tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32084712335329356592024-03-26T23:35:18.961-07:00Mountain Biking and Hiking Pics - Rich CoffeyRich Coffeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13393911346958078094noreply@blogger.comBlogger497125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3208471233532935659.post-78025427015855349922024-02-22T15:40:00.000-08:002024-02-22T15:56:01.235-08:00EoK Snow Hike<p>I was finally feeling better after my spell with COVID so I went on an afternoon hike <i>East of Keeney.</i></p><p>I went in at <i>Heritage Drive </i>and hiked the entire parcel south of <i>Howe. </i>Lots of folks have been using the trails as well as a dirt biker.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibpONIhdzQ6hFamdNNkUZYXM4C0QWIrps4AUMFeEsepJHY9-Z6qHZIea0X7zo9_ApZs39SE4RRRZl6Fh-JRzq-r5vJ-L5NEPqu4x01G5h0Gcs7BYLmhnkix6nyiEtIW5TrSmIAomD05HYw8EaZ_SGyAgri4vDNHviJCi5Ped-boXDKpuZqKG0F7tQcgYi3/s800/IMG_4666.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibpONIhdzQ6hFamdNNkUZYXM4C0QWIrps4AUMFeEsepJHY9-Z6qHZIea0X7zo9_ApZs39SE4RRRZl6Fh-JRzq-r5vJ-L5NEPqu4x01G5h0Gcs7BYLmhnkix6nyiEtIW5TrSmIAomD05HYw8EaZ_SGyAgri4vDNHviJCi5Ped-boXDKpuZqKG0F7tQcgYi3/s320/IMG_4666.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzjTybkBILSx_wofsSRYqqRz0OmKXz6aVVVzo114qeFnvGi8ppXP8VOl3JnwiZ7CwvKvXfynxI9SQO0L4EuP1TVKxmTf4VrJtnBhGacBqKwJ13e2ByqObdA7v1ggwg3Ys3Ej2KygDpqXTc6YFJE9Q4DaNTVW_s8xTrQTlegERWk9_QFS5VDjXbSJ_Arj1S/s960/IMG_4662.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzjTybkBILSx_wofsSRYqqRz0OmKXz6aVVVzo114qeFnvGi8ppXP8VOl3JnwiZ7CwvKvXfynxI9SQO0L4EuP1TVKxmTf4VrJtnBhGacBqKwJ13e2ByqObdA7v1ggwg3Ys3Ej2KygDpqXTc6YFJE9Q4DaNTVW_s8xTrQTlegERWk9_QFS5VDjXbSJ_Arj1S/s320/IMG_4662.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>From my front yard, looking westward on Hopewell....<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7bkKPoj4U2wbFqUbMQBEJ7qzSqPR0eroNmmGqR70MjyvolT1pyW9bPL_BxDBp6f-tOjGRW9UmqYaqAXcYDnGYytpPx7FHFmCHO79ugvQo6wgpJ-mzGSnxe-gC587liwJnPUJVHhmjm57PWVn8qu3Xdi7c8N2lR-prXAQpZ-LoasyOJtCz7CMacmPoEuXn/s960/IMG_4663.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Its been a couple of years since I rode here and it was a thrill to revisit this spectacular spot.</p><p>I was bikeless (for a change) and after parking at the Whitney Ave lot, I hiked in through the super rugged north end (Indian Ledges). It never disappoints!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihCw155FTCND4M0VGr13hDCu-MGUxn1nBmU-ApNW2CLWkQPhZ8hrhzfKpfV-R1WQbbIBISCJ5DSWQ7qfamwa3lUhHAoyCcIkfzpz9TL0AXUIx_dABQZ-wx0KAzVfjPGj_KthAiBlWpkd6D4r-1V4jkW1q6VOVGOSaiYlUR66ESG80YNaBNsNBbdOG-Idj4/s800/IMG_4631.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihCw155FTCND4M0VGr13hDCu-MGUxn1nBmU-ApNW2CLWkQPhZ8hrhzfKpfV-R1WQbbIBISCJ5DSWQ7qfamwa3lUhHAoyCcIkfzpz9TL0AXUIx_dABQZ-wx0KAzVfjPGj_KthAiBlWpkd6D4r-1V4jkW1q6VOVGOSaiYlUR66ESG80YNaBNsNBbdOG-Idj4/s320/IMG_4631.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqwSJhi64rQI2VwFYidn06fJ1v2XEfKvZUq_Mn3imiwKZjmoQch57rbtEKb18t5eeykSlcuMULZcorbRCdwawHp2J4lAfkYQ8rd1uwIlaZ47SF9vUzCdhwnxfUno5XFefmhidt9f_DNI4NZBKRDbaf90iGn2LPCkgC5NSIYLKqpDVfEe8nPFpOZiltaUn3/s800/IMG_4632.