoara7NDuGEVMKPk91vyYcuZQdrPRtU0Rwqkly9Cotxk755EnIbIUM_zixM0sfzfRp3q7n9LLh2WsGrkTq1dm3Zt_1TDE6NH7wKMv5YhBQMXByLU49b4m4Vo0cTVIRQl-G8wLddq1Oh8HHJmUaYAVXF6yo6kCui5aRaSMB9LVXXB_fB-LCxw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi_wRQoara7NDuGEVMKPk91vyYcuZQdrPRtU0Rwqkly9Cotxk755EnIbIUM_zixM0sfzfRp3q7n9LLh2WsGrkTq1dm3Zt_1TDE6NH7wKMv5YhBQMXByLU49b4m4Vo0cTVIRQl-G8wLddq1Oh8HHJmUaYAVXF6yo6kCui5aRaSMB9LVXXB_fB-LCxw=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br />Rather than head straight to Moosehorn like I would normally do I added some variation and took us down Booth, only to climb back up again.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgefy6HftcVXE1UlNzQuJ6DzDKudBe3F0mMjPM5bhCDsARSJa0d7mlJ-vA0ppU-FtqH5zW2hUZ8GVFD76FP4RBoPt0jn7Z48hjJsMD2Tb6A21gXXIoFoZDwE_nixWOeW00zQfImbq5ZQx7e1voHu-ht_E9uAja2HRP-L893X5g5hniiuYC-M9ICWw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="816" data-original-width="885" height="369" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgefy6HftcVXE1UlNzQuJ6DzDKudBe3F0mMjPM5bhCDsARSJa0d7mlJ-vA0ppU-FtqH5zW2hUZ8GVFD76FP4RBoPt0jn7Z48hjJsMD2Tb6A21gXXIoFoZDwE_nixWOeW00zQfImbq5ZQx7e1voHu-ht_E9uAja2HRP-L893X5g5hniiuYC-M9ICWw=w400-h369" width="400" /></a></div><br />The initial wall is very disconcerting but Mike and I had no trouble riding up. There was some gripes and maybe few choice words exclaimed on the steepest part of the climb from the peanut gallery but then again there usually is when you ride Roxbury Dirt Roads.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiKDMQvxL5es0tEqyW6tQdAvWvM5iO2Dp2nPegs5xbBOMycc-7g6EodDliPFpqPoCl_exMgGYJ6Z2KGtYzxfijbC68fQIY7fwrNrMmyto-qT9Bf0bcA3DZBax2kdc0pf1rODu1j5vrYSywBs_Wl7cfPQE6YUVXXIzHhUndyQdhSaPotz0zaMNzb-Q" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiKDMQvxL5es0tEqyW6tQdAvWvM5iO2Dp2nPegs5xbBOMycc-7g6EodDliPFpqPoCl_exMgGYJ6Z2KGtYzxfijbC68fQIY7fwrNrMmyto-qT9Bf0bcA3DZBax2kdc0pf1rODu1j5vrYSywBs_Wl7cfPQE6YUVXXIzHhUndyQdhSaPotz0zaMNzb-Q=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br />Next came my favorite, white knuckled, dirt road descent on Moosehorn and my brakes were squealing like a stuck pig. I think they could be tightened a bit, too. We headed down Davenport and picked up Battle Swamp. Rode past Deborah Harry's house and then started climbing again. Another white knuckled descent with squealing brakes and then we were on Tunnel Road. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiDjZgA2iUDZ7FLwuFHLboWQMzOX08EJSUUEpJgcDEHTT86qWNymxem3i0meXNr9CFWYpnB0ktxHy_XcxOH0rTWoSXE3zgqGcHzmje_yQyxqrMrKo9E38AtNzGzMQuyVhxZL4Am2sA5rS70cSGxfxZEY2-2qu69XpdF6tTan2UN_mZU78no1d78oQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiDjZgA2iUDZ7FLwuFHLboWQMzOX08EJSUUEpJgcDEHTT86qWNymxem3i0meXNr9CFWYpnB0ktxHy_XcxOH0rTWoSXE3zgqGcHzmje_yQyxqrMrKo9E38AtNzGzMQuyVhxZL4Am2sA5rS70cSGxfxZEY2-2qu69XpdF6tTan2UN_mZU78no1d78oQ=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br />Riding through the tunnel is always fun and I like to stay on the old Railroad bed until the end because there are less people. Case in point, about a 1/4 of a mile up the road we came across a group walking their goats.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjuKHee4moOH3rzG-0CsepgSKXt1PCvFsuAhQWAZlhKO-mJLnU4VDyOb0COZYocLIfxJYhgbB7LIUC-g4JvVH5grcwZRhzs4Zib2LgvEvGja-gEJ2kB0ZdlCqHcLYuibJ6GZFK63FVxOv2UFBkjXIR6IMTzoSN1Blu7q1LiLiY3AUdC6Vrg-jWU7w" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjuKHee4moOH3rzG-0CsepgSKXt1PCvFsuAhQWAZlhKO-mJLnU4VDyOb0COZYocLIfxJYhgbB7LIUC-g4JvVH5grcwZRhzs4Zib2LgvEvGja-gEJ2kB0ZdlCqHcLYuibJ6GZFK63FVxOv2UFBkjXIR6IMTzoSN1Blu7q1LiLiY3AUdC6Vrg-jWU7w=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br />At first I thought the goats were from that goat farm on Wheaton Road but I think they said they were from somewhere else. First time I have seen people walking goats.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh1cRPUJGR4vc84Ws0ssRllpu_uW-snAdFyeYjwDSq0zY9gDcifc9n1CgCGBK4XVRrennrEMeU3Myt7vfgQjMvZ7BRvynP8zcvR7j64XFth_ObUr5aCIbsEezOEOS3py_QCGzA-G3o2X3fd6PZHmmQqsmBfK5g1TmBUgwoBwFEHPRN8GSeH1worrg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh1cRPUJGR4vc84Ws0ssRllpu_uW-snAdFyeYjwDSq0zY9gDcifc9n1CgCGBK4XVRrennrEMeU3Myt7vfgQjMvZ7BRvynP8zcvR7j64XFth_ObUr5aCIbsEezOEOS3py_QCGzA-G3o2X3fd6PZHmmQqsmBfK5g1TmBUgwoBwFEHPRN8GSeH1worrg=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br />I had heard that the bridge over the Shepaug was going to be closed for the summer so I wanted to see it for myself and the route I planned had us taking the harder trail up to Ferry Bridge.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgELT_ytWkOh0epgfln7nF50mtjBgTKaKRe22MSx8g2v3KBkrwbXNXwtbG9wM6yejppk57E9sdHIR73Fem-h4b6kLA4lZhhcAF_Lc-zIUYeIxAoIimjdz45aYRdTcC4S6y7j3SGtcBXZUW_Ru0XAM37ctOaTtas8ihqFUV_e8pCF7lIrQZ5xJ-DCA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgELT_ytWkOh0epgfln7nF50mtjBgTKaKRe22MSx8g2v3KBkrwbXNXwtbG9wM6yejppk57E9sdHIR73Fem-h4b6kLA4lZhhcAF_Lc-zIUYeIxAoIimjdz45aYRdTcC4S6y7j3SGtcBXZUW_Ru0XAM37ctOaTtas8ihqFUV_e8pCF7lIrQZ5xJ-DCA" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Won't be going that way for a while</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiFC6JB7319jdZW1ycrakBKUtANDf0RWtxLXkVKR3hiaphm07G5HX7yptHAqSMzoCsSRXEkHCk688M54U9FibSNVJN1iTZUFJDCLvlc1t6BaiXVHo2g_4cC1mOUnq_VtVXbwTg8ipSnh2VmXzFQx2mahQ2LPnX7u1TYycdJH345-LMb23kjW1ewgA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="547" data-original-width="549" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiFC6JB7319jdZW1ycrakBKUtANDf0RWtxLXkVKR3hiaphm07G5HX7yptHAqSMzoCsSRXEkHCk688M54U9FibSNVJN1iTZUFJDCLvlc1t6BaiXVHo2g_4cC1mOUnq_VtVXbwTg8ipSnh2VmXzFQx2mahQ2LPnX7u1TYycdJH345-LMb23kjW1ewgA=w320-h318" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Too bad they can't put a bridge where the train crossed over to the west side of the Shepaug so you could ride up the other side.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEimCk6hDUmMEGkFKuZ9QDdeVG1vUD9q8OB8SfohzPDD2uqk8PmprHFYQS1RCkGcrUv1ER006y_jx6CAaI4bgT7z7UiY8cp-y_SJiJoRAqp78vT2e8fbNmJhcJRsef2K6KE_8vU_TLhMJydP-xNZJtjee_5fUqU5dEE68-yAfHUZFPYYdVFwe3WKoQ" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div>I had gotten word that you could ride over the bridge on Whittlesey Road</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjmxQWfKZd1Hzl5ApKNKIPCL0Wkpfy6iyMOBug1_Fb3QjNbuiDQ4F5C-7Ohb8OrwrHhM38DC9XR55l-tnFb8jvIH3afrDMrwdoTyE1PTiGYcTtuJZsLiy3kt0j0G5FzgitXhsptWFfuG4Tiy8ZEi1NE6cIkQWXuY-Wdwpe5Avmfg0kiCZPDgU0ylg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjmxQWfKZd1Hzl5ApKNKIPCL0Wkpfy6iyMOBug1_Fb3QjNbuiDQ4F5C-7Ohb8OrwrHhM38DC9XR55l-tnFb8jvIH3afrDMrwdoTyE1PTiGYcTtuJZsLiy3kt0j0G5FzgitXhsptWFfuG4Tiy8ZEi1NE6cIkQWXuY-Wdwpe5Avmfg0kiCZPDgU0ylg=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br /></div>Nice deck!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhLYcM39A5dF75kUwhGruFhzaJGTSLeQzPOu48BS83FgABaQwj4aaEF4YCQopy4vAfXNAppyInDkr4Uo6UxkitT2thOpW4MLc8eymLg8GgCYLdpMOe5zEC7BpV8JMfP0DVxzbUXbV5CXlxHDUejZmuL-rC3F6WdyMGGGChFTGb1qfXzC_h1WwEcVA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="816" data-original-width="1358" height="192" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhLYcM39A5dF75kUwhGruFhzaJGTSLeQzPOu48BS83FgABaQwj4aaEF4YCQopy4vAfXNAppyInDkr4Uo6UxkitT2thOpW4MLc8eymLg8GgCYLdpMOe5zEC7BpV8JMfP0DVxzbUXbV5CXlxHDUejZmuL-rC3F6WdyMGGGChFTGb1qfXzC_h1WwEcVA" width="320" /></a></div><br />Next came the climb up to the Money Shot.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Guess I haven't ridden it in a while. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjjKBjq28hvHRS1CpY9hwRdVuePZNxnixqZwXjGxK7j_9tccegCbLcFnukytGn62Mfeze179Yj1bJ1QjAwgmNtDeaIdr8GPqdqeKZPyjXUd4k778hSeDXRqyIBDGIaFLjeVvNPngYgnMAZLHnHZaJxnegfRr-yU1wTUuD71PAEDGbH30EHDOAqZlA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="816" data-original-width="1358" height="192" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjjKBjq28hvHRS1CpY9hwRdVuePZNxnixqZwXjGxK7j_9tccegCbLcFnukytGn62Mfeze179Yj1bJ1QjAwgmNtDeaIdr8GPqdqeKZPyjXUd4k778hSeDXRqyIBDGIaFLjeVvNPngYgnMAZLHnHZaJxnegfRr-yU1wTUuD71PAEDGbH30EHDOAqZlA" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Turning onto Buffum you immediately start climbing and even after it turns to pavement you are still climbing. I am a creature of habit and mapped the route down to Scofield Road and then on to Wheaton Road for the climb up West Church Hill to Walker Brook. At the top of this climb I decided we would stay high and come at Walker Brook from the other direction.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjXcrTiZmNRutaB8EStExgwfFccSmwulbA0dJpcA3fnXbGtjDit-mRO3OjENL03Vp7EoyqBU-KQNgpRI6fpy5OubNhd_NVi5epxhMhhiy1DaMsxE8OkecTXFoCE2mVESYVFgHc5W8Q2knYsn25vULu-BJPGCCun0AH1dQjWeNunFs22e8V1UT3s_A" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjXcrTiZmNRutaB8EStExgwfFccSmwulbA0dJpcA3fnXbGtjDit-mRO3OjENL03Vp7EoyqBU-KQNgpRI6fpy5OubNhd_NVi5epxhMhhiy1DaMsxE8OkecTXFoCE2mVESYVFgHc5W8Q2knYsn25vULu-BJPGCCun0AH1dQjWeNunFs22e8V1UT3s_A=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">The climb up Walker Brook is a cakewalk, I even did it in the big ring!</div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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height: 700px; min-width: 100%; width: 1px;"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here is the original route if you want to see where all the dirt is:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://ridewithgps.com/routes/43333846" target="_blank">Fatherly Dirt</a></div></div>Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06617819080031235854noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13216480.post-48332246276684859442023-06-10T21:22:00.002-04:002023-06-11T21:53:52.962-04:00Overlapping with Pride<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEglJ4_wF8j195CYignaB05yU7oBRGMQdi-2QSKBpzl5BG1YRWz372o5FKJXkcuFeIIcn3gEqESyrUo-iWFDEta1csL1IA6kLftPdYo8hBHOo3SY-wO79H1NiQZdflM1j57FuWYPZJ-MPPVMq6SMF0cw4nck0JRQs3zU2PHbGKD7yg-3VI4RYOM" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEglJ4_wF8j195CYignaB05yU7oBRGMQdi-2QSKBpzl5BG1YRWz372o5FKJXkcuFeIIcn3gEqESyrUo-iWFDEta1csL1IA6kLftPdYo8hBHOo3SY-wO79H1NiQZdflM1j57FuWYPZJ-MPPVMq6SMF0cw4nck0JRQs3zU2PHbGKD7yg-3VI4RYOM=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">If you have ever ridden with me you know I don't like to rider overlaps. I like my routes to be loops and this aversion to overlapping I call Cycling Route OCD or CROC'd. I had been asked to help set up my company's booth for Pride in the Park at Veterans Memorial in Norwalk on Saturday at 11:30 am and I figured I could work in a ride before hand.</div><p></p><span><a name='more'></a></span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjUpCNHSNlhlT1H2eYkaLnZPaBpBvWI438RYs-0hhimuxWYLaZrWBpChpHyJcQcAl76ewAaUNeGqsvyOW_zYlbTbM3urapSx2nE2Uds-orSeDR6Oy6a79E_1shvd6z4r4eklsH9Y3xxxx7UFlageWUfP7LVx8B1umHXmQUHU1PB7E7KFZP-0MY" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjUpCNHSNlhlT1H2eYkaLnZPaBpBvWI438RYs-0hhimuxWYLaZrWBpChpHyJcQcAl76ewAaUNeGqsvyOW_zYlbTbM3urapSx2nE2Uds-orSeDR6Oy6a79E_1shvd6z4r4eklsH9Y3xxxx7UFlageWUfP7LVx8B1umHXmQUHU1PB7E7KFZP-0MY=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br />I parked at co-worker's house who also lives in Norwalk and headed north towards Westport. I crossed over the Saugatuck River on the train bridge path but unfortunately there weren't any trains. This route is kind of typical, train bridge, Longshore, Compo Beach, Southport Beach, Little Danbury, Pennfield Beach, and then head back, south of Merritt Parkway.<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiZkK3dgNb97DXhW5JvRURdciFt5n6ShYq5-SMI1oxfgbFB95Q7BVc9UbwSiYvUWxZMABMLGfNsa85hSoMX9MMMhA4E9A-R6uGHeGkNILgBSouEct6RfqSL1eXSTc1FMTeX1u-iSW3Y-Ppt-qRs57eaXS5sPDrL5r-EbXZJyugSB7UAdaf02fs" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiZkK3dgNb97DXhW5JvRURdciFt5n6ShYq5-SMI1oxfgbFB95Q7BVc9UbwSiYvUWxZMABMLGfNsa85hSoMX9MMMhA4E9A-R6uGHeGkNILgBSouEct6RfqSL1eXSTc1FMTeX1u-iSW3Y-Ppt-qRs57eaXS5sPDrL5r-EbXZJyugSB7UAdaf02fs" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Riding through Longshore I paid my respects to Gloria, a lobster or clam boat, that got wrecked during one of the storms a few years ago and was never repaired.</div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgFuyDLNqnooIecp4DrHdBRp2MCsLnqarmLv8GSckdxiYju2elxDiajsjjQiNP7gQaDncoRHhIAi-ve4OC-gSpy1nFe39BDpxTMAc6YbhNSHFqzXvcAW0RkMAZBNluE2QoayLVRkVpONrOlikgr63I5F63efjwrzi-SyFE4fEOc_kQS0IIctFY" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgFuyDLNqnooIecp4DrHdBRp2MCsLnqarmLv8GSckdxiYju2elxDiajsjjQiNP7gQaDncoRHhIAi-ve4OC-gSpy1nFe39BDpxTMAc6YbhNSHFqzXvcAW0RkMAZBNluE2QoayLVRkVpONrOlikgr63I5F63efjwrzi-SyFE4fEOc_kQS0IIctFY" width="180" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">Ride past the minute man</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjRENQVxqBA_JgCu3quli97WcZRHHAR66TBXo7cGCMgUYEdfeP8gYa-kVplQgGCZrpZvfU2ib3YPwohANfcoPeuxKEQPq3F_lxwHU6gVBjCW1tQt4Qcb56XI-ccl2FcJuDfsqgIc0i6Rfuo_11oveKCOkBBJ3XOifZbSnZv4JaYFZN2AqNGYQs" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjRENQVxqBA_JgCu3quli97WcZRHHAR66TBXo7cGCMgUYEdfeP8gYa-kVplQgGCZrpZvfU2ib3YPwohANfcoPeuxKEQPq3F_lxwHU6gVBjCW1tQt4Qcb56XI-ccl2FcJuDfsqgIc0i6Rfuo_11oveKCOkBBJ3XOifZbSnZv4JaYFZN2AqNGYQs" width="180" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Loop through Compo Beach</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhgjmuKABknT8hLAqHtXiH2GIvJ5rdfuJA9Bcw0VDriXKdIiWjbxoKsbXXhq_U8YFb9kdhx94FBuqm-zYdKk8kGPH-jJq94unA3Mb4tgk_6XUH7hgRNic8Mpl8Ta9Wi7cZ5ycBn-oQdXpZVPRhMjyfx9aFpzXQj_J6I1jsOgNgB7IM6vOiXQkI" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2674" data-original-width="1907" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhgjmuKABknT8hLAqHtXiH2GIvJ5rdfuJA9Bcw0VDriXKdIiWjbxoKsbXXhq_U8YFb9kdhx94FBuqm-zYdKk8kGPH-jJq94unA3Mb4tgk_6XUH7hgRNic8Mpl8Ta9Wi7cZ5ycBn-oQdXpZVPRhMjyfx9aFpzXQj_J6I1jsOgNgB7IM6vOiXQkI" width="171" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">I came upon this cyclist in the middle of the road and when I called out, <i>On Your Left</i>, he just ignored me. I sped up and was passing him when I said it again and we startled a bit because he had headphones on. What an idiot. That's a great way to get yourself killed.