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="567" data-original-width="800" height="227" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqwSJhi64rQI2VwFYidn06fJ1v2XEfKvZUq_Mn3imiwKZjmoQch57rbtEKb18t5eeykSlcuMULZcorbRCdwawHp2J4lAfkYQ8rd1uwIlaZ47SF9vUzCdhwnxfUno5XFefmhidt9f_DNI4NZBKRDbaf90iGn2LPCkgC5NSIYLKqpDVfEe8nPFpOZiltaUn3/s320/IMG_4632.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Of course - Copper Creek!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAd1X7KbmC4MvAi_Y_2aZnns9MDSCFoBbuX0pjqs8YbkDqvJCI5ILVNm85o7xxyadXpoLAK52FVE13-nn8xfHCdtiSPLShjwEeX6jKEzOrXWD7eX7_bmhGy9tfR4wbcyTQOk3rVmhNrnqQdgls8obDA-Y1VbDNQHd7k1hIa_JI-MYHEAmJTL_6FaPAtb1d/s800/IMG_4633.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="534" data-original-width="800" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAd1X7KbmC4MvAi_Y_2aZnns9MDSCFoBbuX0pjqs8YbkDqvJCI5ILVNm85o7xxyadXpoLAK52FVE13-nn8xfHCdtiSPLShjwEeX6jKEzOrXWD7eX7_bmhGy9tfR4wbcyTQOk3rVmhNrnqQdgls8obDA-Y1VbDNQHd7k1hIa_JI-MYHEAmJTL_6FaPAtb1d/s320/IMG_4633.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN8fb_-QeulbZIh5H_act9F3vEijGU3SYuGBfsnVxTuFLdI9elhfQ-cGDk7oj8SYOxY8pToZyuXioB2NqXDRHYEhd74q4UPOaoXwbaWiIVt-FrwrUFLAZgpQwdr4eJqRpGPnUAIV3JEdudE3V8NO4o_9AxHy1bwAxHwKJCyQ87pjVkqsAzYD47KHt3oW0d/s800/IMG_4634.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="629" data-original-width="800" height="252" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN8fb_-QeulbZIh5H_act9F3vEijGU3SYuGBfsnVxTuFLdI9elhfQ-cGDk7oj8SYOxY8pToZyuXioB2NqXDRHYEhd74q4UPOaoXwbaWiIVt-FrwrUFLAZgpQwdr4eJqRpGPnUAIV3JEdudE3V8NO4o_9AxHy1bwAxHwKJCyQ87pjVkqsAzYD47KHt3oW0d/s320/IMG_4634.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Bummer - the trail I built a few years back - no longer exists! Huge trees have obliterated it :-(<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn4hMpdrUB5kavbCqTWi_qrLoKoje62m6i3-TXal8YOKJT06vkWvV4yw5ynZsJUEE22YcegH1h11t8BAHM39G-hDWxdknA9QyFR4fVLOw6WdMV9xbqrnXbBO3K39iekMQjv6YIexVu8HY3sVtZvrgjB3ACwJEgcLxKhd2RyP37q7cNYpZeHhskjw-zCfyp/s800/IMG_4635.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn4hMpdrUB5kavbCqTWi_qrLoKoje62m6i3-TXal8YOKJT06vkWvV4yw5ynZsJUEE22YcegH1h11t8BAHM39G-hDWxdknA9QyFR4fVLOw6WdMV9xbqrnXbBO3K39iekMQjv6YIexVu8HY3sVtZvrgjB3ACwJEgcLxKhd2RyP37q7cNYpZeHhskjw-zCfyp/s320/IMG_4635.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It was late afternoon and the sun was going down. Here Kevin and I are heading to <i>Turtle Rock.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbzud0lFt1VKnUYH9SxJkmTt5KL9T0XqXjADHiOLU3BlM5db-cOar4Y5eJh19Da3qEii6ksidhibtNvRGs7dz5cf5Vd85iQnwEukZal0ZePhJo3KDUbEDQTkQAV4tzKi_UDjGOsyEEQlaJgxSRsgmACw4YHHAqNLzdNMQmGi6Un0HqTkqFFHNj-7HGAYDJ/s800/IMG_4639.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbzud0lFt1VKnUYH9SxJkmTt5KL9T0XqXjADHiOLU3BlM5db-cOar4Y5eJh19Da3qEii6ksidhibtNvRGs7dz5cf5Vd85iQnwEukZal0ZePhJo3KDUbEDQTkQAV4tzKi_UDjGOsyEEQlaJgxSRsgmACw4YHHAqNLzdNMQmGi6Un0HqTkqFFHNj-7HGAYDJ/s320/IMG_4639.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxd4f1-vncDdR9SBbA8Va3crkAcWF-oK1_tbPg9MOFFlBRO1D2fP25rNuOt7r_y3yWPRrsGl7Ej2wf6fp2-5xLxPHcsVyslYH1Nt7mmSrLjzvJ1SJQnqHyPRKbJ7d22g9nxziBvYV-s7ONQ3cPb6usDgxqMHZvAyqUFUjiI8H3oh0_k4pTjtG6AzF2-lIk/s800/IMG_4640.