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhiWYdTqoCAhHxDjSaAOfzLzUnIFasy-tfVS0-FFgEVxbE1Yclih8KG_OTEx9m8PQH5R3acKJKeTSW4tmu_vjh2tlNjUcAt_38ohaZtu81BjFMcx2L9-I2srLFIelJ5ouAfuE4W0i8eVirgvqpo4Fo7ZpiWPlNZ8wGSbmHJu8LqemJB2RwE4IM" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhiWYdTqoCAhHxDjSaAOfzLzUnIFasy-tfVS0-FFgEVxbE1Yclih8KG_OTEx9m8PQH5R3acKJKeTSW4tmu_vjh2tlNjUcAt_38ohaZtu81BjFMcx2L9-I2srLFIelJ5ouAfuE4W0i8eVirgvqpo4Fo7ZpiWPlNZ8wGSbmHJu8LqemJB2RwE4IM=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Like the Minuteman, I have to see the cannons.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgytFazrOzOzyvCAqwANHYfChBQZN4YPBInCYSvKlMkqQ7n3MbzY2EnZJP5BzgygObN4-Kk-4bGEcUUIXo--_mqIJrsS36ilOXwMnXbuqMS4EGMYDmNxLpVsNTON5H4uXx8Crk70HgRnkjiDsVrE733haGVLJvTNV1wEZ4k4Msc-pKPpD9ssnE" width="320" /></a></div><br />There was very little wind initially</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhDVtcJeV-CMGI0CwLfI96cy-jVmjavtywU6rIttwoZXuugICMIcVrjM6RgwZ6nAG7is00esOqYinBZQXEGQ2vm_qa9F1ImU9n17r_P6pCVynXPcTmLAulmFLcxtnTr-GlmWlBmZQGeNgGQxbFS7fALiYIooaiIkMSDc_ITuEFaNEh4aeixXy0" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhDVtcJeV-CMGI0CwLfI96cy-jVmjavtywU6rIttwoZXuugICMIcVrjM6RgwZ6nAG7is00esOqYinBZQXEGQ2vm_qa9F1ImU9n17r_P6pCVynXPcTmLAulmFLcxtnTr-GlmWlBmZQGeNgGQxbFS7fALiYIooaiIkMSDc_ITuEFaNEh4aeixXy0" width="320" /></a></div><br />Perfect beach weather!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Yes, I was overlapping.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjtB-7iRBvhba-1Y-bKXVMBbIAGMaJ_1bT63w-lij_hHOC8vgzTD_tKJNdyLahSzvhZ4RDmDcF2ML7-YTme3OegtX_LUOqcsHmwdeb8hekFyTILAdP5sKHJXULd-ewQR2k1wU6f68q1mWSke-eh_qwCfn75hzxPWIlPF0cHyBmACrePVh__Ia0" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1786" data-original-width="2684" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjtB-7iRBvhba-1Y-bKXVMBbIAGMaJ_1bT63w-lij_hHOC8vgzTD_tKJNdyLahSzvhZ4RDmDcF2ML7-YTme3OegtX_LUOqcsHmwdeb8hekFyTILAdP5sKHJXULd-ewQR2k1wU6f68q1mWSke-eh_qwCfn75hzxPWIlPF0cHyBmACrePVh__Ia0" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>I rode the fastest way to the park while trying to stay off any really busy roads and I made it Veterans Memorial in a 30 minutes only to find the booth all set up and event already rolling.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><iframe scrolling="no" src="https://ridewithgps.com/embeds?type=trip&id=124166025&title=Overlapping%20with%20Pride&sampleGraph=true" style="border: none; height: 700px; min-width: 100%; width: 1px;"></iframe><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I was able to do the whole ride in the big ring, too!</div></div></div><p></p>Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06617819080031235854noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13216480.post-33158919275686621882023-06-05T15:00:00.001-04:002023-06-09T13:03:39.428-04:00The farmer said the road is washed out but you are welcome to try it.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjU4JHtr11sxNTHaF0Dds5ELKMxKGTcYTpgswcs_evvyisC1c6jLTV0oxinEg-JlqXbamLGm_xm0XAj_SjHLgZVqIFMwiPYDNCNu3pPpFeno2YwWVaUV_EGMuUP0kMWl1lEfyOU1HeTihig996t4AaDHHH_jvAkquApSwzOofAxEvhT9D2mods" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjU4JHtr11sxNTHaF0Dds5ELKMxKGTcYTpgswcs_evvyisC1c6jLTV0oxinEg-JlqXbamLGm_xm0XAj_SjHLgZVqIFMwiPYDNCNu3pPpFeno2YwWVaUV_EGMuUP0kMWl1lEfyOU1HeTihig996t4AaDHHH_jvAkquApSwzOofAxEvhT9D2mods=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">I drove up to Durham, NH early for my son's orientation for University of New Hampshire and went out on the Ridley to ride a few dirt roads near the school. The first one was this Class VI road that checked on the NH Dirt Roads Website/Map as a through road but as you can see on the other side of that pipe it's just a choked trail that's washed out in many places.</div><p></p><span><a name='more'></a></span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi-HtgcWN3jO8GbjipqWWKkX33sUzeGNV8IgJtD0SjA9AzkoKeZh3NVc592z3Tt8bna7Xft32wU8q9iSr_kDkilZGHr_d9igTBZEO7E7jy14wQuPE_zFV9iMaRGZeBr1usXfd5VH40qya9fXrUwxIGNVxw95yMrfkj0nEcTOzgGRjRotcltPps" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="628" data-original-width="837" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi-HtgcWN3jO8GbjipqWWKkX33sUzeGNV8IgJtD0SjA9AzkoKeZh3NVc592z3Tt8bna7Xft32wU8q9iSr_kDkilZGHr_d9igTBZEO7E7jy14wQuPE_zFV9iMaRGZeBr1usXfd5VH40qya9fXrUwxIGNVxw95yMrfkj0nEcTOzgGRjRotcltPps=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I think even the cows thought I was crazy</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg6wcYMXaJLboxKROKTYAtv7fV_xifDkoTxBuScM2arxPhlM5YCX09bbvYY3myHKfj3SOxLnMIr-ELekeDry8n1naGFZh3EAtx-Vyt9KEySmsjHAPsaBNMocAYMhPuJRhsXypHorecrvskpaQAK0np5s8Rg_OutjkzOblWZcl62eOhGhjSssSw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="772" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg6wcYMXaJLboxKROKTYAtv7fV_xifDkoTxBuScM2arxPhlM5YCX09bbvYY3myHKfj3SOxLnMIr-ELekeDry8n1naGFZh3EAtx-Vyt9KEySmsjHAPsaBNMocAYMhPuJRhsXypHorecrvskpaQAK0np5s8Rg_OutjkzOblWZcl62eOhGhjSssSw=w302-h400" width="302" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>They were looking at me like I was going to feed them, too.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEis5YvaiJsPfli-Miv0TcyNbDqDzFHMT-IRCrdLRSLOyuhfZg9DLYBdQhOCF8KcDtg7_4TfVcm52koTz2OsXJbCtqKWe2G0lh0B3wv96ZNdPoVA8CvTT__Myiltl1RZLvWlYPPdmJ-ZX-ejZzb6RU066d-5WBEMArdpZWHIHvVM5NbJKfeJqYo" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEis5YvaiJsPfli-Miv0TcyNbDqDzFHMT-IRCrdLRSLOyuhfZg9DLYBdQhOCF8KcDtg7_4TfVcm52koTz2OsXJbCtqKWe2G0lh0B3wv96ZNdPoVA8CvTT__Myiltl1RZLvWlYPPdmJ-ZX-ejZzb6RU066d-5WBEMArdpZWHIHvVM5NbJKfeJqYo" width="180" /></a></div><br />I timed my arrival perfectly with the weather report. It said rain in the morning and then clearing by midday. Granted, the roads were a little wet hear and there.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiIzYslHup_bBB-SPauEXJBWkpmD8c_39CSwqg7G9iNliHjRzvqwzDWwhUjdgZaPBtW6jFIK4jF9ZRjL6skDqwTxG98enfV1dGhaH25yai-fR44oiFtHc2L2kvvEFQsFcHzfykRIro1pAAssh2z1e-6PVV9TAfnZEwavHjAEo6rSckRhzMtfIg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiIzYslHup_bBB-SPauEXJBWkpmD8c_39CSwqg7G9iNliHjRzvqwzDWwhUjdgZaPBtW6jFIK4jF9ZRjL6skDqwTxG98enfV1dGhaH25yai-fR44oiFtHc2L2kvvEFQsFcHzfykRIro1pAAssh2z1e-6PVV9TAfnZEwavHjAEo6rSckRhzMtfIg" width="180" /></a></div><br />With my unsuccessful attempt with that road I had to detour around Packers Falls.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi910dAApciBNx2rsQMy2Mm6eXHkpcKUqs-ke5JiAF9SXScpj2MF5TSH2Z_TPfwmmdPz_rwZbAxMnx3tMAhlkJ0DOQrhy9W1jFSah37jymlwSUdDOkz22eRMxwBBygMZChrSaLqP-iuILi3mM-n-Eo88zZ9p6gOrMeWpHJp8WOXTZQsfQDn-7c" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi910dAApciBNx2rsQMy2Mm6eXHkpcKUqs-ke5JiAF9SXScpj2MF5TSH2Z_TPfwmmdPz_rwZbAxMnx3tMAhlkJ0DOQrhy9W1jFSah37jymlwSUdDOkz22eRMxwBBygMZChrSaLqP-iuILi3mM-n-Eo88zZ9p6gOrMeWpHJp8WOXTZQsfQDn-7c=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Except of the boardwalks, the Ridley was riding really nicely. In order to run a 40t cassette I put on a SRAM X-5 derailleur turning the bike into a mullet. I had read this was the best mountain bike derailleur that works with road lever/shifters. My only concern was that there was no barrel adjuster to adjust the cable attention. Turns out, I didn't need it because shifting was really good.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjSwHPc8AY3urZ4DjEKqnIvCpBKF4tkZ8Q_lA2gl5d35ylf3Bes7CPXYZiU7Khtu7Z3L5S-2ZO9P4pP1TDJhiOEvBhxZ3Mbcsi-vxgXjJs44ViydoKMCxXOAcmYrjliIVy5maYHKytwCExY_4p0bJsPg_z3HRbJ5gxkFY180qaKJ6ksucQGd60" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjSwHPc8AY3urZ4DjEKqnIvCpBKF4tkZ8Q_lA2gl5d35ylf3Bes7CPXYZiU7Khtu7Z3L5S-2ZO9P4pP1TDJhiOEvBhxZ3Mbcsi-vxgXjJs44ViydoKMCxXOAcmYrjliIVy5maYHKytwCExY_4p0bJsPg_z3HRbJ5gxkFY180qaKJ6ksucQGd60" width="180" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I wonder if the beaver working on this tree realized that perhaps he bit off more than he could chew.</div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgN8N32kFYqnJli-brJ2WjseljSeaR30uTO4qVOcXVv2UpJMnBWVSthZtFBaKAU2AOYnjKkr8ZT2laF5z58oxDGlbeKtMnXjP_NNBaD25sjOehd1TyBBkuLGo_GIeO7IGAhgEaLyn57eJVRlAFz3tEYkrwQzPURCcoZ9xSyguRb_P8ERfnereA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgN8N32kFYqnJli-brJ2WjseljSeaR30uTO4qVOcXVv2UpJMnBWVSthZtFBaKAU2AOYnjKkr8ZT2laF5z58oxDGlbeKtMnXjP_NNBaD25sjOehd1TyBBkuLGo_GIeO7IGAhgEaLyn57eJVRlAFz3tEYkrwQzPURCcoZ9xSyguRb_P8ERfnereA" width="180" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEglTFGzVzx-IayZ0MrhRdZ3mSg-x1sbq4hVWqScEY0kiEyK6z4-oVYpo3I4zFYlozuTJ8Rak5RQuaAxHElMnu9xPkccoFSf1eqJibjM3nnfsu_3Jt_OUc2dSkt_LbkOgpHDSU2N-aB9nq0iLBxKVBoBzAz3aZGzDtsWahZQ3azqhJPFIn1K17M" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEglTFGzVzx-IayZ0MrhRdZ3mSg-x1sbq4hVWqScEY0kiEyK6z4-oVYpo3I4zFYlozuTJ8Rak5RQuaAxHElMnu9xPkccoFSf1eqJibjM3nnfsu_3Jt_OUc2dSkt_LbkOgpHDSU2N-aB9nq0iLBxKVBoBzAz3aZGzDtsWahZQ3azqhJPFIn1K17M" width="180" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjiiQtkT89WMG2qXW18qyN6LoTYMtFlwc14eFaZlxmgJmUojVn35KshFStjMJhiYKhE3otwCB5F6uf8dw_phFdRIqtKhh2KZta30lHaRbbK4njzZpcBTXqXTlUoRDBfqHLtx87Se0bO7_JAwvC8m7xvB5ddJVXsDdlOZXPSUtG9SyfkT-4jGrQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjiiQtkT89WMG2qXW18qyN6LoTYMtFlwc14eFaZlxmgJmUojVn35KshFStjMJhiYKhE3otwCB5F6uf8dw_phFdRIqtKhh2KZta30lHaRbbK4njzZpcBTXqXTlUoRDBfqHLtx87Se0bO7_JAwvC8m7xvB5ddJVXsDdlOZXPSUtG9SyfkT-4jGrQ=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Also tested out a holder for the Varia today. It snaps over it and has a lanyard loop so it can be dummy corded to your saddle rails so that if it did fall offer during a ride you wouldn't lose. This happened to a friend of mine and I have been paranoid about losing my Varia ever since. It worked great!</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhC_wlNnHdacOaaqOQLIOIkTWrVLZ5lvWQn1FnPgLqfkBSG9ZJMSXcMbWjbEUEuw7GHagdIuX0r0_t38TuphSVKJA45eZGCQJB_LuTB4B-_diaf_FVlBn6oVqdZ3FGeOcpqxR1p_U5ygk-aSzccIhf63x1C0PaaPXqRTtOvauz468gXNmDCASI" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhC_wlNnHdacOaaqOQLIOIkTWrVLZ5lvWQn1FnPgLqfkBSG9ZJMSXcMbWjbEUEuw7GHagdIuX0r0_t38TuphSVKJA45eZGCQJB_LuTB4B-_diaf_FVlBn6oVqdZ3FGeOcpqxR1p_U5ygk-aSzccIhf63x1C0PaaPXqRTtOvauz468gXNmDCASI=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br />The gearing on the Ridley is so good that I did the whole ride in the big ring!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjUPkeyQQCuYAXBkHNjwsST6Dmz0MxBh2zFhTbL0Oko3Nyp5jOsJzWJUwyFgs31Q-bquv1puDmWW9p4zfE6PMKAo98STeBcOOuJiazTF1dog1JRpGGjev1PM0Kz2-PBc-E8OYsB3-XhcqD2ySMfAWLn8nTb1xStnoLufiDmMepBjmEtbKLAbNQ" width="180" /></a></div><br />On the way back to the hotel I stopped at a Farmer's Market and bought some delicious Cheddar Goat Cheese.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe scrolling="no" src="https://ridewithgps.com/embeds?type=trip&id=123653325&title=University%20of%20NH%20Gravel&sampleGraph=true" style="border: none; height: 700px; min-width: 100%; width: 1px;"></iframe></div></div></div></div><p></p>Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06617819080031235854noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13216480.post-66415758371545309852023-06-04T14:00:00.025-04:002023-06-09T12:18:07.736-04:00Ride with Pride to OOF<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgnkpXy4L0R7OnTUicc0ObT0LTmFTsxciczOSUsnO7g1T5nG4loV37zuPCNHw2uIYD9y9EGY1htmf1FuS8DYeeEPuJo2eKsP5SSLH9VqyFDgRxnVN4z5VWemshKXGedO_khVZC90dAn8OUmUzDwWvW8T04ZCNo07rcfLJgU3Yz1-_xxYTXq0_I" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgnkpXy4L0R7OnTUicc0ObT0LTmFTsxciczOSUsnO7g1T5nG4loV37zuPCNHw2uIYD9y9EGY1htmf1FuS8DYeeEPuJo2eKsP5SSLH9VqyFDgRxnVN4z5VWemshKXGedO_khVZC90dAn8OUmUzDwWvW8T04ZCNo07rcfLJgU3Yz1-_xxYTXq0_I=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br /> Mike showed up with to the Sunday Newtown Lunartics Ride to OOF with this absolutely fabulous cycling jersey.<p></p><span><a name='more'></a></span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh9WJXVwE_i-Lky54sqJczo2Him2ShqaMOu1wvJSMSQlInpRk5kA-1BaPJ6rmxH4Q56U_q1LugYAxtQuoa4ZaDEydDG6vauOaVD3rRKDAuZJr4E7VCxVr5b7K0u-8Jx8tJdmvrpAEjbahlgfGc9VVusheiCiSmIibatgFrnOxb6CH9BTwPgYVY" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh9WJXVwE_i-Lky54sqJczo2Him2ShqaMOu1wvJSMSQlInpRk5kA-1BaPJ6rmxH4Q56U_q1LugYAxtQuoa4ZaDEydDG6vauOaVD3rRKDAuZJr4E7VCxVr5b7K0u-8Jx8tJdmvrpAEjbahlgfGc9VVusheiCiSmIibatgFrnOxb6CH9BTwPgYVY" width="180" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">It was really cold this morning so we decided to take the Trampy Route and climb to see the cows.</div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiBkWGtOwOqrTyfLMxDYu4-cOL1TqsU2Fwq3hgrLCYUQ22Yw5E_zTOzpi3lyvaqX3WazTtmy9FKT4dsQfODRNyE7vXpA8Ruq0lSe4hhTVKmQLVQOzzZNrgdQo57-47F1Cgh1DWUIawF5EbhGJe5u8A1CETbA_ZXjucxTH60d_Vsx8ieChTE4EY" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiBkWGtOwOqrTyfLMxDYu4-cOL1TqsU2Fwq3hgrLCYUQ22Yw5E_zTOzpi3lyvaqX3WazTtmy9FKT4dsQfODRNyE7vXpA8Ruq0lSe4hhTVKmQLVQOzzZNrgdQo57-47F1Cgh1DWUIawF5EbhGJe5u8A1CETbA_ZXjucxTH60d_Vsx8ieChTE4EY=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The cows were excited to see us</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiqLRJG93PBbFjgsw2P224y3XUZ6lh88PTvedy5gG3s_5uYxg1LJoan_hloUz4rMjjJpzSacPZ7HA4XbQSfNC3_ox82oc2FaMMjYeo_Kj6FBd8SkCgFgThYUKgNYH8QKSe3FWIu8frFken_pPPyPMaFW1vq1nugiPDgLKFqZ0gZiueMLh3k_v4" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiqLRJG93PBbFjgsw2P224y3XUZ6lh88PTvedy5gG3s_5uYxg1LJoan_hloUz4rMjjJpzSacPZ7HA4XbQSfNC3_ox82oc2FaMMjYeo_Kj6FBd8SkCgFgThYUKgNYH8QKSe3FWIu8frFken_pPPyPMaFW1vq1nugiPDgLKFqZ0gZiueMLh3k_v4=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br />Of course they probably think we are going to feed them.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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I don't bust his balls too much because he is riding an eBike, except when he smokes me on climbs. He's rehabbing after heart surgery and needs the assist right now but he plans to transition back to his Specialized Diverge once he is up to it.</div><span><a name='more'></a></span><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj2Pk1QfmIeuH16KTM-BHnb70mK2lKmdvYt8S4J10sCI2NIrICO0FTSMYLJFtq4r3t6k5ZV1elJ0xFdpj2d-1RQoyr2-ikr4VmYjRj2GpRWv1MEAkYvF7XhNxVuec_cs7o1mc6OnzC-WCVKqw-MdGUe6PUW7PF_hqWmitvQWfV_6QzlfUbX8zE" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj2Pk1QfmIeuH16KTM-BHnb70mK2lKmdvYt8S4J10sCI2NIrICO0FTSMYLJFtq4r3t6k5ZV1elJ0xFdpj2d-1RQoyr2-ikr4VmYjRj2GpRWv1MEAkYvF7XhNxVuec_cs7o1mc6OnzC-WCVKqw-MdGUe6PUW7PF_hqWmitvQWfV_6QzlfUbX8zE=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Some storms ripped through the area the day before and we heard a lot of thunder off in the distance. In fact the Lunartics were going to do a Black Beard Pub Ride but the uncertainty of the weather canceled that idea, however, it didn't rain until much later. New rule of thumb, when in doubt, just ride. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiCbeF0I_cEgwcQ4NicyiRlX7GSRiBXB-XOVuIlQjY5zFjPBj8jklBiGHsDxeeyxsFGHbQWEPTshWDmtQMgGElYXEjYMy0NkiW67oKETP4d31q3RxfpRpx4K9OqxkY8TmlTs_u6cvReMBPmmsYGXTrFZe7bOZW7OBJSXQQ1k_u_lIqQFFPT6sc" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1426" data-original-width="1844" height="310" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiCbeF0I_cEgwcQ4NicyiRlX7GSRiBXB-XOVuIlQjY5zFjPBj8jklBiGHsDxeeyxsFGHbQWEPTshWDmtQMgGElYXEjYMy0NkiW67oKETP4d31q3RxfpRpx4K9OqxkY8TmlTs_u6cvReMBPmmsYGXTrFZe7bOZW7OBJSXQQ1k_u_lIqQFFPT6sc=w400-h310" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There were quite a few trees down over the trail this morning.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiB4Xnj36YkCuy2MIFFPQBEtM4Ex6bfA-CkBocJbK5CfiionFso8IQA-8-A4Wavm7EF1dhNctBMFO4joEIB0IZRJc_2rVo7GoBWU0kex0G1Bos6i5AXuCoVzN6uRxrikkpnHPVVxt6mHtJBqtELg9fpRyzekIqSKg0DSZDAJNKPrhXWGbQhIhI" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiB4Xnj36YkCuy2MIFFPQBEtM4Ex6bfA-CkBocJbK5CfiionFso8IQA-8-A4Wavm7EF1dhNctBMFO4joEIB0IZRJc_2rVo7GoBWU0kex0G1Bos6i5AXuCoVzN6uRxrikkpnHPVVxt6mHtJBqtELg9fpRyzekIqSKg0DSZDAJNKPrhXWGbQhIhI=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I love riding by Whaley Lake and thinking back to the all the good times I had here as a kid. My church had a camp at the northern end of the lake and we used to come here year round for Boy Scouts, to camp, canoe and fish.</div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEifkrUYaKBcZSNdpLn-MMXKze5CFQY_mZqtciTnfbCg9wJhh0JHaeU8vECq0srK2iZBBg-nq5e2EKYEzEGyrnsik33m4GeAo8_fnqbFF3lrEtUgDF1YRZhygm7ZYyLVKc7w7DqsZBiwyjzrUQ4mYeaB90njPY6jPTXyvQdIuiTRDqINXZZL4Wo" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEifkrUYaKBcZSNdpLn-MMXKze5CFQY_mZqtciTnfbCg9wJhh0JHaeU8vECq0srK2iZBBg-nq5e2EKYEzEGyrnsik33m4GeAo8_fnqbFF3lrEtUgDF1YRZhygm7ZYyLVKc7w7DqsZBiwyjzrUQ4mYeaB90njPY6jPTXyvQdIuiTRDqINXZZL4Wo" width="180" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">We came upon another tree down</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhOwYb3qm7UrHCoPQC7smHucWTApHg5KKjtoed9kmPTfrKcaweodBKw2FFr5Gd7orMHIEgC5YtI6CbP6wYXalut7ZO1TRbfhrcSaMNHJfVxmdjExurCTLDiFi98jEPQ3-ew1BKWUSSsjeIGx_PF812I9fFemUPNO2ob4yC9pyUCJPn9niMMzos" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhOwYb3qm7UrHCoPQC7smHucWTApHg5KKjtoed9kmPTfrKcaweodBKw2FFr5Gd7orMHIEgC5YtI6CbP6wYXalut7ZO1TRbfhrcSaMNHJfVxmdjExurCTLDiFi98jEPQ3-ew1BKWUSSsjeIGx_PF812I9fFemUPNO2ob4yC9pyUCJPn9niMMzos" width="180" /></a></div><br />that we were able to walk under.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh_x7p4XdI17gREOV7MY3RQ9tcZ9VB3C_t_iVh1W2TpPLIvDhhblYH3RPZ8DZZyGWIj658uDWtmgb7-iSuilRvvoF13J3KTDuQMMm_-0p7uR_r-28G1rk-sCHTuBFuSOTmk0IiRtVS589nR4RyNrHMjoOs96KgEgb7B3ZlcxkWBZk3SQI-hh9U" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh_x7p4XdI17gREOV7MY3RQ9tcZ9VB3C_t_iVh1W2TpPLIvDhhblYH3RPZ8DZZyGWIj658uDWtmgb7-iSuilRvvoF13J3KTDuQMMm_-0p7uR_r-28G1rk-sCHTuBFuSOTmk0IiRtVS589nR4RyNrHMjoOs96KgEgb7B3ZlcxkWBZk3SQI-hh9U" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Rolled by the Green Haven Correctional Facility and I kept looking for the siding that I thought came off the Maybrook Line for the Clove Branch Line but looking at Open Railway Map it came out of the Hopewell JCT. There wasn't much to see in Hopewell JCT so we turned around and headed back towards Brewster.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgZ4KHGISpLgzFNjAijeCxJ3hhZKTrg32w4Gs26XSoBgzD6YczytVW44SBVrZY6M8zGeDgcddcHFJ4dozATwx_nxFpTTfO4wvycXNvrzNbcUb17H8nR7L0sx6dOWe_wuf37C6HmrjD8zjjOHDxqG_hBI7GGxprW3F4D_HhKGngiPh-K2Kqdpmg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgZ4KHGISpLgzFNjAijeCxJ3hhZKTrg32w4Gs26XSoBgzD6YczytVW44SBVrZY6M8zGeDgcddcHFJ4dozATwx_nxFpTTfO4wvycXNvrzNbcUb17H8nR7L0sx6dOWe_wuf37C6HmrjD8zjjOHDxqG_hBI7GGxprW3F4D_HhKGngiPh-K2Kqdpmg" width="320" /></a></div><br />I lost sight of Stephen as he got a little bit ahead of me. He told me later he was cramping up a bit and his method of dealing with it was to pedal faster. With pedal assist, that meant he sped up and I couldn't keep up with him.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjkebJJgfpKT5p0UtTTPg45rJTDfd4GvUbv2I_wUEVFz91iwu4yzxGA2L6kQ5KGYNJ_T8r5KUj-uerAL8wJR1oK3qT_9zVPJEcjqFZ7Tbe8t4_KwuHfCBzt50ebu5BAy62RDwdOOpGzOc7FOkl2pztCSKZ9DknmgCeUcs-zL4DriOThpJr_C8E" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjkebJJgfpKT5p0UtTTPg45rJTDfd4GvUbv2I_wUEVFz91iwu4yzxGA2L6kQ5KGYNJ_T8r5KUj-uerAL8wJR1oK3qT_9zVPJEcjqFZ7Tbe8t4_KwuHfCBzt50ebu5BAy62RDwdOOpGzOc7FOkl2pztCSKZ9DknmgCeUcs-zL4DriOThpJr_C8E" width="320" /></a></div><br />When we were heading out we passed a woman in a 4x4 that was taking care of the blow downs and as I passed her on the way back I asked her if she got them all but she said there was one more.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhVgHqE-8JDIbVWBaZgVXk3nFicncTNmZtJNFLFCZVxVFMJyrj5AbexM5QY--EFMnYdZT2wl8SFTqNk-pMt0syn0N3ZaF8mDpiICBiCmu8DHyiyd8zQ7qowunVm4ZuWNnCBgQOv8fVAXVhB2KWz-7YwGOWBGDT8o-2EzOnvwZuKp3pPXM9bUik" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2341" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhVgHqE-8JDIbVWBaZgVXk3nFicncTNmZtJNFLFCZVxVFMJyrj5AbexM5QY--EFMnYdZT2wl8SFTqNk-pMt0syn0N3ZaF8mDpiICBiCmu8DHyiyd8zQ7qowunVm4ZuWNnCBgQOv8fVAXVhB2KWz-7YwGOWBGDT8o-2EzOnvwZuKp3pPXM9bUik" width="310" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">I caught up to Stephen at the blowdown that hadn't been cleared as of yet.</div></div></div><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiIdb_JOQG5WUdF7gyM4hkNck_-M-biAArzNOOXZGcI-nAtbM81cS6IUbno5UfUKCgoYag1EC4bvIE4cIr0qn_t5G0d7C_C5_uSojMIbiLhvkatjn0bFd63AOD4XroqlbvYjjyMhgdTeI8tuAolf_fd6BWhhhCeA3m-9N3W3G1xeOOOlz4ZML4" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiIdb_JOQG5WUdF7gyM4hkNck_-M-biAArzNOOXZGcI-nAtbM81cS6IUbno5UfUKCgoYag1EC4bvIE4cIr0qn_t5G0d7C_C5_uSojMIbiLhvkatjn0bFd63AOD4XroqlbvYjjyMhgdTeI8tuAolf_fd6BWhhhCeA3m-9N3W3G1xeOOOlz4ZML4" width="180" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then it was my turn to drop him. Little did I know he was almost out of battery and he was trying to conserve energy.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgxeRS-sjNYSShhEUCTAwYXP4xAtAYAk8YZdtXTPxkVyFJfbui6r26bMX-67H-74vMjTdF2ho0C6-budmV4dFTuD5wbAzEYnQ8gRwi5neyZXji3iIRxaiBO1LCR_nQzdxOZ9A85ibrYgJuSRu3m-z2-B5BPBvSC2NWIcOgMHkujymCv7rIvXXo" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgxeRS-sjNYSShhEUCTAwYXP4xAtAYAk8YZdtXTPxkVyFJfbui6r26bMX-67H-74vMjTdF2ho0C6-budmV4dFTuD5wbAzEYnQ8gRwi5neyZXji3iIRxaiBO1LCR_nQzdxOZ9A85ibrYgJuSRu3m-z2-B5BPBvSC2NWIcOgMHkujymCv7rIvXXo" width="180" /></a></div><br />I rode up on these two guys with panniers that took an Amtrak to Hudson and now were riding back to Brooklyn and going to overnight somewhere near Mahopac.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhwvlDqwPC6d_Z6PAHkKhXpPh_1V-xWYjEHqHtQfpU4drg2oNesBbgJqBURwe7GwByB4wKAXXt4O-dlGcUOoVBuJJRg-k1JQ2VQLFkWIPEIXHoEBC1ta3MLeGsLScUfp5uuhbd-FWq9usbrMxPYXAGtpAV7VN1B7ylcn9NWRN1vLwBqir917CQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="887" data-original-width="667" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhwvlDqwPC6d_Z6PAHkKhXpPh_1V-xWYjEHqHtQfpU4drg2oNesBbgJqBURwe7GwByB4wKAXXt4O-dlGcUOoVBuJJRg-k1JQ2VQLFkWIPEIXHoEBC1ta3MLeGsLScUfp5uuhbd-FWq9usbrMxPYXAGtpAV7VN1B7ylcn9NWRN1vLwBqir917CQ" width="180" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>I had passed two women earlier and concluded that they were these two girlfriends or wives.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh3Od4TQAVBpeDB1jXjKe2l_UmYgmJ4z4DEABZkG04vFf_l06GpWvoDzAhmOHyqzuPmGIsvveu_tZ9uw6inhw2fdrUHbsf_Ep-Sz_L9UK_p9uqwVuRRWHlIAs0EPvsUfoCT1z6nf_DRZP836WqTJ-06TktJzt31ZazOj-RBN5SKJo_8C76FYKE" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2103" data-original-width="3213" height="209" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh3Od4TQAVBpeDB1jXjKe2l_UmYgmJ4z4DEABZkG04vFf_l06GpWvoDzAhmOHyqzuPmGIsvveu_tZ9uw6inhw2fdrUHbsf_Ep-Sz_L9UK_p9uqwVuRRWHlIAs0EPvsUfoCT1z6nf_DRZP836WqTJ-06TktJzt31ZazOj-RBN5SKJo_8C76FYKE" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">When I stopped to let Stephen catch up he told me he was out of battery and now he was pedaling a 70 lb bike. I said to him if you can pedal this thing now I think you are ready to go back to non-pedal assist. He chuckled. I am not sure he will ever go back because I think he likes the eBike too much.</div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh9bv65tmJ9-osqIW4UgXHtJtHDsmpIi940KMreBl9_q9pWshOAnp63upPNUGA4ycBOyU-nq2sv9m18u7bkBiy8y-JZGP1sY1P8-kqNRVKy_EnKMth2uQE6Y8ON3NdBOjYDRbst0DEAFtP3aMQHmz3upjy4GRAls3oitt_Wseim2jUGJ5MiRM0" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh9bv65tmJ9-osqIW4UgXHtJtHDsmpIi940KMreBl9_q9pWshOAnp63upPNUGA4ycBOyU-nq2sv9m18u7bkBiy8y-JZGP1sY1P8-kqNRVKy_EnKMth2uQE6Y8ON3NdBOjYDRbst0DEAFtP3aMQHmz3upjy4GRAls3oitt_Wseim2jUGJ5MiRM0" width="180" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">After the ride we went back to his place to drop off the bikes and change. Then we headed over to Decicco & Sons, this Grocery Store with a tap room in it. After shopping for something to grill we hit the tap room and met up with a guy that we had passed earlier on the trail. </div></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgmRogOUIq4yqTmUuTqVFEcLZoYNsoTYlflkr-YAiwBcy9MEFWvHEK8M9sy6da8uNv_qCHiv3P_QXj2cMwoEjxUr2RVHvIbEenGJvYJKW2sLDIY2LgltywwgC6ZgkZsBmqj4x4hWec45AXvQAemEEDsilhVu7VdvnuIlCOZQHZBFT-laPZHg4w" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgmRogOUIq4yqTmUuTqVFEcLZoYNsoTYlflkr-YAiwBcy9MEFWvHEK8M9sy6da8uNv_qCHiv3P_QXj2cMwoEjxUr2RVHvIbEenGJvYJKW2sLDIY2LgltywwgC6ZgkZsBmqj4x4hWec45AXvQAemEEDsilhVu7VdvnuIlCOZQHZBFT-laPZHg4w" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">What a place!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhV4GwcpDyUSGb9ULo80bUz5z9jTBjh3b9H2mzYA762EjtTRTmZg8A6ibhv7lBt-caLYtERqXh_tc3-xfiq4Ce1DTntAuiIw3ZPrPYRqhTwZqRY8qo9IhrSBZRdOEgVXwQxca3B9F1sRFEEF5bt_kav5xXxCPTXfeqH_ryNHoMbviXIXTdIp6w" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhV4GwcpDyUSGb9ULo80bUz5z9jTBjh3b9H2mzYA762EjtTRTmZg8A6ibhv7lBt-caLYtERqXh_tc3-xfiq4Ce1DTntAuiIw3ZPrPYRqhTwZqRY8qo9IhrSBZRdOEgVXwQxca3B9F1sRFEEF5bt_kav5xXxCPTXfeqH_ryNHoMbviXIXTdIp6w" width="180" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They even had Reverie on tap!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEih9rwcyBqiLweQD9mFXWmfJozvTSPmD2A18JI1rmv_3mJ3t9NvHETYO7kdjENRhZgcYiTF65fwYY8RFxKfbpTCXjRXOXi8Onczq44GP7hvTBCLa5Go5QmBmvY4_MYqfESLocJ4l1WTRhOvfmvu2RhcSRdd0c9fyOwDutnslCaQ-qODGOG_lec" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEih9rwcyBqiLweQD9mFXWmfJozvTSPmD2A18JI1rmv_3mJ3t9NvHETYO7kdjENRhZgcYiTF65fwYY8RFxKfbpTCXjRXOXi8Onczq44GP7hvTBCLa5Go5QmBmvY4_MYqfESLocJ4l1WTRhOvfmvu2RhcSRdd0c9fyOwDutnslCaQ-qODGOG_lec" width="180" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>And I picked up a crowler of Dunkelweizen Bier!<br /><br /><iframe src="https://ridewithgps.com/embeds?type=trip&id=123409929&title=Maybrook%20Rail%20Trail&sampleGraph=true" style="width: 1px; min-width: 100%; height: 700px; border: none;" scrolling="no"></iframe></div></div><div><br /><p></p></div></div>Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06617819080031235854noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13216480.post-71224410613657568072023-06-01T23:00:00.001-04:002023-06-09T10:29:13.771-04:00Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgEtB-63f9df9yzzPc1mvQEmDQTUbVwdZ6YeRk2jf6RB14-2l0rz9zB2A_RJB6iLeniqks0sU_PFi9h77vJjf_uCgXhwfhVtNePVGMB08EVj__uosLBToLzAaN4tvM-kCtrrincwTnJux759T3-E_i5Il-u2zG3R8BAVIWkimsDk00kutUpUmc" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgEtB-63f9df9yzzPc1mvQEmDQTUbVwdZ6YeRk2jf6RB14-2l0rz9zB2A_RJB6iLeniqks0sU_PFi9h77vJjf_uCgXhwfhVtNePVGMB08EVj__uosLBToLzAaN4tvM-kCtrrincwTnJux759T3-E_i5Il-u2zG3R8BAVIWkimsDk00kutUpUmc=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">While researching famous people buried in nearby for another post I found out that Johnny Winter was a former resident of Easton, CT and was buried in Union Cemetery at the corner of Rt 59, Sport Hill, and Rt 136. Supposedly, this same cemetery is supposed to be <a href="https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/connecticut/union-cemetery-ct-2/" target="_blank">haunted</a>, too. This haunting sounds like people mistaking deer for ghosts.</div><span><a name='more'></a></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiyl69817usOB1lmvRTmufqkivT75ST50fcxGM8S7z-QAXo5IOdDysLjGZlucozT3qbeyCaG4_qXLZXnVq3vzNuVaLyN04ewsnFKPEy4_azQX_aiy8_baKifVHDcmXebWPWFjyaZcua1eTsDwSaONsSG-jowIjztSuzfkET0NqCAnyBf8SfEUc" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiyl69817usOB1lmvRTmufqkivT75ST50fcxGM8S7z-QAXo5IOdDysLjGZlucozT3qbeyCaG4_qXLZXnVq3vzNuVaLyN04ewsnFKPEy4_azQX_aiy8_baKifVHDcmXebWPWFjyaZcua1eTsDwSaONsSG-jowIjztSuzfkET0NqCAnyBf8SfEUc=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div>Since this cemetery is located in the town from where Riding Club Ilumenati holds their weekly night rides I thought it only fitting that one of our rides should pass by Johnny Winter's grave. There are some other supposedly haunts that we ride through and by on our rides including <a href="https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/connecticut/velvet-street-ct/" target="_blank">Dracula Drive</a>, aka Velvet Street in Trumbull, and Golden Hill Cemetery in Monroe where the <a href="https://www.damnedct.com/hannah-cranna/" target="_blank">Wicked Witch of Monroe</a>, Hannah Cranna, is buried. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh_dnNXB1Pz-5TV_GhmqlEHeGGvtLASP5Nd3ND4CP2A7Bh6d0XxmfXjwed49yA-qm80fElKQaRMdsw3WiU8EKcZC_CRugmeVvvFmBHOumlJBMKbuRIfYwF2Ivt00KBAnhGL4j04vozZtTU-EUHM5k8IBgWTnYvI1L5NswQCm_2rO-JBmRlTpb4" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh_dnNXB1Pz-5TV_GhmqlEHeGGvtLASP5Nd3ND4CP2A7Bh6d0XxmfXjwed49yA-qm80fElKQaRMdsw3WiU8EKcZC_CRugmeVvvFmBHOumlJBMKbuRIfYwF2Ivt00KBAnhGL4j04vozZtTU-EUHM5k8IBgWTnYvI1L5NswQCm_2rO-JBmRlTpb4=w240-h320" width="240" /></a></div><br />We were supposed to ride this route last week but we ended up doing a shorter route due to the rain. Yes, we got soaked, but it was still a good ride. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhJt-HJazVDjCCBnvEZf1W7NZ-l5JERlct5etrE4GZ_WfhQGzAHqjW_G5w5TwgMnJnTboQ27lxQFXAo8bj-1Zg76_yxMmauCjjd9tRyWUk4-xNtxoE-eUaw2W6mX6HSZWR31XE5teuETIBnv4g7hvGLih7txI3hvkvzYe0gfGa-XP8snicfn64" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhJt-HJazVDjCCBnvEZf1W7NZ-l5JERlct5etrE4GZ_WfhQGzAHqjW_G5w5TwgMnJnTboQ27lxQFXAo8bj-1Zg76_yxMmauCjjd9tRyWUk4-xNtxoE-eUaw2W6mX6HSZWR31XE5teuETIBnv4g7hvGLih7txI3hvkvzYe0gfGa-XP8snicfn64" width="180" /></a></div><br />Today's starting point had to be moved back to Samuel Staples School because Easton was conducting a Pride Flag raising ceremony and we couldn't park at the Library/Police Department parking lot where we usually meet. Maybe there was a little haunting taking place after all.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgotgMudxVTGpc4Jqq8ELOIKwMqf3nw7czAxnHC48EUaDBu5fLAc3RGRBXElc1d9k0ZporTGDs1m7LMGf78O9_GUWSG6bKj1gTr3I69t6-UfoC2GpzlyHL7uiDtl7FTDpSAfc4eRoO3cBmKVMnHEG_-vcpBFQQGPSRtfp73th6bvUkb_RA4WD8" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgotgMudxVTGpc4Jqq8ELOIKwMqf3nw7czAxnHC48EUaDBu5fLAc3RGRBXElc1d9k0ZporTGDs1m7LMGf78O9_GUWSG6bKj1gTr3I69t6-UfoC2GpzlyHL7uiDtl7FTDpSAfc4eRoO3cBmKVMnHEG_-vcpBFQQGPSRtfp73th6bvUkb_RA4WD8" width="320" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We stopped at the cemetery while it was still light so there wasn't any perceived creepiness.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgEckOIc7j9BtknJcYLgYzVQ5orMvUD1uHqLljllmNZzzx3f9DHDriUh8Qf_5gPXNvV1vl8CkPPmU0v2aoNtH4-c_rll-dfCl62vFFmerb2AFLbT7ZNqS2CTYv7Z9DcCD8Hc-4Aew1c_GlwfXBY3FpIN_W7R_khB-ugBBNtT126iDW3QCvfluU" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgEckOIc7j9BtknJcYLgYzVQ5orMvUD1uHqLljllmNZzzx3f9DHDriUh8Qf_5gPXNvV1vl8CkPPmU0v2aoNtH4-c_rll-dfCl62vFFmerb2AFLbT7ZNqS2CTYv7Z9DcCD8Hc-4Aew1c_GlwfXBY3FpIN_W7R_khB-ugBBNtT126iDW3QCvfluU=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br />The moon was particularly bright as dusk settled in</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj69GjcsaFWeTzCio2tbnM3wlGPste3K8wd4WwOw7J0Rx9P4eDYUmchdPJzhJJ7MuO_KorKlHCOaERK4tIEIig2j_lWsvOhWgIIvTM4z0nx4TWkJN6_EqqyHybqnEqa-DFEoMPsbZSKZZ_KPbYxjVvUpAclIpkLcwtzNtFoBHmxC3YJovk6jYw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj69GjcsaFWeTzCio2tbnM3wlGPste3K8wd4WwOw7J0Rx9P4eDYUmchdPJzhJJ7MuO_KorKlHCOaERK4tIEIig2j_lWsvOhWgIIvTM4z0nx4TWkJN6_EqqyHybqnEqa-DFEoMPsbZSKZZ_KPbYxjVvUpAclIpkLcwtzNtFoBHmxC3YJovk6jYw=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br />We tailgated at the school but it was short lived due to all the mosquitos. </div></div><br /><br /><br /></div><p></p>Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06617819080031235854noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13216480.post-82730466615323206232023-05-29T14:44:00.001-04:002023-06-09T10:08:37.138-04:00Memorial Day ride with Will<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhm6u3qrV_mPjMpETPb1sQRJ0plvsYlIg9Bbh3Ca8XCsiSU86sON-flYT9SwoI-3d3cul56Zi2rfuqlLZwubDOoA-imD54KabracX4sPaHtRKFOeIDEphhG1568HX4rwVk0ATmRVsYcl5UbSV1C8b1oimfcMXqE9wu2QV4-8zHXG_yNULrbNn0" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhm6u3qrV_mPjMpETPb1sQRJ0plvsYlIg9Bbh3Ca8XCsiSU86sON-flYT9SwoI-3d3cul56Zi2rfuqlLZwubDOoA-imD54KabracX4sPaHtRKFOeIDEphhG1568HX4rwVk0ATmRVsYcl5UbSV1C8b1oimfcMXqE9wu2QV4-8zHXG_yNULrbNn0" width="320" /></a></div><br />BBQ plans were all askew this Memorial Day with family going all over the place but one thing was for certain, my brother-in-law, Will, and I were going to ride. He came out to Fairfield on Metro North and I planned a ride that pass by not just the usual three beaches that I always ride to, but a fourth one, too.<p></p><p><span></span></p><a name='more'></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjHLwWRT-xFYljjLdkX_owiEQygpU_Cy5qVvOGeoEUaAbl61s4ky1zQznEtTwn5H4vha7JWWgMS7Zp0SdTq3D7aYgeB3rgfk-kWNx7wmUyXfFtW2NcAkiseSDjVW9XLPCLWc93TtVAK53wTtvsO4krtDZrEWEXYgnc4wp5YfjsKFK07v8-Kwx0" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjHLwWRT-xFYljjLdkX_owiEQygpU_Cy5qVvOGeoEUaAbl61s4ky1zQznEtTwn5H4vha7JWWgMS7Zp0SdTq3D7aYgeB3rgfk-kWNx7wmUyXfFtW2NcAkiseSDjVW9XLPCLWc93TtVAK53wTtvsO4krtDZrEWEXYgnc4wp5YfjsKFK07v8-Kwx0=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br />I got to the Fairfield Station early and had breakfast while waiting for him to arrive. His train was a few minutes delayed.<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEia0aergnnE3oPwKkSmVNccFVRceWubnpGoN8kqA72Y4jSGZdsxbHc_IEKV2DFNqOQ34BXDwq5seFr0svPL11LaI5c9dQB-Xm7UdCmVKw89mgIFLI8xoOU86NJhk9RImWTvzRdd6xZSg1BZTWl6Fs31ju_CVRYnoBuNriIGC6Y2dDAWI6L_31A" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEia0aergnnE3oPwKkSmVNccFVRceWubnpGoN8kqA72Y4jSGZdsxbHc_IEKV2DFNqOQ34BXDwq5seFr0svPL11LaI5c9dQB-Xm7UdCmVKw89mgIFLI8xoOU86NJhk9RImWTvzRdd6xZSg1BZTWl6Fs31ju_CVRYnoBuNriIGC6Y2dDAWI6L_31A" width="180" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then we headed over to the Citgo for a pre-ride facility break - best place in town!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEioba3s77jYK6W6i77ElJqqy7D25Z61M9BCyz0UP7IMuFM4AQcluDNgeLMkynwtjIYGtNXxjQ3PjWZxjak2TzSkJMLCXzqKNicJK-4hI1LCngsEbAtqW9TPHUUJE9W8_E48rB94ynhn8gAPy3YtkBLjBonwmQ-kb-xZediGqxApTFJj-ELTPsk" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEioba3s77jYK6W6i77ElJqqy7D25Z61M9BCyz0UP7IMuFM4AQcluDNgeLMkynwtjIYGtNXxjQ3PjWZxjak2TzSkJMLCXzqKNicJK-4hI1LCngsEbAtqW9TPHUUJE9W8_E48rB94ynhn8gAPy3YtkBLjBonwmQ-kb-xZediGqxApTFJj-ELTPsk" width="180" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Living in Newtown, I have been lulled into complacency, because we don't do a Memorial Day Parade.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjcEAZA6YeBrMm5xBvMyrU3CMr2fmWvCYZc6iBT0mmW-9xQboGuTbij1jWMmXzlyMTys_rsYtYdCPVJp9ZuRree7hhr0uyoEbPl9mvKDEYYcwLi5qz6lgvugzbWdvWpzNKp6Eg_xsnPohssfXuJTP-y8e-8bayWjHJ_hCqgmFKXm1B9d36udxo" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjcEAZA6YeBrMm5xBvMyrU3CMr2fmWvCYZc6iBT0mmW-9xQboGuTbij1jWMmXzlyMTys_rsYtYdCPVJp9ZuRree7hhr0uyoEbPl9mvKDEYYcwLi5qz6lgvugzbWdvWpzNKp6Eg_xsnPohssfXuJTP-y8e-8bayWjHJ_hCqgmFKXm1B9d36udxo" width="180" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Rather, our Labor Day Parade kills two birds with one stone.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjbjfJb8gc2_M47Nm55K9jq8ZZHvUkiX99bfCuYdv0h2CWerd-e-rWAA9JY0yi85GaxD1EOBdjvRjEBnaagfL1lERJxMxfqdjBcZF3-T66R7JtlFR4uhdyVv4UxTaGgKq6fG53aiLJVVytk9sAyh7_Clq-AEPgejF-sEMukbcPmrLuXyyeRdIg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjbjfJb8gc2_M47Nm55K9jq8ZZHvUkiX99bfCuYdv0h2CWerd-e-rWAA9JY0yi85GaxD1EOBdjvRjEBnaagfL1lERJxMxfqdjBcZF3-T66R7JtlFR4uhdyVv4UxTaGgKq6fG53aiLJVVytk9sAyh7_Clq-AEPgejF-sEMukbcPmrLuXyyeRdIg" width="180" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Pyramid Shriners were in town for Fairfield's Parade.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhz0f9jpusAS1oN9-5ptLUiasJW6Kc25dr82IWRXhDehPCXFZ_KbbUTx10hyGgqbCetmHQ9G8ISiLV9EHM772GeEb4J_EDQ_lMb1sdgHAiFtv-8jgt0_G4Z1huJn7lO95OzwvwfVU3JHeYxn6xwF0JrgroDhZ3g50Yjwr11wEpkzDnM7nnu3t0" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhz0f9jpusAS1oN9-5ptLUiasJW6Kc25dr82IWRXhDehPCXFZ_KbbUTx10hyGgqbCetmHQ9G8ISiLV9EHM772GeEb4J_EDQ_lMb1sdgHAiFtv-8jgt0_G4Z1huJn7lO95OzwvwfVU3JHeYxn6xwF0JrgroDhZ3g50Yjwr11wEpkzDnM7nnu3t0" width="180" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Fortunately for us, the parade started at 10 and we started rolling at 9.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhF8ZdixJ_5im0wkdLU_EiOjfV9Wyce4zXb85Q4TXkrLB0eJZFCWQ5rKWSWENiq1y-SxnPIrR-9CLYjnxZ_FMADNXHfAZc6Z63_JaVCRqsvgzb_xm0Bc7Sf8IDRGe-v790FN_rF2OrVoCGBBbLZRMyLzg23xdmtDcIy2jzWxq5yds56Nhf9t7s" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhF8ZdixJ_5im0wkdLU_EiOjfV9Wyce4zXb85Q4TXkrLB0eJZFCWQ5rKWSWENiq1y-SxnPIrR-9CLYjnxZ_FMADNXHfAZc6Z63_JaVCRqsvgzb_xm0Bc7Sf8IDRGe-v790FN_rF2OrVoCGBBbLZRMyLzg23xdmtDcIy2jzWxq5yds56Nhf9t7s" width="180" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I think the last minute changes I made to the route will bypass any other town parades.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhQ6zoogZ0gnXKV2IEuyS6h30UzFKZmCgnpQXDRkFUnC4Qp-ae3js7LxOubtfhxsJLC28oJXNzOENRccL1FS2d8VTZc_d9Yl4927CQX80pPaaQzHkxJCvIZOS6hxAAOV48BBQ8jGd-daLcgUwHLqg73ldfbJSVjwzUdOoPnFfkMrO7_6w4LZJI" style="margin-left: 1em; 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On my usual Coastal Connecticut Rides we ride past Combo, Southport and Penfield Beaches but I threw in CP to add some distance to the route.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjffESPJRnYUy7wJ6G5kxNLT4bSRXcYGmgJw9eOZZa-cIAHXG_CML4aqKnUSBF2Z_crC3_wsl3Wcsos7QulXugl19Br4X1fjRpuyQPadzzhwSef3eNXSUAM3fB6D2FNq9CyhztcgluFf3Q8i4ZHEYKp7anxLuNDqYgmoPd8kglLcja6oGNbF5c" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjffESPJRnYUy7wJ6G5kxNLT4bSRXcYGmgJw9eOZZa-cIAHXG_CML4aqKnUSBF2Z_crC3_wsl3Wcsos7QulXugl19Br4X1fjRpuyQPadzzhwSef3eNXSUAM3fB6D2FNq9CyhztcgluFf3Q8i4ZHEYKp7anxLuNDqYgmoPd8kglLcja6oGNbF5c=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br />I took will over the access way on the Saugatuck River train bridge, one of my favorites.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was pretty windy and of course it was coming from the Northeast, so it was a head wind back to Fairfield.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEii-NZr9PXqecn9EOKno3bsWk9ykc8mQBJSQ5AXhH63Ji6_a1r5vVkHYE9fbvQ4zN6pg5gnKMXm7SmraPccNFmG9H5WK3Kc7tSH5hW0JGqlMRlC1hGj5ckSfY1NeMTRyyyovLQdPrUbHxKAemJa8igAbDpYqmpE1A7jh8qfeF22fv0cIPjQAWs" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEii-NZr9PXqecn9EOKno3bsWk9ykc8mQBJSQ5AXhH63Ji6_a1r5vVkHYE9fbvQ4zN6pg5gnKMXm7SmraPccNFmG9H5WK3Kc7tSH5hW0JGqlMRlC1hGj5ckSfY1NeMTRyyyovLQdPrUbHxKAemJa8igAbDpYqmpE1A7jh8qfeF22fv0cIPjQAWs" width="320" /></a></div><br />We bypassed Beachside Avenue because it's all torn up with construction and then rode past Southport Beach.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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min-width: 100%; height: 700px; border: none;" scrolling="no"></iframe></div></div><br /><p></p>Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06617819080031235854noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13216480.post-65622166166924450022023-05-21T15:30:00.096-04:002023-05-26T22:01:14.853-04:002023 Bloomin' Metric with Dad<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhz_XAzX_DkH95bLGhfObS3qie1FJHbxpD_PNlOdxtRK8kASzGvYl6FjSH8708OsSjCz3jokwr0tm0ny8dUBEv4YgAuwwRpylxubTJft-mbyGydzldPzAy8D0RN3Q6DY1pxoGGEONVBMOScOyOpUoZ7I_ST_g-UbQFTBBVNYsvRnU3vxtuZbvE" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2847" data-original-width="3309" height="275" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhz_XAzX_DkH95bLGhfObS3qie1FJHbxpD_PNlOdxtRK8kASzGvYl6FjSH8708OsSjCz3jokwr0tm0ny8dUBEv4YgAuwwRpylxubTJft-mbyGydzldPzAy8D0RN3Q6DY1pxoGGEONVBMOScOyOpUoZ7I_ST_g-UbQFTBBVNYsvRnU3vxtuZbvE=w320-h275" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">My dad is 80 years old and he's still riding. Granted, he mostly rides in doors on a trainer but when I suggested we ride this year's Bloomin' Metric he started riding every day for the last two months just to get ready. Back in <a href="https://www.cyclesnack.com/2010/05/tandeming-bloomin-metric.html" target="_blank">2010</a> was the first time I rode the Bloomin' with my daughter, Katie, on a <a href="https://www.cyclesnack.com/search/label/Tandem" target="_blank">Burley Tandem Bike</a> that I borrowed from a friend and eventually ended up buying from him. I also rode the tandem with my son, Elliot, too.</div><span><a name='more'></a></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEicgfCZhTx0jBwo8nLTuipDbohkiLP_cudiuWXA_4dh6z8Ofob_SQ6Y3UWbMQs-LB9S4hxSlEmjLrAySdjM9WglHJz98DLTwTd11YNy8WqzqohDohAdq42rILJwcMflQiC1ysVVqXOchP-QEFOQGTXlkGkQCWJBp_dNQ5mXnbEtuiy2j3rS_t0" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEicgfCZhTx0jBwo8nLTuipDbohkiLP_cudiuWXA_4dh6z8Ofob_SQ6Y3UWbMQs-LB9S4hxSlEmjLrAySdjM9WglHJz98DLTwTd11YNy8WqzqohDohAdq42rILJwcMflQiC1ysVVqXOchP-QEFOQGTXlkGkQCWJBp_dNQ5mXnbEtuiy2j3rS_t0" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">The last time I rode the Bloomin' Metric with my father was in <a href="https://www.cyclesnack.com/2019/06/2019-131-km-bloomin-metric-ride.html" target="_blank">2019</a> and on that ride, I rode 131 KM, starting from Newtown at 5:45 AM, meeting my dad and riding the 40K route, having lunch with him and then riding home. This time, however, I brought my <a href="https://www.cyclesnack.com/search/label/JustGoodBeer" target="_blank">singlespeed</a> that I built for the 5 Boro Tour that never happened.