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxd4f1-vncDdR9SBbA8Va3crkAcWF-oK1_tbPg9MOFFlBRO1D2fP25rNuOt7r_y3yWPRrsGl7Ej2wf6fp2-5xLxPHcsVyslYH1Nt7mmSrLjzvJ1SJQnqHyPRKbJ7d22g9nxziBvYV-s7ONQ3cPb6usDgxqMHZvAyqUFUjiI8H3oh0_k4pTjtG6AzF2-lIk/s320/IMG_4640.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Another bummer - the sunken boardwalk - man there's a lot of water here now...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5GQSOo9WDCCF9JQnc18HXjpPZchRSxqhaxlVIokvDqzJl1e5k-sy1Yy2wBUAYSo7XwrtV6AEF7jtOcXlk8N2BPS8ke9ny8BZA_XUgYKhSLaDS169OkoHZ1sKMXwSdeMixwhhJPGBgj-1IeHx1SuYib_hIigPpqvYnXXjBtFydgc7xlAuZChQFIp_55GPw/s960/IMG_4641.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5GQSOo9WDCCF9JQnc18HXjpPZchRSxqhaxlVIokvDqzJl1e5k-sy1Yy2wBUAYSo7XwrtV6AEF7jtOcXlk8N2BPS8ke9ny8BZA_XUgYKhSLaDS169OkoHZ1sKMXwSdeMixwhhJPGBgj-1IeHx1SuYib_hIigPpqvYnXXjBtFydgc7xlAuZChQFIp_55GPw/s320/IMG_4641.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Ah... but the rest of the park still has all those rugged granite outcroppings and cliffs<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Yikes!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSfEL6bMon88Ee3xhnybyqqFEpDfRtV1FzDrcUrMvghZN5X44Cl6obT6zZBKl-iKaaT_LqP8XCbXsPVaiqdZHPwBAybk_Uepy-syOE2Y3u5qGI0Ii3pbvDcxPJ_ExDpKhWGrNpOJ3MYI1E7aNEi6EwEqeuawi7_bzDQBuHDVZzmuJ9jch-gMmeJDCbfXPJ/s800/IMG_4647.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="601" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSfEL6bMon88Ee3xhnybyqqFEpDfRtV1FzDrcUrMvghZN5X44Cl6obT6zZBKl-iKaaT_LqP8XCbXsPVaiqdZHPwBAybk_Uepy-syOE2Y3u5qGI0Ii3pbvDcxPJ_ExDpKhWGrNpOJ3MYI1E7aNEi6EwEqeuawi7_bzDQBuHDVZzmuJ9jch-gMmeJDCbfXPJ/s320/IMG_4647.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>Ages ago I did ride down this (hugging the cliffs) but sadly its all overgrown now<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMp2fxuZ7MKPuzXBNxifKk3Nf554Kz6SAD55PCuix5VPGWv5hJy_752rJqA4AkUOJLHr0DkxumZnOgPqUAgrO3i-z_BNVEPCYHMCnRCWEYpJ4BNpYTcOUW3fjZZpBCWyp-1zm2hzj7a_U2b4nsq73O4TXwjM7X-c68oHLbHlg0eQIjtVgU5l6nz9PPdpAX/s1000/IMG_4648.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="938" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMp2fxuZ7MKPuzXBNxifKk3Nf554Kz6SAD55PCuix5VPGWv5hJy_752rJqA4AkUOJLHr0DkxumZnOgPqUAgrO3i-z_BNVEPCYHMCnRCWEYpJ4BNpYTcOUW3fjZZpBCWyp-1zm2hzj7a_U2b4nsq73O4TXwjM7X-c68oHLbHlg0eQIjtVgU5l6nz9PPdpAX/s320/IMG_4648.jpg" width="300" /></a></div>Rich Coffeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13393911346958078094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3208471233532935659.post-89900664944876426022024-02-04T16:15:00.000-08:002024-02-04T16:34:16.004-08:00A nostalgic visit to Woodway Park<p>On the way back from a musical event in Stamford - I drove by my old neighborhood and did a short hike around <i>Woodway Park</i>. It was nice to see the Town finally put a sign up. It also appears that the ATV crowd finally stop crapping up this place but sadly all the trails I built have not been maintained and are barely still visible :-(</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJcJoDi1K43gFI6ThgKTMcMRU59tTI1D6VKxy5ObkBdukXO_5uNaencNiXVCoerbUaikTG8vXifi3HFDkwHkRQbr_eNkr-xMRJmT-0_zDkaSnPOUAf9JVc9I7n2jZdAETjHNWNKdsxuI3M9FPJcDLjezKsQYptxn3dnBJmImDNRCumKw6LvBHbaw_JoqJZ/s800/IMG_4629-ww.