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhhV2Mks75NPUENQsdYNrKElD_xZ2NvNXfNH-X36vHEmi_m8e4m0u-OsMQtD-nhcb9ruRmG9XWVUafakwDbECFrfM5ghos6E87L6DXojDkBkvx6gCMty1oWChZ1s56H6quYQdrEQoB6fHNgi4YlH-j6HQju99GzQtU_iiSMylKt36AkKNFA1Ak" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2350" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhhV2Mks75NPUENQsdYNrKElD_xZ2NvNXfNH-X36vHEmi_m8e4m0u-OsMQtD-nhcb9ruRmG9XWVUafakwDbECFrfM5ghos6E87L6DXojDkBkvx6gCMty1oWChZ1s56H6quYQdrEQoB6fHNgi4YlH-j6HQju99GzQtU_iiSMylKt36AkKNFA1Ak" width="309" /></a></div><br />On the first climb, on Bronson Road, this guy on a Tall Bike passed us so I caught up with him to take some video and pictures.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjygx6F90m9IodAbjWDMP0URKpHL2tlvvfHv1wgadTUj8_aAXAkYZLcvnE1ew1qQCBDewmwAYZN_xjV6x6P6_HoMMgGryI4K2dGL5fR1r1t6igTO-iZ3x_zbuGhS7iotMsltn-5v4MBZ9xZ3K4EST9CIBCZkBSZJmNu_WwMQmoQOEbZYJTtYtM" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="305" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjygx6F90m9IodAbjWDMP0URKpHL2tlvvfHv1wgadTUj8_aAXAkYZLcvnE1ew1qQCBDewmwAYZN_xjV6x6P6_HoMMgGryI4K2dGL5fR1r1t6igTO-iZ3x_zbuGhS7iotMsltn-5v4MBZ9xZ3K4EST9CIBCZkBSZJmNu_WwMQmoQOEbZYJTtYtM=w305-h400" width="305" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">While my dad walked the hill I would ride up to the top, turn around and descend to bottom and ride back up again. I did this for just about every hill we walked up.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhyYNVrqckfgMPq3P6O_TgM_27TMH_y7J35Twc9lC2awmMN7TzCh8U5y9cZ1hfhEfaSH7Nb9eDvbHTSyXygymOzeXo2IgHruYWBu17VvTc8YUTzUigcr1g3rJ7VJMT-QSSD4rFVn30WCGUfYR7zpQ08UHQM2A9B8wU7BDlSwXGvQoqxmtUDhPQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhyYNVrqckfgMPq3P6O_TgM_27TMH_y7J35Twc9lC2awmMN7TzCh8U5y9cZ1hfhEfaSH7Nb9eDvbHTSyXygymOzeXo2IgHruYWBu17VvTc8YUTzUigcr1g3rJ7VJMT-QSSD4rFVn30WCGUfYR7zpQ08UHQM2A9B8wU7BDlSwXGvQoqxmtUDhPQ" width="320" /></a></div><br />We hit the rest stop at Bayberry Lane and selection was awesome. There were cookies, PB&Js, trail mix, crackers, Kind and Cliff bars, pickles, pickle juice, Gatorade, and of course water. After a little chit chat we headed out to finish the last 16K of the ride.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjvSj6AxDuJ-hZVvNsx5DqLIP28R6YX-dkvJsijGLKMdA_VL_0oxCujJ5vtP3Ed3-_ojYIxBsP1-UEKaNsjSmrjXPZVFQwYXos8rw9WWP6V30fZENddIEJm-l8R_uJ-2OMKmoYgy7EjLNwGshPzuM0t5JNMzS9YUrXrtTAiHtJkgqfP_791i4g" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="638" data-original-width="638" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjvSj6AxDuJ-hZVvNsx5DqLIP28R6YX-dkvJsijGLKMdA_VL_0oxCujJ5vtP3Ed3-_ojYIxBsP1-UEKaNsjSmrjXPZVFQwYXos8rw9WWP6V30fZENddIEJm-l8R_uJ-2OMKmoYgy7EjLNwGshPzuM0t5JNMzS9YUrXrtTAiHtJkgqfP_791i4g" width="240" /></a></div><br />There were a lot less food trucks afterwards from the last time I rode the Bloomin Metric and very few merchants' tents. There were signs up for where they were supposed to set up but they weren't there. Overall, it seemed this year was somewhat sparsely attended. </div></div></div></div><p></p>Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06617819080031235854noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13216480.post-22985002603142148542023-05-19T23:00:00.001-04:002023-05-26T09:51:19.503-04:00Riding the Middle Finger<p style="text-align: justify;">My Middle Finger Route is a 45 mile route from my house, or any point along the way, that is one loop. As some you know who ride with me, I have routing dysphoria in which I don't like having any overlap to my routes. You don't get that with this one, that's for sure. It's one of my favorites because of the many sights along the way and towards the end of the route there is an ice cream place, bakeries, cafes, and a brewery to replenish all the carbs you just burnt.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhK8VpRDIaO8AeOVN9ritN3THflMcCkXLjLrzQmKPP-zdl-5hJK1VowARDkQLAZ5bTQ5g-7MAtymkqG1_HtdbcHu3Fpve2TjtywI6eFiz-_yt2Q_-SFHuX7i1z0Iv-umYKwwLeu2unuO_tZXyKe4GFXtQ_unnUpCNBm4OfWJDM9gaOPay55ajE" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhK8VpRDIaO8AeOVN9ritN3THflMcCkXLjLrzQmKPP-zdl-5hJK1VowARDkQLAZ5bTQ5g-7MAtymkqG1_HtdbcHu3Fpve2TjtywI6eFiz-_yt2Q_-SFHuX7i1z0Iv-umYKwwLeu2unuO_tZXyKe4GFXtQ_unnUpCNBm4OfWJDM9gaOPay55ajE=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Don't you hate showing up to a ride and only discover that you have a flat tire? That's what happened to Scotty Friday when I invited him to ride from my house on my Middle Finger Route through the Litchfield Hills. Kind of apropo in a way, you just want to throw the bird at that tube! I gave him a spare tube from my box of tricks and we got him rolling in no time.</p><span><a name='more'></a></span><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiYAQhM9lxXrYnaRmsOZO9Wr5C7aAeVg-jl0KoXNBNo9I3GfbFdMwvoLbNdT5mRDi6B7AAhYJFiI2tROoHh396eXesOM9LgHwauSuww5OVL51nONyPANXco8FQAUPs7tz6aLRT_iTmmp-pbJu24CZGGqIDP2es8u2_9HoMmNel4e12Qe3Irmho" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="790" data-original-width="878" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiYAQhM9lxXrYnaRmsOZO9Wr5C7aAeVg-jl0KoXNBNo9I3GfbFdMwvoLbNdT5mRDi6B7AAhYJFiI2tROoHh396eXesOM9LgHwauSuww5OVL51nONyPANXco8FQAUPs7tz6aLRT_iTmmp-pbJu24CZGGqIDP2es8u2_9HoMmNel4e12Qe3Irmho=w320-h288" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">You could easily ride this route from anywhere along the route. Some good starting spots are the Pond Brook Boat Ramp, Reverie Brewing Company, or Sandy Hook. From the Chez Cyclesnack you descend down to the Pond Brook Boat Ramp and then start a series of climbing rollers and then descend down to the Steel Bridge crossing over Lake Lillinonah. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiehFK3CtdCPvkBQfPqFjp2863lk0MJs5jmZRRauuTdrcj8_QRkyJgXb4Yd88_UaeHO5coZJsqAj38qY0z0joyhf8dkZuAD-ccOY08CpJ5aIqHbgo_jz9_ZJ1RZAbKbn_ysEzRe4MYDctEYo0KzbOAFnoNTC9GrRIfQSKunJad681pToCL9EI0" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="356" data-original-width="303" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiehFK3CtdCPvkBQfPqFjp2863lk0MJs5jmZRRauuTdrcj8_QRkyJgXb4Yd88_UaeHO5coZJsqAj38qY0z0joyhf8dkZuAD-ccOY08CpJ5aIqHbgo_jz9_ZJ1RZAbKbn_ysEzRe4MYDctEYo0KzbOAFnoNTC9GrRIfQSKunJad681pToCL9EI0" width="204" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Once over the bridge the real fun begins. You can punish yourself by climbing up Northrup Street. </div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhAs5-r4hcUCTUU9qAF7xUUiDvpJwYt-tlBbs46p7qDgZzL9wMsgpVsCqNwc1y_oWempx2v52-eoj2qhLXR6A2B9DYsVelncKY4A6GwnI5qnhKArIGupswgfz22v4HNG6yc9QUG0h1mx5m0sgJmzv0-yQDGg5SGZW_a3XrG1Ud3gbx9f45qXo4" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="757" data-original-width="1115" height="271" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhAs5-r4hcUCTUU9qAF7xUUiDvpJwYt-tlBbs46p7qDgZzL9wMsgpVsCqNwc1y_oWempx2v52-eoj2qhLXR6A2B9DYsVelncKY4A6GwnI5qnhKArIGupswgfz22v4HNG6yc9QUG0h1mx5m0sgJmzv0-yQDGg5SGZW_a3XrG1Ud3gbx9f45qXo4=w400-h271" width="400" /></a></div><br />A class 4 hill that immediately takes you off of Rt 133</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiUxtj0PJBOpgT__BU8pxnBlwU9kSbz2BpIHLB4NqMvHsIMfvcPIN_Iqa32sHeNuiXK4WxsomQPP8tetFvGtEqsz499g_VXzpVG5l7ERRF5-TwgnfL-mJwc6b7wg_GAKkt8jcF5b3ErvA4frwWfZGszGOFLLRIuJBUmQ52TLMN8roHnu-JNzqg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="781" data-original-width="902" height="347" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiUxtj0PJBOpgT__BU8pxnBlwU9kSbz2BpIHLB4NqMvHsIMfvcPIN_Iqa32sHeNuiXK4WxsomQPP8tetFvGtEqsz499g_VXzpVG5l7ERRF5-TwgnfL-mJwc6b7wg_GAKkt8jcF5b3ErvA4frwWfZGszGOFLLRIuJBUmQ52TLMN8roHnu-JNzqg=w400-h347" width="400" /></a></div><br />or brave Rt 133 a bit more to Wewaka Brook,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEijR7Ij04mikhMcCe8g6rCptM33cj6QQ0EmnyFmk15O2xZoFBP_SPdzDhCRXDAxDIvzJby5SIYbuT0KSRRznIp_MZpTdPvbLMtALi4elG1ynYN6gzpnKZ86rayfRNfI8mIZGodLWe5rJhP5S9dS4AkV75HzBuPYA5yhz9cF00GyM-LegbwQZi8" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="448" data-original-width="302" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEijR7Ij04mikhMcCe8g6rCptM33cj6QQ0EmnyFmk15O2xZoFBP_SPdzDhCRXDAxDIvzJby5SIYbuT0KSRRznIp_MZpTdPvbLMtALi4elG1ynYN6gzpnKZ86rayfRNfI8mIZGodLWe5rJhP5S9dS4AkV75HzBuPYA5yhz9cF00GyM-LegbwQZi8=w270-h400" width="270" /></a></div><br />the shoulder is decent, too.</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiO2RbGZhBnQSOs7KKUi4tvV9C3S5OmYtOUac_Xs8hFT1GSKaHog3PvyK9NkKDrH5E5wIsA1NLWuEgzoJGVQ61lnfhTkDY4fjgzEL9ig7tgkXGdDJhHRHj0A_TEbxfWDxadMXQ9dc6f0rrWbGNDWaAcAWqeVGKmEU-95UXPtPlIZtu_gkwZrLg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiO2RbGZhBnQSOs7KKUi4tvV9C3S5OmYtOUac_Xs8hFT1GSKaHog3PvyK9NkKDrH5E5wIsA1NLWuEgzoJGVQ61lnfhTkDY4fjgzEL9ig7tgkXGdDJhHRHj0A_TEbxfWDxadMXQ9dc6f0rrWbGNDWaAcAWqeVGKmEU-95UXPtPlIZtu_gkwZrLg" width="320" /></a></div><br />Personally, I prefer this way so I get to ride by the old mill that is being renovated to see what progress they have made. 100 yards past the mill is the turn onto Wewaka Brook. Climb up Wewaka to Hut Hill and then ride along the ridge behind Bridgewater. At the end, turn right onto Clapboard Road and start the descent into Roxbury.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhmhkZZihbmOkleJ9SAJa6SPYBpSNU8xCwMMNIYDE7EyVi2TOFncZMtB4ljWsVfxJOCnlMUIfwlHic4SgAyUKey-V_0kkgzeM_39hTQVzJN9UFYJxxP8Zd0hwIW8nPpQ5b7E6CkcE0ww_HK8bZul4PCd6ioPwt0KzHVZuO7bHt7owVJ1QFp3Fk" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="506" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhmhkZZihbmOkleJ9SAJa6SPYBpSNU8xCwMMNIYDE7EyVi2TOFncZMtB4ljWsVfxJOCnlMUIfwlHic4SgAyUKey-V_0kkgzeM_39hTQVzJN9UFYJxxP8Zd0hwIW8nPpQ5b7E6CkcE0ww_HK8bZul4PCd6ioPwt0KzHVZuO7bHt7owVJ1QFp3Fk=w304-h320" width="304" /></a></div></div><br /></div>At the intersection with Rt 67 turn right and the descent continues. When it flattens out you will pass by the Blue Barns and the entrance to the Shepaug Rail Trail. Stay on Rt 67 to Roxbury Station. You could take Wellers Bridge but its narrow and steep, and that's where the majority of the cars go so it's really busy. I prefer to continue riding Rt 67 because it has less cars, kind of ironic for a numbered road and the scenery is so much better. </div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiXaBPxvAFsV3tNcH1o5GNoknhbGxRguLpshAEYSN0qnnAiFEJ28eWP8umQpwREBwSw6edJBlCCEye8Pi3ov6vEY27Xeb3YpS2KbH-CqAxpJIgyCyZj8C3lcB35KMiGTSk_3lkf3kgYXnXHldbgS3W19QkmRpLX4bQhf1nW-DjUj-iYG4aHKNY" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="312" data-original-width="210" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiXaBPxvAFsV3tNcH1o5GNoknhbGxRguLpshAEYSN0qnnAiFEJ28eWP8umQpwREBwSw6edJBlCCEye8Pi3ov6vEY27Xeb3YpS2KbH-CqAxpJIgyCyZj8C3lcB35KMiGTSk_3lkf3kgYXnXHldbgS3W19QkmRpLX4bQhf1nW-DjUj-iYG4aHKNY=w270-h400" width="270" /></a></div><br /></div><div>There is a cool dam on the Shepaug River on the west of the ride just past the distillery. It's picturesque stretch of road along the river. The road curves away from the river and starts to climb.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj4BuIIHcX7-TWXLpo46V4wLumh0nkK9MhSG3NvEVa3ovWfY_9CWHvgACuql5JssDK5D2w0IxTQgiDBvrNZBUYa5mRV9AyfnZvjH7_HxYinDZvfAp_-LXPqwSMX-Zf8KaXK4_HS5HCApcfnSKLkeHQko-xiGlQO-s3OPiFi_3qgyzaeEZMw1ac" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj4BuIIHcX7-TWXLpo46V4wLumh0nkK9MhSG3NvEVa3ovWfY_9CWHvgACuql5JssDK5D2w0IxTQgiDBvrNZBUYa5mRV9AyfnZvjH7_HxYinDZvfAp_-LXPqwSMX-Zf8KaXK4_HS5HCApcfnSKLkeHQko-xiGlQO-s3OPiFi_3qgyzaeEZMw1ac=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">We found some black butter on the first curve of Rt 67 but unfortunately it didn't last long and it doesn't look like the rest of Rt 67 up to the intersection with Rt 199 is going get any new pavement soon. Shame because this stretch is not the greatest.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhDQ9zrD8B3-jWDgNiG5phT3-laOtXjhsYo_ZbQkDiopzkJudplbJ88Ge5T-s4pqEfLLUHshZzKj1NB9T6cV6KcwJs55wfuBefvOgFfuON-mUaX7RR6JywuBGAUOHmRZ0WosfGOjT87XkE_SJ-hIj43HFEBXoScn3skSl-qTqbFTLEbpHG6_m8" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhDQ9zrD8B3-jWDgNiG5phT3-laOtXjhsYo_ZbQkDiopzkJudplbJ88Ge5T-s4pqEfLLUHshZzKj1NB9T6cV6KcwJs55wfuBefvOgFfuON-mUaX7RR6JywuBGAUOHmRZ0WosfGOjT87XkE_SJ-hIj43HFEBXoScn3skSl-qTqbFTLEbpHG6_m8=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br />Rt 67 winds around past the intersection with Rt 199 and then is flat through the center of Roxbury. You will pass by Great Oak Cemetery where Arthur Miller and Richard Widmark are buried. Marilyn Monroe was married to Arthur Miller but she isn't buried here. At the town green, really a little triangle in the road, where Rt 67 intersects with Wellers Bridge, the road does a little dog leg and turns south towards Southbury. We continued east on what becomes Rt 341 but turn shortly onto Painter Hill Road.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhB26VNh2XuLQCkgRf9PXxh4F-iJ9KuatsFSV29UlHAU99HNzF-45KapHiAz7DdacQmrBTuhlFMA4SimHQo_rxc42oHk7FXBLrbYZPr2gJijmcQAwbRRBpLpVd0ivDj4w7vyYW0yMG7Cl-pBt1oW7nSSzRDWCqoamCPKk5ynj6v-LqCTUnllSE" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="814" data-original-width="889" height="366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhB26VNh2XuLQCkgRf9PXxh4F-iJ9KuatsFSV29UlHAU99HNzF-45KapHiAz7DdacQmrBTuhlFMA4SimHQo_rxc42oHk7FXBLrbYZPr2gJijmcQAwbRRBpLpVd0ivDj4w7vyYW0yMG7Cl-pBt1oW7nSSzRDWCqoamCPKk5ynj6v-LqCTUnllSE=w400-h366" width="400" /></a></div><br />Painter Hill is one of my favorite climbs and unless I am riding gravel, which by the way I do so frequently through Roxbury, I ride this way every time. Three quarters of the way up the hill you come to Topland Farms, which was started by Dorothy Diebold and her husband. There's a dirt road just east of the farm named after her. Toplands is an active farm with numerous cattle, wheat and corn fields. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjQgcRgchbh1y4wah_uzqqcCYqaKg4RJenESZGdvrgQKFuSub_ptFc-SfznudlfeM07Yb0bwzF_KnMjCMModqC4inC99wNu-jisFxVejA29qIenBthRt0a7F074PvAlcpb-xsaHQsyl2Tfpo28U2b937nSv8I3_GSIvjJzfaCP21vjHd4NCV1U" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjQgcRgchbh1y4wah_uzqqcCYqaKg4RJenESZGdvrgQKFuSub_ptFc-SfznudlfeM07Yb0bwzF_KnMjCMModqC4inC99wNu-jisFxVejA29qIenBthRt0a7F074PvAlcpb-xsaHQsyl2Tfpo28U2b937nSv8I3_GSIvjJzfaCP21vjHd4NCV1U=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I like to see the cows.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEja9aCZADA_MV0Ay0ImAQU28a6QrZt0ouPAX6EdQAZ6u68xfLXsu67U88lHExF4HpSlGMGDHpcLQ4GzIk0Emji5L8m_9TyY4tbRJ0J4a3hvDxxu7_529cd9aRgMfo5t7fW1HN0Z3CY0FTamz7v-YMy_BQ1DR9mOaZU-incYFwUezxgn7L-fBvU" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1006" data-original-width="1475" height="218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEja9aCZADA_MV0Ay0ImAQU28a6QrZt0ouPAX6EdQAZ6u68xfLXsu67U88lHExF4HpSlGMGDHpcLQ4GzIk0Emji5L8m_9TyY4tbRJ0J4a3hvDxxu7_529cd9aRgMfo5t7fW1HN0Z3CY0FTamz7v-YMy_BQ1DR9mOaZU-incYFwUezxgn7L-fBvU" width="320" /></a></div><br />You see some Ass, too.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg-wecAqfGqUGf8LFoELVwWkxVmvnTf-tvD_bLl7W_mVYg1vbBMdT9priWeCN_thXAxOAV0aJ0j0soJ4YlFlkZqVDNudgjrLk3PHfrXkWhUpE4Cp-Pzc0bmxVrWFRy3wI3xT0IelIrIy4ViAtP7qCAvm5X1jEcCuicE5aDh6Z2cFbum6MQq8nY" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg-wecAqfGqUGf8LFoELVwWkxVmvnTf-tvD_bLl7W_mVYg1vbBMdT9priWeCN_thXAxOAV0aJ0j0soJ4YlFlkZqVDNudgjrLk3PHfrXkWhUpE4Cp-Pzc0bmxVrWFRy3wI3xT0IelIrIy4ViAtP7qCAvm5X1jEcCuicE5aDh6Z2cFbum6MQq8nY" width="320" /></a></div><br />But the view looking south west is the real Money Shot.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjMVuZ6NpXO4mkTHCGbNRawOX2FfsLk8fuy0__k76VKoOruAFcLnYHg0bGPqcgeP3RFInDA_4Vc8Rt9XBWvdBLOCPv5IDXYcFPhhdhV1CiAbPYFBHpp0DXI_8ljIIbaI1RTOb24RDyoVF_xXfk_jZDpO8zbc0DjfGUfuNYS9EByqW6rl8JQG6U" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjMVuZ6NpXO4mkTHCGbNRawOX2FfsLk8fuy0__k76VKoOruAFcLnYHg0bGPqcgeP3RFInDA_4Vc8Rt9XBWvdBLOCPv5IDXYcFPhhdhV1CiAbPYFBHpp0DXI_8ljIIbaI1RTOb24RDyoVF_xXfk_jZDpO8zbc0DjfGUfuNYS9EByqW6rl8JQG6U=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On the other side of the tree line seen on the left side of this picture is where Dorothy Diebold Road lies.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhKrgkUi7qmNbguOYSjSuQFuP0CBrGiOo6hmIxKJ4pAdMe58M4ngMrO-7vos-wdMro0BVq_7J8DadybcBoFfLJA1euYfAlnSGnPdtLJR4dtA-VhCyWQgRAlTx--gC6Ry0YYI49xjpQGechV8Ov24ToDjHf9fANhoyw1ahWNhbL1Q3wXB1eJXr8" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhKrgkUi7qmNbguOYSjSuQFuP0CBrGiOo6hmIxKJ4pAdMe58M4ngMrO-7vos-wdMro0BVq_7J8DadybcBoFfLJA1euYfAlnSGnPdtLJR4dtA-VhCyWQgRAlTx--gC6Ry0YYI49xjpQGechV8Ov24ToDjHf9fANhoyw1ahWNhbL1Q3wXB1eJXr8" width="320" /></a></div><br />Before the road cuts back into the woods there's more cattle to be seen.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEirfvQnQk3FvOQJ7VeT50Uy9xM0NWxRA_ENvh6i4hx0fy-ZPJGupJNcGfVE9HnJlbDSwy-ffV5djetFyIKJKmR4cPgEu6cZ1cJTKhBu9hOvY9tQq5fmEMsWe_Fzk0Sk-KDfVOk3vhZKBN4dS7_V6JePFuut8BnWH0PlRBD8eHOLImfX7Fkx3_Q" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEirfvQnQk3FvOQJ7VeT50Uy9xM0NWxRA_ENvh6i4hx0fy-ZPJGupJNcGfVE9HnJlbDSwy-ffV5djetFyIKJKmR4cPgEu6cZ1cJTKhBu9hOvY9tQq5fmEMsWe_Fzk0Sk-KDfVOk3vhZKBN4dS7_V6JePFuut8BnWH0PlRBD8eHOLImfX7Fkx3_Q" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>I think these guys thought I was bringing them dinner.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sadly, at the end of the summer, they will likely be someone's dinner.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjj_A-cCfEmPlmViu6cS1C4ovHzUW5mkMwP_MujnxcIfiwqqB-xYS9sQPAEPI6KH6BMo15EU5HCBAaV_AtdFDeA5W5FCaPrj49l7-IfdGnBkB8Qj0MQ0Ao9y5VYWwPLL-6A9ELC-bZt7HeCFEDDcrNDrmDObnHookoitSWCtJ7Wy53pVPHWvF8" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="315" data-original-width="303" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjj_A-cCfEmPlmViu6cS1C4ovHzUW5mkMwP_MujnxcIfiwqqB-xYS9sQPAEPI6KH6BMo15EU5HCBAaV_AtdFDeA5W5FCaPrj49l7-IfdGnBkB8Qj0MQ0Ao9y5VYWwPLL-6A9ELC-bZt7HeCFEDDcrNDrmDObnHookoitSWCtJ7Wy53pVPHWvF8" width="231" /></a></div></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">The climb tops out over a 1000 feet above sea-level and then as you continue riding north there's this wonderful view of the Shepaug River Valley. At the intersection with Two Rod Highway there were a bunch of kids parked awaiting the sunset. Here, at the Dorothy Diebold Preserve and at Roxbury International Airport, many people hang out to watch the sunset.</div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhtbuqaUwJRlpg5Tyd9O_wO4Tyd0iHrbUKLGlwbGA6LEJ3M_peaClgyH3fGx5bQ64KlsWr3O8gciT24IsuOtbipCasmhC5I7W1X6IMtuEktWkorpqOQMkseodC5O2KMWPtCOMmQl_6Yjlyjc6XpNgr9lNUT8ToKYlGSwLR9LNyFqmED_f3dYAE" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhtbuqaUwJRlpg5Tyd9O_wO4Tyd0iHrbUKLGlwbGA6LEJ3M_peaClgyH3fGx5bQ64KlsWr3O8gciT24IsuOtbipCasmhC5I7W1X6IMtuEktWkorpqOQMkseodC5O2KMWPtCOMmQl_6Yjlyjc6XpNgr9lNUT8ToKYlGSwLR9LNyFqmED_f3dYAE=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br />The last climb before you get to the tip of the finger starts out being called Plumb Hill and then turns into Bell Hill.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEihobCsWM5Sn6eGD45CD1N_y4BS1Kfqr7L6Wvulda2HJC_Vsn6wp1N9Ev7UbywI7hOQEl7DKTeDQfsPntnk2UEohMp4gx8M58JW54vP25ob_t-mNO_hQCEySDojA7izvFv1_puPnqRPkVQ7itYoAb9_jXIjj-qufHxTNd1zopkcWiImxMDudlc" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1975" data-original-width="1480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEihobCsWM5Sn6eGD45CD1N_y4BS1Kfqr7L6Wvulda2HJC_Vsn6wp1N9Ev7UbywI7hOQEl7DKTeDQfsPntnk2UEohMp4gx8M58JW54vP25ob_t-mNO_hQCEySDojA7izvFv1_puPnqRPkVQ7itYoAb9_jXIjj-qufHxTNd1zopkcWiImxMDudlc=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">There are two Liberty styled bells painted yellow in front of this barn looking house at the top of the climb. Not sure if they are just art or actual bells. The one you can see appears to be broken so I am thinking that it's just art and they are made out of concrete. The other you can't see, its behind the car.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjhQe3ZeX7mUR4KlNuoJj822gwddskbwqajnMFT4KCRxETFDQZtk0HuDxfnRxUKXfubc8Gpd1dl5C_Xe2_Q8znOFk9XM35WbDytUDmEG4dtATMgjQYgLBicrTZw3yYEFiBeUPFFaO5cX6lcznwhrSxMkkdrGvnlhb_JMfnwAOZVam3sxQkQ-1Q" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjhQe3ZeX7mUR4KlNuoJj822gwddskbwqajnMFT4KCRxETFDQZtk0HuDxfnRxUKXfubc8Gpd1dl5C_Xe2_Q8znOFk9XM35WbDytUDmEG4dtATMgjQYgLBicrTZw3yYEFiBeUPFFaO5cX6lcznwhrSxMkkdrGvnlhb_JMfnwAOZVam3sxQkQ-1Q=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br />After a brief clip on Rt 109, no one's favorite numbered road, you turn south onto Nettleton Hollow Road and begin the nearly 20 mile descent to the Housatonic River. It's not really a big descent but when you look at on profile its a 2 to 1 ratio of elevation loss to elevation gain.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjfqjpWLCnP4lirH47NR1K3s3vN_KRurdlzsCmPnjII_QGToOZvrXzSEzSmgxxyIvT8B63smlatR2ybm3MT7rZUqRkXzcw0_lj_3sqihmbQAAbGowL-q_zAQkbaIXUSYZlf17yXC2cka5SLDZ5egrSN7TVFF7JN05WXUvhhARUv-KGWjjH3ZHM" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="786" data-original-width="743" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjfqjpWLCnP4lirH47NR1K3s3vN_KRurdlzsCmPnjII_QGToOZvrXzSEzSmgxxyIvT8B63smlatR2ybm3MT7rZUqRkXzcw0_lj_3sqihmbQAAbGowL-q_zAQkbaIXUSYZlf17yXC2cka5SLDZ5egrSN7TVFF7JN05WXUvhhARUv-KGWjjH3ZHM=w378-h400" width="378" /></a></div><br />The ride down Nettleton Hollow is beautiful. Very little cars and was recently repaved. On weekends its a popular cycling route if you are headed up to Lake Waramaug, too. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEguUuKWvM1moi1e247Ihs5EWPEnIfEfWwnezkHuxmYC11RsWhWcE8wwgXK-90oCcL3MrHPRGyMp_S9_Fsw9384mWEgTw-wJ57NJwU7G8x1PwREOzMeDWRnRtD1EgfhGRJ3Pw4PY9_05U2Pjh6yGcSzXjuP32GreVB05iQ8FXprwzhnfBF_Zpss" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEguUuKWvM1moi1e247Ihs5EWPEnIfEfWwnezkHuxmYC11RsWhWcE8wwgXK-90oCcL3MrHPRGyMp_S9_Fsw9384mWEgTw-wJ57NJwU7G8x1PwREOzMeDWRnRtD1EgfhGRJ3Pw4PY9_05U2Pjh6yGcSzXjuP32GreVB05iQ8FXprwzhnfBF_Zpss" width="180" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">At the end you will turn left onto Rt 47 and even though it's numbered road and cars do drive fast on it, it's a lot wider than Rt 109 and has very good sight lines. Along the way you will see the defunct Woodbury Ski and Racquet Club, although, the few times I skied there back in the day I never saw any tennis courts and have always wondered why it was called Racquet Club.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi5j0_yFZb960ArwR9qvyFDDNmkXpKOvNR5vxOClq0JXr44gmC6u5276nYUAD0coroCIFIxje_DHpGg7d50l5yJCsy2a95hik2UGdz8JVLXNKty4Ra2il3oD3xyUlidY-dCyRqs_qbIaEHkoB4QLK-zaUBU4k-Sc9PJQ9olDnFZuK4DBjhrfZs" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi5j0_yFZb960ArwR9qvyFDDNmkXpKOvNR5vxOClq0JXr44gmC6u5276nYUAD0coroCIFIxje_DHpGg7d50l5yJCsy2a95hik2UGdz8JVLXNKty4Ra2il3oD3xyUlidY-dCyRqs_qbIaEHkoB4QLK-zaUBU4k-Sc9PJQ9olDnFZuK4DBjhrfZs=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br />Two miles past the ski hill you turn onto Westwood Road, which gets you off Rt 47 and begins a more bucolic route for awhile as you head back to Newtown. We often ride this way in the opposite direction when heading to Ovens of France, or what I have nicknamed, OOF. Even more so now that reconstruction has started on the bridge over the Weekeepeemee River.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEigTZJreNSDgHaevaDspw1RiB63nzBFfEJuoWJ7AL8sfdnjBQ6dyKJLIJ7_5I8t3c5urNMOcLGNqn7pL1zCERZTrx4iapMZYBxmNZ_nm_H0ntDUEtOCX3c6JG3aYXt7pvD-d9oU-nlOdiXVHDwEEF18xrwtJwmNef0qcVEHtyalYY3laJunlvE" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEigTZJreNSDgHaevaDspw1RiB63nzBFfEJuoWJ7AL8sfdnjBQ6dyKJLIJ7_5I8t3c5urNMOcLGNqn7pL1zCERZTrx4iapMZYBxmNZ_nm_H0ntDUEtOCX3c6JG3aYXt7pvD-d9oU-nlOdiXVHDwEEF18xrwtJwmNef0qcVEHtyalYY3laJunlvE=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br />Then you make a quick dogleg onto Transylvania Road. I can no longer find the reason this road is named this way but I think read once that Romanian Settlers moved into the area at one time as miners and the locals started calling this section of Woodbury Transylvania. At then end of Transylvania Road you head straight onto Rt 172 and continue descending towards the Housatonic. Rt 172 has a pretty good shoulder and 3/4s of the way down there is a small convenience store in the center of South Britain should you need anything.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjqdbO7laPtaNzLduSISPJC-BWvqEmH8kTzygutgv_ANlKjn4pMf9TZcHrRKztc359vO0yJFj23tmJvNbvcJDmE4KPSE3i99oFm702hm0y48eEXY7Q_6bq-PzO_KKJiBsjypCbtL2JQ6A6xuezXO-AAV4UuciGphH50dAvIu3CNcN8phR1iQgc" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjqdbO7laPtaNzLduSISPJC-BWvqEmH8kTzygutgv_ANlKjn4pMf9TZcHrRKztc359vO0yJFj23tmJvNbvcJDmE4KPSE3i99oFm702hm0y48eEXY7Q_6bq-PzO_KKJiBsjypCbtL2JQ6A6xuezXO-AAV4UuciGphH50dAvIu3CNcN8phR1iQgc=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br />From Rt 172 there is a shortcut to Rt 6/202 and River Road called Swamp Hollow and then once you cross back over the Housatonic River/Lake Zoar you begin the climb back up to Newtown. Along the way there are couple of cafes, a diner and a great sports bar in Sandy Hook. Climbing up Church Hill you will pass a Starbucks, Pizza joints, a brewery, an Ice Cream Shop and other establishments if you need something the eat.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><iframe src="https://ridewithgps.com/embeds?type=trip&id=121662960&sampleGraph=true" style="width: 1px; min-width: 100%; height: 700px; border: none;" scrolling="no"></iframe></div>Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06617819080031235854noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13216480.post-15144410375360875022023-05-12T21:00:00.001-04:002023-05-15T22:24:29.424-04:00Rabbi Hill<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiLT0_ygD5lnDdY3EU5h2-WkKGLJmjAjcPx9_EwvyHeVDOrE0MFNRFCEGknvMplzml-_P6q5FlD-izovsx1SFeX_KBAaL82Ufu9xZacC8_62OY7SaeAVleg0Uu5VjYr3ImB7Wi4oMBVWg_Ej0AyEE_aVMc-D_PACHXxIBrlSKHe8VlXMqIPLAM" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiLT0_ygD5lnDdY3EU5h2-WkKGLJmjAjcPx9_EwvyHeVDOrE0MFNRFCEGknvMplzml-_P6q5FlD-izovsx1SFeX_KBAaL82Ufu9xZacC8_62OY7SaeAVleg0Uu5VjYr3ImB7Wi4oMBVWg_Ej0AyEE_aVMc-D_PACHXxIBrlSKHe8VlXMqIPLAM=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Friday afternoon concluded a long work week and I headed over to Mike's with Scotty with the intention of riding 40 miles from Mike's to Kent Falls Brewery for a beer and back. Just as we were leaving Mike's driveway, Scott was trying to start his Strava on his phone and ride at the same time. His front tire slipped off the driveway pavement and dished out causing him to fall over and he landed on his elbow. The bike had a few scuffs on the bar tape but his elbow was a mess.</div><span><a name='more'></a></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi2CXBnVT-GImFE-sw6v-upeLcaJZE2ur0C-zxBE1n2R59owt6PPMX83YkVziYPD5OzkE4mtN9ENkuVu8PUNsbj_GBDx-hj2HHhwX4l_PYhfPEU3VHPKOug1SzUvrEoA5JDWtDCKxaj047KEIihJIZQ3IZvi3MoS-jA-ZKqWvKKs20tEHwEnsM" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi2CXBnVT-GImFE-sw6v-upeLcaJZE2ur0C-zxBE1n2R59owt6PPMX83YkVziYPD5OzkE4mtN9ENkuVu8PUNsbj_GBDx-hj2HHhwX4l_PYhfPEU3VHPKOug1SzUvrEoA5JDWtDCKxaj047KEIihJIZQ3IZvi3MoS-jA-ZKqWvKKs20tEHwEnsM" width="320" /></a></div><br />A three flap of skin was hanging loose but surprising there wasn't a lot of blood. We went back in the house and Mike put some hydrogen peroxide on the wound and then applied a gauze pad and wrapped it up and then we were off.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiZ3GZFxFgS4kMgE38h74A2242BOGhmOUPzg-cc535sfWSTzO_-r8A4o7cUhPhVt2AvhW1KFz8d61kecTZ7hg2SN65vkc5jIegMkhEdBbje_hi48bq8W_wOFkwIF6xkRIzQK3oOt0_GdcH1a8VampmIf5DAHCxtyMY512vnV2uvLlk00fi3W1k" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="888" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiZ3GZFxFgS4kMgE38h74A2242BOGhmOUPzg-cc535sfWSTzO_-r8A4o7cUhPhVt2AvhW1KFz8d61kecTZ7hg2SN65vkc5jIegMkhEdBbje_hi48bq8W_wOFkwIF6xkRIzQK3oOt0_GdcH1a8VampmIf5DAHCxtyMY512vnV2uvLlk00fi3W1k=w400-h270" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />On the outskirts of Kent we turned east onto Route 341 and then started climbing Segar Mountain Road.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg8TFX6E-rr-3HtCkk_ZfPfimKK-Gi2SuMz76-KcKptjY11hrI9uS2HqgDpoUYc7ZVRb0geAM3qE_2rvLB-w6dJMBTb14VgmA03TH1E6_c9wUvuehgRYiaQXXtticmgotv7AmHQf02kZqtRuoFa5lfPik1V8LyzSVt_w2zTj3Q_uY3voQk-ce4" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg8TFX6E-rr-3HtCkk_ZfPfimKK-Gi2SuMz76-KcKptjY11hrI9uS2HqgDpoUYc7ZVRb0geAM3qE_2rvLB-w6dJMBTb14VgmA03TH1E6_c9wUvuehgRYiaQXXtticmgotv7AmHQf02kZqtRuoFa5lfPik1V8LyzSVt_w2zTj3Q_uY3voQk-ce4=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br />We started calling this climb Rabbi Hill after a similar ride last year in which we were 3/4s of the up the hill when I Rabbi driving a minivan slowed down and started heckling us about how slow we were moving. Then he invited us to his Shabbat dinner but we declined. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgOlJBQlpqZGYqKpBKjaPbk-BFvtxAdNqn9nI6DcRFitlqiEPjtGqlWL4iug1hbIgnIGbSAgttT7TRfCUDT1TgBKjUWSth_svIqKUFTD_TUD1GtsqryWjcCeD2_uK7dWWnA-6gZyf_Z0Z3Mjh9sIdGxB31zu5nhw2Cq6aEwZxzmIGZsUkX3KQw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgOlJBQlpqZGYqKpBKjaPbk-BFvtxAdNqn9nI6DcRFitlqiEPjtGqlWL4iug1hbIgnIGbSAgttT7TRfCUDT1TgBKjUWSth_svIqKUFTD_TUD1GtsqryWjcCeD2_uK7dWWnA-6gZyf_Z0Z3Mjh9sIdGxB31zu5nhw2Cq6aEwZxzmIGZsUkX3KQw=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Scotty shot ahead while Mike and I maintained our own paces up the climb</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiDFZZzHY5X62BmN2lcAg1xjh34Jm2ZmiVihD4I_jKNrx6QrPMLLcHtQYok0xnk2Tvoe7SwT49r8nTVvxl6uhKEabGsgmwD0aA-B9iQtegrcELPUxWeeiFUhHs-wCsdhqfBFz70TAi8QCi9nEamDx_-1zTEWTB6SanuVpB3kG_FgO4VxUFQA6o" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiDFZZzHY5X62BmN2lcAg1xjh34Jm2ZmiVihD4I_jKNrx6QrPMLLcHtQYok0xnk2Tvoe7SwT49r8nTVvxl6uhKEabGsgmwD0aA-B9iQtegrcELPUxWeeiFUhHs-wCsdhqfBFz70TAi8QCi9nEamDx_-1zTEWTB6SanuVpB3kG_FgO4VxUFQA6o=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br />As I was nearing the top Scotty passed me again?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh3McK-6fH_AaNc_WztL9rRDC-HCRvu3cXeeHt8ExoqtkyTXLYnk5fwZAkT3PWse_BXqN41Q-GYhn4Frs63W8YZP1pwGtgcsprPxSUTHGHznJTf7vvlQz6G5djInQUftxl5TbUMh0eiyUQTrS0mCZ82VUO6OwpbqvyknYXUi3NPf62yagyANfU" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh3McK-6fH_AaNc_WztL9rRDC-HCRvu3cXeeHt8ExoqtkyTXLYnk5fwZAkT3PWse_BXqN41Q-GYhn4Frs63W8YZP1pwGtgcsprPxSUTHGHznJTf7vvlQz6G5djInQUftxl5TbUMh0eiyUQTrS0mCZ82VUO6OwpbqvyknYXUi3NPf62yagyANfU=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br />Turns out he turned onto a side street to let us catch up</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgVsTlB_Rr1jvnFyK--I1m-KoWcQhyOi0jOp2KyChfACe-YKJrQFIV1nlkcaUSA-saWAZkPfpBBEdsVe8su7FsTwSAqbkXOMmn18tnx5QPlxLfqE6xYTXqWDVQa0o_XNt3zQVwW8ypa8jWak3kTHqmj7rJ28tzzFLNviiM4ZUPpfLhITiucQjU" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgVsTlB_Rr1jvnFyK--I1m-KoWcQhyOi0jOp2KyChfACe-YKJrQFIV1nlkcaUSA-saWAZkPfpBBEdsVe8su7FsTwSAqbkXOMmn18tnx5QPlxLfqE6xYTXqWDVQa0o_XNt3zQVwW8ypa8jWak3kTHqmj7rJ28tzzFLNviiM4ZUPpfLhITiucQjU=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I should have checked the time by the time we crossed into Warren because it wasn't until we were turning onto to the descent down to Lake Waramaug when I realized we wouldn't make it to the Brewery before they closed. Unlike other breweries, the town of Kent has some strict regulations in place for the brewery. We could have shot down Kent Hollow with plenty of time for a couple of pints.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj5_hV-ZaT5CTV2je0mUuDFA6lTJL2NuU6ip2H6Q3ciRZjYKIeAygaY6_ejYWEO8ACc0DPeFegmgAjXBrBdpHKdBKFDCsSBKnj21TL1oRrVPNMb4l0CtD2qqk7MgVvN6dyXHCHf7hVRnY0MdeXiWqD55rnNY9mrvjQbk6tb0cOQ08IaElvlIUw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj5_hV-ZaT5CTV2je0mUuDFA6lTJL2NuU6ip2H6Q3ciRZjYKIeAygaY6_ejYWEO8ACc0DPeFegmgAjXBrBdpHKdBKFDCsSBKnj21TL1oRrVPNMb4l0CtD2qqk7MgVvN6dyXHCHf7hVRnY0MdeXiWqD55rnNY9mrvjQbk6tb0cOQ08IaElvlIUw=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">We by passed the brewery and headed back to Mike's house by way of New Milford.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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height: 700px; min-width: 100%; width: 1px;"></iframe><br /></div></div><br /><br /></div><br /><p></p>Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06617819080031235854noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13216480.post-6402827031776142642023-05-08T21:04:00.001-04:002023-05-11T21:25:40.360-04:00Run to the Hills<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEirnS58oUEALt7T5skUWiER6LY3OKwiAc6ONZ_kWcc46nL0YYxvXWcoRWDTCH8Klhz87D30aK_n2371EKjUeytXk74oo8hdkZxGhJcq6zZVumvO1Ked3p1E-UIwBarsmE4lyUzGucvPq4ogG-6tK3gW-wJijQ9o9-_EjOk3_Saw1OtWlf7HBiU" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="750" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEirnS58oUEALt7T5skUWiER6LY3OKwiAc6ONZ_kWcc46nL0YYxvXWcoRWDTCH8Klhz87D30aK_n2371EKjUeytXk74oo8hdkZxGhJcq6zZVumvO1Ked3p1E-UIwBarsmE4lyUzGucvPq4ogG-6tK3gW-wJijQ9o9-_EjOk3_Saw1OtWlf7HBiU=w320-h320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">I needed some <i>Hill Therapy</i> to see what a lot of climbing would do with my current condition and I wanted to see how the Trek climbs, too, so I headed north from Chez Cyclesnack after work on Monday. </p><span><a name='more'></a></span><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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It looks like the owner is rebuilding the water trough with the intention of getting the water wheel spinning again.<p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjxBVOVi7ghFuTY76clv6hY4Z_zuOLOdIyjtGa081OUT8YU78J28N8pEX8sCnMvV9WGJmZoFZ_Mv3McRiN4i_ssxDnZnP-5DzQdou4cdydAoXTx0LqxZdp7uUeYFbBSn2wrdXWsGQJZkb86uh5o-JSte2YkHVLd2yICfYIRM8fpuaxGRXmTm2Q" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjxBVOVi7ghFuTY76clv6hY4Z_zuOLOdIyjtGa081OUT8YU78J28N8pEX8sCnMvV9WGJmZoFZ_Mv3McRiN4i_ssxDnZnP-5DzQdou4cdydAoXTx0LqxZdp7uUeYFbBSn2wrdXWsGQJZkb86uh5o-JSte2YkHVLd2yICfYIRM8fpuaxGRXmTm2Q" width="180" /></a></div><br />Descending down towards Roxbury Station the Trek was rock solid at speeds up to 40 mph. I love riding this part of Rt 67 because there hardly any cars. If anyone is heading east, they all go up Weller's Bridge, which I even hate driving in my car.<p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjKrT9kmTA2m8AXBx3M_QL-BnH7W73xEdXOLbWahQwbgkziPlClO7bzzXYNTG537dGrpPGYCjd3sJL1EvAoJjeEZA63qsn2t39rB_lcuHNkq3raOd7Aq3l7o2X1UpElL7iW-1A1c_NtVy-RaQfRRFOX0GJKBKHh_X1G4jlE_UDAEobNhTN45jc" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjKrT9kmTA2m8AXBx3M_QL-BnH7W73xEdXOLbWahQwbgkziPlClO7bzzXYNTG537dGrpPGYCjd3sJL1EvAoJjeEZA63qsn2t39rB_lcuHNkq3raOd7Aq3l7o2X1UpElL7iW-1A1c_NtVy-RaQfRRFOX0GJKBKHh_X1G4jlE_UDAEobNhTN45jc" width="180" /></a></div><br />I continued climbing up my favorite hill, Painter, to Topland Farms and it looks like the calves have been separated from their mother as they were all in the western paddock and the mama cows were on the other side of the road.<p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhRaDeDMy5uLY7gXzIrfx18RYdLe0daS4xYN0CU519gRtmCstvvr7YORj6WPnbKxkcgFIQyhhEso9lChfaBEYEg1N6o61STraQ9DmZ7nsSYt_H1hSek9_DN1n6xZ0JxHRVVOAF0oqzCR0z9qG3GenUr25ucAaCa_zd1rkMAVhNKXlV-jGRtsRg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhRaDeDMy5uLY7gXzIrfx18RYdLe0daS4xYN0CU519gRtmCstvvr7YORj6WPnbKxkcgFIQyhhEso9lChfaBEYEg1N6o61STraQ9DmZ7nsSYt_H1hSek9_DN1n6xZ0JxHRVVOAF0oqzCR0z9qG3GenUr25ucAaCa_zd1rkMAVhNKXlV-jGRtsRg" width="320" /></a></div><br />My front derailleur wasn't shifting well so I stopped at the Farm overlook to adjust it. It took a few more screw turns to finally get it dialed in.<p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh-dS8StPYx36Syu82k-5qOwZQsFs6A5KauLSnR5J2kJdY2r5V3IqaKj7frqqS-XEFj_i-pEt2EnJ9ijm-BDJK-WZet_5jKH1dONXJLsoLTODP0dCPT4eQucn7Xgn5H8o3aG6sXoEFPNdsZEKBNOOtsprfcrDcy_Jwn5fX5EkcxaREA-1tzejo" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh-dS8StPYx36Syu82k-5qOwZQsFs6A5KauLSnR5J2kJdY2r5V3IqaKj7frqqS-XEFj_i-pEt2EnJ9ijm-BDJK-WZet_5jKH1dONXJLsoLTODP0dCPT4eQucn7Xgn5H8o3aG6sXoEFPNdsZEKBNOOtsprfcrDcy_Jwn5fX5EkcxaREA-1tzejo" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">I headed toward Roxbury International and then descended Grassy Hill and that was scary. At speeds over 40 mph the bike felt a little squirrely but I think that was mostly due to braking. I think that could be the first time I thought disc brakes would be better. From the airport to Rt 202 its basically one big descent and I have able to bring my average speed up some and did pretty well on the Glen Road Climb and stayed in the big ring the whole time. It was sundown by the time I got to the Boulevard and it was lights on for the last 3 miles of the ride. </p><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p>Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06617819080031235854noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13216480.post-60892509035980450982023-05-07T16:37:00.005-04:002023-05-07T16:37:49.291-04:00Double Header<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiJO1W4UANQ2Lfi9QvVvTQ1bEkKk291RZzmbhZr2cyI4IRz-zATlIAbtg5TMNHhOVzCQLCPdf8OoSYO71khm_hnIWtQAGObxJBHWcdCQAZU6XT0hADZZqXk0_k4OcKuEdzi0LXSv612L8EBK4Pwb0_fqpdkPHjUKPW99z1qaF6vI11HEZpII2E" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiJO1W4UANQ2Lfi9QvVvTQ1bEkKk291RZzmbhZr2cyI4IRz-zATlIAbtg5TMNHhOVzCQLCPdf8OoSYO71khm_hnIWtQAGObxJBHWcdCQAZU6XT0hADZZqXk0_k4OcKuEdzi0LXSv612L8EBK4Pwb0_fqpdkPHjUKPW99z1qaF6vI11HEZpII2E=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br />On Saturday I met up with the Newtown Lunartics for the weekly ride to OOF, aka Ovens of France. I brought the Trek because I am still getting used to and wanted more time in the saddle before relegating it to its intended purpose as an indoor training bike. Scott brought his neighbor Rich, who needs to start training for the Bloomin Metric in two weeks. <p></p><p><span></span></p><a name='more'></a> <p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhW8utp0QcruDBcjw1oLvjD6lluWljmBKeTq2qN6Ki8pCYLhrEzilaMoYNhq1vKhP1LPjwEXwYEpNmBEvSzL1bdkp511ix3UbNJCeHigx-_Hyhy30cofUIVy-EbWrlqxLHE0GeahkjDhPaP-KCQwWS8GQVcniJvvzvkc3YW7p_52Y0cH4QxghE" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhW8utp0QcruDBcjw1oLvjD6lluWljmBKeTq2qN6Ki8pCYLhrEzilaMoYNhq1vKhP1LPjwEXwYEpNmBEvSzL1bdkp511ix3UbNJCeHigx-_Hyhy30cofUIVy-EbWrlqxLHE0GeahkjDhPaP-KCQwWS8GQVcniJvvzvkc3YW7p_52Y0cH4QxghE" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Meeting at the Foundry we headed out towards Southbury and to the Tramp Route.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEixFKYgznJD8wdQU1Ju1jeRjjboDcXuSgH_iFtG8yUcxGvbnjnqHptGuNjLR_vBgX9mqY4_lhwFnR33Bicko32wlCPO-7BGI4YSTLuzXLygIiH_wpOh-lENZG54OlK27zGTnnmSdyURAQQv3CxXp2KJhD0ij0zWPbLRLO1Nk7vu3h44qV8iDxw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEixFKYgznJD8wdQU1Ju1jeRjjboDcXuSgH_iFtG8yUcxGvbnjnqHptGuNjLR_vBgX9mqY4_lhwFnR33Bicko32wlCPO-7BGI4YSTLuzXLygIiH_wpOh-lENZG54OlK27zGTnnmSdyURAQQv3CxXp2KJhD0ij0zWPbLRLO1Nk7vu3h44qV8iDxw" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">At the top of Spruce Brook there were no cows in the usual spot</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj9JuGVDavIG3emVKLT0ZqKSSyUHCBQ-Qe7Le8MJlCooCoXzsXbNg2Z3Kds8OlvfFPhKHw3_ByV5vOLX8N8N5kt3jTM2hXuI5ts0EclO3OB3pKQVldH50X4NUsC7F2akvnMk8vcgcEoP7yzJ0MOqUPMfc4ZDAOcFSfI552HbkAQ86W1RQxItNw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj9JuGVDavIG3emVKLT0ZqKSSyUHCBQ-Qe7Le8MJlCooCoXzsXbNg2Z3Kds8OlvfFPhKHw3_ByV5vOLX8N8N5kt3jTM2hXuI5ts0EclO3OB3pKQVldH50X4NUsC7F2akvnMk8vcgcEoP7yzJ0MOqUPMfc4ZDAOcFSfI552HbkAQ86W1RQxItNw" width="180" /></a></div><br />so for our bovine fix we had to head further down hill to where the older cows are kept.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiEBLvacGmfnjpvjVLydGY6Tt22HkBHTO0vXppi3yQCLQTeeSFYWasu9uTO-hzE6XqZKFOLAS2YveXdrOeAvEJiI02SAhcccJlInDNDenJpdqWAevnok-8UxyCTjKlpmR7mE1-IPsSrKNSUnlEfyCoz9G3pGp99fCjTeELJwpi4-SyxXfnZ9GE" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiEBLvacGmfnjpvjVLydGY6Tt22HkBHTO0vXppi3yQCLQTeeSFYWasu9uTO-hzE6XqZKFOLAS2YveXdrOeAvEJiI02SAhcccJlInDNDenJpdqWAevnok-8UxyCTjKlpmR7mE1-IPsSrKNSUnlEfyCoz9G3pGp99fCjTeELJwpi4-SyxXfnZ9GE=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br />Then we on the Spruce Brook descent and I was on the brakes the whole way down. Bike felt pretty stable compared to Voodoo but I wasn't taking any chances.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEikWkZp2O78f-JQfW3J-fNF75proGZ77zh8vuBK7NNiw8GPsKF8fI5Gs7FBPQUgsrqhy5ilZ5rVtYaPJTIuPj0ZzmZg_--bmppM9QGu0FLsoVKRFDJ1zfqrQZgBnEC9D0jm94Koxhp4TBqIe7P4aYsWmas5bNmhL9nFFAqWp_5O1RyDlcMDK0I" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEikWkZp2O78f-JQfW3J-fNF75proGZ77zh8vuBK7NNiw8GPsKF8fI5Gs7FBPQUgsrqhy5ilZ5rVtYaPJTIuPj0ZzmZg_--bmppM9QGu0FLsoVKRFDJ1zfqrQZgBnEC9D0jm94Koxhp4TBqIe7P4aYsWmas5bNmhL9nFFAqWp_5O1RyDlcMDK0I" width="180" /></a></div><br />We got to OOF around 11 AM and I was surprised to see so many pastries. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I guess on such nice days people don't come out as early for breakfast.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhPCkaQGQQH6rvYcHtZ2-OvtXarJsOt9SR5OCuH8VDUpbVISv-DeAdS_eGr8fVT15bIm5GyUV0Is12vbkueOL4qHNRPKgU0zgzWF4z314QCEg-CDZRRVPrhOspdZ0scTdQu-FTvUJBIkG-7HONbksX6Ap26n8h5tLd56pnY3LcMcbAY8VxvTxI" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhPCkaQGQQH6rvYcHtZ2-OvtXarJsOt9SR5OCuH8VDUpbVISv-DeAdS_eGr8fVT15bIm5GyUV0Is12vbkueOL4qHNRPKgU0zgzWF4z314QCEg-CDZRRVPrhOspdZ0scTdQu-FTvUJBIkG-7HONbksX6Ap26n8h5tLd56pnY3LcMcbAY8VxvTxI=w320-h320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On Sunday morning I met my friend Rich for a ride on the Maybrook Rail Trail.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I figured a flatter ride wouldn't be so bad but I found that I should have stretched more this morning.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgiPHJwgZLASDFkSNXWRksv2oBc2_8YD3WscsxMl8pFG4289n6OUjp_g4et4axPVL8BrdJlP0sBE383OZllmyNhwRUisHtDw5TEEr8EP16wspFi5dJ7j5LKi0ndHRtExQ3km8m4tp0TxwEEbH_HrhjhuKKqUWJgD7vmOnASzShxnMom-qzAnWo" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgiPHJwgZLASDFkSNXWRksv2oBc2_8YD3WscsxMl8pFG4289n6OUjp_g4et4axPVL8BrdJlP0sBE383OZllmyNhwRUisHtDw5TEEr8EP16wspFi5dJ7j5LKi0ndHRtExQ3km8m4tp0TxwEEbH_HrhjhuKKqUWJgD7vmOnASzShxnMom-qzAnWo=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br />Rich was on eBike because he is recovering from medical procedure and I on the Crossbow.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgqxwXcdm_100YZd4ttQ-Y_ejBdrkrmfknkcgjZl81lHjS51YGe8IWIZax50hJIY0IywkHNimjTDHaJA4QygHgP4i7JyLtnO2CLS2k9Ah_ER0X2lxGjVChgGgBLxVm58imx7i9iFTISU1X9UpNbJq2S2-fSpMNwN5VsHOaksF5Q4cHuG98KevM" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgqxwXcdm_100YZd4ttQ-Y_ejBdrkrmfknkcgjZl81lHjS51YGe8IWIZax50hJIY0IywkHNimjTDHaJA4QygHgP4i7JyLtnO2CLS2k9Ah_ER0X2lxGjVChgGgBLxVm58imx7i9iFTISU1X9UpNbJq2S2-fSpMNwN5VsHOaksF5Q4cHuG98KevM" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Ridley rode nicely and I am looking forwards to getting it out onto some dirt.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhqE77SKQNl0GEVEFKu20jTQbvhQRVI0VXwK-N4LBP7k6xN_jGIzKkNWbKEHKp_u676RTXttc_7X8lds9qvja0OflmHXuCtZQD4EQAqEfXhKyDPH33NDxzoSJT1kJZz7mLLDLPIJEaFyfYEp_x8bETTLjETRnVKDnuqsRlutQmfQ5a43dhO8rw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhqE77SKQNl0GEVEFKu20jTQbvhQRVI0VXwK-N4LBP7k6xN_jGIzKkNWbKEHKp_u676RTXttc_7X8lds9qvja0OflmHXuCtZQD4EQAqEfXhKyDPH33NDxzoSJT1kJZz7mLLDLPIJEaFyfYEp_x8bETTLjETRnVKDnuqsRlutQmfQ5a43dhO8rw" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>It was an outstanding day to be on a bike!<br /></div></div><br /></span></div><p></p>Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06617819080031235854noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13216480.post-35919864621788316102023-05-04T23:30:00.008-04:002023-05-05T12:01:16.264-04:00May the 4th be with you!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgksG6WTCjOraMFTfFW2Q-EmxIofWA-MxbVvWYc4u0gh68eAyJhlJ8NdPd2k4MViTuFp6eUzrT3UtB5NWGkdrhULsj34qhRgJqpjaGrvFKgrKup5R0pOcBdaJE6bjzvcSCC_uqMETiOe107VdKtZE-uC_7LfQv4JtjoRppWKzX6ecHKgJgLu8s" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgksG6WTCjOraMFTfFW2Q-EmxIofWA-MxbVvWYc4u0gh68eAyJhlJ8NdPd2k4MViTuFp6eUzrT3UtB5NWGkdrhULsj34qhRgJqpjaGrvFKgrKup5R0pOcBdaJE6bjzvcSCC_uqMETiOe107VdKtZE-uC_7LfQv4JtjoRppWKzX6ecHKgJgLu8s=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">RC Ilumenati's Tuesday night ride on Thursday started in Fairfield from the Metro North Station near Archie Moore's for a Rings and Wings ride. We started a bit later due to traffic and meetings at the end of the day and you couldn't have asked for a nicer day. Although the weather apps were saying that ride was likely this evening.</div><p></p><span><a name='more'></a></span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj5hun9IgptKYegETZVlQP9y3AG5qhoCPC8ZXbSKwdsM40kbKSCEuROhwYFC9h5YA8IsjwvLoy2ZOGRwXJN-zM1DjNsNH_B7dH2yn_HsnTEH_IeXJtZSG31Mpqxx332VfOV24lenCFV2WuKj7S5Asux5f-LtF5duf_AHO1qNtgUciF3IxydYkw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj5hun9IgptKYegETZVlQP9y3AG5qhoCPC8ZXbSKwdsM40kbKSCEuROhwYFC9h5YA8IsjwvLoy2ZOGRwXJN-zM1DjNsNH_B7dH2yn_HsnTEH_IeXJtZSG31Mpqxx332VfOV24lenCFV2WuKj7S5Asux5f-LtF5duf_AHO1qNtgUciF3IxydYkw=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">We started out doing the Fairfield Beach Tour</div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEghuOMi4PurNqHU_ueWWULiMkHRANPsviX_IJSiA8OR4GJO1n2c57J9yOSg0NlYSSCdyX42GoLLHz1PRtubAWERhntPJo5JoQPF4s6JTszIfEH_13ffk2GPcwqlShI53ykItWHZSJyThm5E1yjYtL9XXYbgJGqHmNeobTcDs67cMVveySN423w" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEghuOMi4PurNqHU_ueWWULiMkHRANPsviX_IJSiA8OR4GJO1n2c57J9yOSg0NlYSSCdyX42GoLLHz1PRtubAWERhntPJo5JoQPF4s6JTszIfEH_13ffk2GPcwqlShI53ykItWHZSJyThm5E1yjYtL9XXYbgJGqHmNeobTcDs67cMVveySN423w=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and then headed out to the end of the Little Danbury Spit.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhTAYwRuAVJD77yDMtf9ktlwiZavnsLYyd6uv9scFDUnqcFMKLXLnOboIhMsAf8ddMqUHkZUeprGxClwPVfovj1pbq7ZvufMOYDtocrldzvVgVnd105NEOfYV4EHMbGMPPW1f6qmwVe2lF_72PTBKyhNnmBLzVdIlRoZJPvqR8659K8XcrXlGU" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhTAYwRuAVJD77yDMtf9ktlwiZavnsLYyd6uv9scFDUnqcFMKLXLnOboIhMsAf8ddMqUHkZUeprGxClwPVfovj1pbq7ZvufMOYDtocrldzvVgVnd105NEOfYV4EHMbGMPPW1f6qmwVe2lF_72PTBKyhNnmBLzVdIlRoZJPvqR8659K8XcrXlGU=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br />Heading north John K (3rd from left) joined us enroute</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgAHjO3yIHrNldXskks4HDBnvoF6p64urRzB6gVGfdwPhffQ12NyUw2mLAbGAaux3pCugMHASfZLnsv0HpZFCwmtBxe00h9MonS_ORlJDy8ghZIqqyyc4EX9Jg4yPUWaLd873INAO21iHmwMh1Rja11IavLHWKCDX9ssyhf2Dy83jpTJIllXJc" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgAHjO3yIHrNldXskks4HDBnvoF6p64urRzB6gVGfdwPhffQ12NyUw2mLAbGAaux3pCugMHASfZLnsv0HpZFCwmtBxe00h9MonS_ORlJDy8ghZIqqyyc4EX9Jg4yPUWaLd873INAO21iHmwMh1Rja11IavLHWKCDX9ssyhf2Dy83jpTJIllXJc=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br />and we headed north towards the Merritt but we never crossed over keeping this ride SOMP.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhR6o0znMHJDOVMOLxyGtYacDe209b6YKT56IkODarwmb-O5WyRXkVQWDrP_kOxqdfsvEd8vFtDnUzOZUW5rJoFI8lqA-y2SYDIq-2i4IsgVymMCvLHRbFd48nGFGSaIBoW62z75JgQvjKq66zoxwkdRY7tUfG6P9grMpoMnXUqLqwU1MGZT2A" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhR6o0znMHJDOVMOLxyGtYacDe209b6YKT56IkODarwmb-O5WyRXkVQWDrP_kOxqdfsvEd8vFtDnUzOZUW5rJoFI8lqA-y2SYDIq-2i4IsgVymMCvLHRbFd48nGFGSaIBoW62z75JgQvjKq66zoxwkdRY7tUfG6P9grMpoMnXUqLqwU1MGZT2A=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br />We got some sprinkles as we were crossing into Westport from Fairfield.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhhZrsb26YGRE9NLckE720VUdUBUkLmbytdbiSL8xtbDRqT3FGhaoYyCnIMisVPHd_8Yc8MPqQ7s4MI07BNXV-bHSxEaR4dAgx7470j0HA6SvONMVIj0dWGsmTtEeM_rao4ACDbW-tKQ_WThm3i-W0Ng9STmNVRHzAvw8xlJ-th_yoFAH0ugOI" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2041" data-original-width="2088" height="390" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhhZrsb26YGRE9NLckE720VUdUBUkLmbytdbiSL8xtbDRqT3FGhaoYyCnIMisVPHd_8Yc8MPqQ7s4MI07BNXV-bHSxEaR4dAgx7470j0HA6SvONMVIj0dWGsmTtEeM_rao4ACDbW-tKQ_WThm3i-W0Ng9STmNVRHzAvw8xlJ-th_yoFAH0ugOI=w400-h390" width="400" /></a></div><br />On the west side of Westport it was bone dry.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh0tSNUqorN0nPEZ71IZBrTvWwcbRME-UApHWw8Pc53saRxbexKcq6oxLoyUF-cBO0FF3XZYFenTAkHxnOSQBkSn2ixMZMs1yiTGlMsRTW2wt4HptqMla_S483iImFcejL_cjAED67fL2C0ho7Ec8W09ZnOVONqh5OGhX5un7LAF7E68DVmKEk" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh0tSNUqorN0nPEZ71IZBrTvWwcbRME-UApHWw8Pc53saRxbexKcq6oxLoyUF-cBO0FF3XZYFenTAkHxnOSQBkSn2ixMZMs1yiTGlMsRTW2wt4HptqMla_S483iImFcejL_cjAED67fL2C0ho7Ec8W09ZnOVONqh5OGhX5un7LAF7E68DVmKEk" width="320" /></a></div><br />Looking east again it appeared that we were going to get some weather on the homeward leg.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgcApLUNyampKX4uQAxzMQAJmBuoyZY_Q79JLmdp-z-CRmcyF2K6FhOp4TI7D8O2CJj5eRx8bIxuW9Seb3XEoRsR92pzLg1-tg0AwlO1UeDYk4hzyawvHe_rsVYOjEARPZYCiuMhbEBF2tX1oz_Uj1dxw64DDnBrvbXuZo6qxdjOIvcu-ehnGg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgcApLUNyampKX4uQAxzMQAJmBuoyZY_Q79JLmdp-z-CRmcyF2K6FhOp4TI7D8O2CJj5eRx8bIxuW9Seb3XEoRsR92pzLg1-tg0AwlO1UeDYk4hzyawvHe_rsVYOjEARPZYCiuMhbEBF2tX1oz_Uj1dxw64DDnBrvbXuZo6qxdjOIvcu-ehnGg=w240-h320" width="240" /></a></div><br />Dry at Compo but you can see rain falling to the north</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhipQ1njLy6ZMzUTiHHq9zKlaqFqtiEkHsmtYyvcxF73oYwSt-5AYBgpUbRUAfIZgnWqjH-Wnqlx70i_3ZTSapRec1IsODYHlph5_t5o9XnjSyVWQgojDHBLO7L-xbUR9Z26XbtfkpOfODnpMyqLe2pJtD5at--6MT5uQ3ehM7petyrmk0vU5o" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhipQ1njLy6ZMzUTiHHq9zKlaqFqtiEkHsmtYyvcxF73oYwSt-5AYBgpUbRUAfIZgnWqjH-Wnqlx70i_3ZTSapRec1IsODYHlph5_t5o9XnjSyVWQgojDHBLO7L-xbUR9Z26XbtfkpOfODnpMyqLe2pJtD5at--6MT5uQ3ehM7petyrmk0vU5o=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br />It got wetter and wetter as we rode back to the cars.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEisl4QkmGPxP1l4uZIGd4yk8oCb0MrgGa56l9iRmcvnxZ2NkWwdYS_p_GxmV58o9YPLBxloaxX1HjPPDEOva3V27xukTFvRUQk5eZxRKyyrhmFLm8LXVgy4lp51dSPCM8zG7y95I604YTBNfx4hA9YqU1oiR9NPsYQKr3zJqOO4rIQBToojCmk" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="750" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEisl4QkmGPxP1l4uZIGd4yk8oCb0MrgGa56l9iRmcvnxZ2NkWwdYS_p_GxmV58o9YPLBxloaxX1HjPPDEOva3V27xukTFvRUQk5eZxRKyyrhmFLm8LXVgy4lp51dSPCM8zG7y95I604YTBNfx4hA9YqU1oiR9NPsYQKr3zJqOO4rIQBToojCmk" width="240" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><p></p>Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06617819080031235854noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13216480.post-48141585130343749822023-05-01T22:00:00.001-04:002023-05-05T10:13:56.512-04:00New Bike Day: 2006 TREK 1500 SLR<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiMTsFZmIz7y8uYIb40Z6NXDLNndO-Ykd05YbOI67ClONLl6Wm3H2UBgqfBxC3nT1deH7QBaTi5HogY6Q8dYHoQrha6T2zHd-N3qPihXK6EaFoc4RiiJRBNe2sNzlllqGXeJhiJKvQUyl9Po_RVLQ4leG_xT8-yxdDlsOpHBLt5v4sb3KygCdo" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiMTsFZmIz7y8uYIb40Z6NXDLNndO-Ykd05YbOI67ClONLl6Wm3H2UBgqfBxC3nT1deH7QBaTi5HogY6Q8dYHoQrha6T2zHd-N3qPihXK6EaFoc4RiiJRBNe2sNzlllqGXeJhiJKvQUyl9Po_RVLQ4leG_xT8-yxdDlsOpHBLt5v4sb3KygCdo=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I acquired this frame to replace the Voodoo and while I had a lot of Ultegra parts from the last bike I also had pair of SRAM Rival shifters that I wanted to use so I decided this would be a SRAM Rival build.</div><span><a name='more'></a></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg110Lcew2V_X15Os3_jOoiCbfOgHtrV_q4w4hw1UsHE2YYnYMOKQnaHwSXjIbE3P159tZ584EFC_fjLV82OeGFCuXgWy1LyDGzG2JSsxs9_hb3BiUXN0ec0d4at4Uz0Gx8Gusurg3LwxdEoN9PzHkOPynPxej9eGKJEWD8xXoXisPN5GIpGvQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg110Lcew2V_X15Os3_jOoiCbfOgHtrV_q4w4hw1UsHE2YYnYMOKQnaHwSXjIbE3P159tZ584EFC_fjLV82OeGFCuXgWy1LyDGzG2JSsxs9_hb3BiUXN0ec0d4at4Uz0Gx8Gusurg3LwxdEoN9PzHkOPynPxej9eGKJEWD8xXoXisPN5GIpGvQ=w240-h320" width="240" /></a></div><br />I couldn't find a 10 speed Rival crank so I had to settle for an Apex compact road crankset. I put on a Roval Fuse wheelset that someone gave me last year, and I am running 700x26c Aspite tires, which is an uncommon tire size but work nicely with this frame because 28c will not fit. I got these tires the other day when I found a smoking deal on a HED 10 speed wheelset that put on the Jamis. </div><br /><p></p><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiY2J-ke03AcZWX2ejdwoMhVMcJbgPej8L3joqVxaCC4rH0mvZq_-SoLROZiffTsjb29G1zZwT7xobKgATfeK5Y5uB1CJVfBz3QaxhnYqPDI6g873LUrROctwILLE7_BxYNAeaEFYgizdYy6D_AhZ1w-TgCsk3-UYZu_y0JVh5Y2Wsv-2W1eNE" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiY2J-ke03AcZWX2ejdwoMhVMcJbgPej8L3joqVxaCC4rH0mvZq_-SoLROZiffTsjb29G1zZwT7xobKgATfeK5Y5uB1CJVfBz3QaxhnYqPDI6g873LUrROctwILLE7_BxYNAeaEFYgizdYy6D_AhZ1w-TgCsk3-UYZu_y0JVh5Y2Wsv-2W1eNE" width="180" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">I noticed a little issue with the shifting on my way to the lake but since it was such a nice day out I opted to suck it up and go out for a little ride to get the file of the bike.</div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgRkA3udjNBTG50YODTuMs1ZEhNNusrod1K-5xnROb9ugiivM1VeaZQ1omsKdFwYP-yeTthYFg3-_l9aQkicNHFzFWKcuK5tReIsNfat0vKbPueSUAcxkYYRKWagYANMpqLtw8CvaCF2Tl1_tuvKTUH9waRTOXFJxtoRHjc-UEj2Q0UydGiPnc" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgRkA3udjNBTG50YODTuMs1ZEhNNusrod1K-5xnROb9ugiivM1VeaZQ1omsKdFwYP-yeTthYFg3-_l9aQkicNHFzFWKcuK5tReIsNfat0vKbPueSUAcxkYYRKWagYANMpqLtw8CvaCF2Tl1_tuvKTUH9waRTOXFJxtoRHjc-UEj2Q0UydGiPnc" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I headed over to Castle Hill Farm for some more bovine therapy</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjD_0GUMWhQ6Epzz7Z9v4jAW0D5tsxz4bX7QA8rJRWco86GtFoE9LzVSkA52YxaC_Mfqo1XWp2sjH2XtIoXboBsg0GrhFPQWSInYnkEzCam1oFK885hbKKPHiQlKtNUikZqNlSylyjswwD5MbxQ_lgX5lS9lpyz3olOZomED5R5D-EwpWDurEY" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjD_0GUMWhQ6Epzz7Z9v4jAW0D5tsxz4bX7QA8rJRWco86GtFoE9LzVSkA52YxaC_Mfqo1XWp2sjH2XtIoXboBsg0GrhFPQWSInYnkEzCam1oFK885hbKKPHiQlKtNUikZqNlSylyjswwD5MbxQ_lgX5lS9lpyz3olOZomED5R5D-EwpWDurEY" width="180" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>This girl was being very protective of the salt lick</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhcOJ696Y15NSywq5yxOqJsxMxgkTM2bSGRcQvpS236Z0tRRbSkhTT7CyYWoMwKqa_ywJcLkPSIaL0hNwHhhM-GrG3AZy3GB3x_nAtUOreKaGWlcmaJmbtVWK0iHnRDH_R-y7AIShaaG_Pi5etY9Ao3_pTLiyxTAQlXdCWR9SdS7y4pY5hccYI" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhcOJ696Y15NSywq5yxOqJsxMxgkTM2bSGRcQvpS236Z0tRRbSkhTT7CyYWoMwKqa_ywJcLkPSIaL0hNwHhhM-GrG3AZy3GB3x_nAtUOreKaGWlcmaJmbtVWK0iHnRDH_R-y7AIShaaG_Pi5etY9Ao3_pTLiyxTAQlXdCWR9SdS7y4pY5hccYI" width="180" /></a></div><br />and the Jersey is still off by itself, still.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj8P-Bgl4ZRRvjzxGB7ZeRhKCl8y7G_MVhwl_UmDjCK54_nSmQCMPV5HmRTg33MWNkSylVpOh5C0bjeeu3kagDKsvRmLIBEHCx2XG7pNEwwlx5C2gDULYHtvCXgZP-zKQNf7mPJR3gYUagcozdvjD8zZqzCYbn7IDnEFSN1TirS9KPCKGrzaqc" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj8P-Bgl4ZRRvjzxGB7ZeRhKCl8y7G_MVhwl_UmDjCK54_nSmQCMPV5HmRTg33MWNkSylVpOh5C0bjeeu3kagDKsvRmLIBEHCx2XG7pNEwwlx5C2gDULYHtvCXgZP-zKQNf7mPJR3gYUagcozdvjD8zZqzCYbn7IDnEFSN1TirS9KPCKGrzaqc=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">On the ride home it started to cloud up and by the time I got back to Chez Cyclesnack it was sprinkling. The bike is super solid and not only will it make an excellent indoor trainer bike it will be an excellent back up road bike. </div></div></div>Markhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06617819080031235854noreply@blogger.com0