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="551" data-original-width="800" height="220" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJcJoDi1K43gFI6ThgKTMcMRU59tTI1D6VKxy5ObkBdukXO_5uNaencNiXVCoerbUaikTG8vXifi3HFDkwHkRQbr_eNkr-xMRJmT-0_zDkaSnPOUAf9JVc9I7n2jZdAETjHNWNKdsxuI3M9FPJcDLjezKsQYptxn3dnBJmImDNRCumKw6LvBHbaw_JoqJZ/s320/IMG_4629-ww.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Rich Coffeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13393911346958078094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3208471233532935659.post-64755990206560546652024-01-08T14:19:00.000-08:002024-01-08T14:19:11.766-08:00Snowshoeing (Backyard Bliss Jan 2024)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">After the winter storm on Sunday, Monday was a day of sunshine and a great day to snowshoe in my backyard trails!</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/AVvXsEghnbFLrzsXD4a3HZkdqPWnsD_FA-Z5TdR4UdvICv9KuTmXoGDhkZe9Y2Ju_MvuITvizxOvZCCMBVFresJE7bU488OAYmVAkcVbWup7wjU5UoYs8XLRBBWvwRb41t6zpkpU0pq7S4_z79MvUD2pd3wfdse2u03BsqI736ErbTkjlQR6mGPqGxo3VcCiKpeA/s800/IMG_4593.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghnbFLrzsXD4a3HZkdqPWnsD_FA-Z5TdR4UdvICv9KuTmXoGDhkZe9Y2Ju_MvuITvizxOvZCCMBVFresJE7bU488OAYmVAkcVbWup7wjU5UoYs8XLRBBWvwRb41t6zpkpU0pq7S4_z79MvUD2pd3wfdse2u03BsqI736ErbTkjlQR6mGPqGxo3VcCiKpeA/s320/IMG_4593.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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I have often ridden the trails on the south side of the rail trail but this was my first time riding the trails by the river - they were great!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFOYa8iD7UqMlt7zC5qQfSSK8cthNFDem17D68H-Rtto7PDJgf2dqSTgpg_UQlM37yo06q413AyHAqlbgURVbn_Sguq26rcWCkOyhoOQIX7WXX-0qdE96o8WQVnudgLa4K9-LyjChPjveT_KZlwV8xfGG5KMvKZcxd8s4SxIZspKfiCLYBE_bYDe1sOzGP/s821/ctp.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="821" data-original-width="605" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFOYa8iD7UqMlt7zC5qQfSSK8cthNFDem17D68H-Rtto7PDJgf2dqSTgpg_UQlM37yo06q413AyHAqlbgURVbn_Sguq26rcWCkOyhoOQIX7WXX-0qdE96o8WQVnudgLa4K9-LyjChPjveT_KZlwV8xfGG5KMvKZcxd8s4SxIZspKfiCLYBE_bYDe1sOzGP/s320/ctp.jpg" width="236" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyFy6uqT9Jp3Qu9JDbCJ6YGRnwL3T-ay8XKSXjx46a8PT2y0-sze8GDZaoMTRFJS42GCrHOt0wfjlB-kD2rfA3g6W2O-Ie8YybIR-URydWhFVftzOH99HcS4FDyOOqt_2rFVhpveV1gcNuzcd6x-cox4rZSr69nWVsFUbyYD6BrRbwHZ3FgO42OkIzq5HH/s800/IMG_4513.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;">The lovely Mohawk River:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyKlAjJub_WxrW7nBkV5YVSaKZi3NMGivWG1vDps4hn949N2IQPx4f2YrUYzk0Y8T9HBTu81xsSZsQLtDChRg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div style="text-align: left;">There's even a covered bridge!</div></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLpqbp7vncGr9_Iis8nGuxaAGYZ5ewuI8zK9rWd_uaVN1Q5_mRBDA3d_lSb-oOao36XDLQGtd0ej4IbFJZWuqZE1bOyHuRGAzXcW-wZOx2WL-fqzsKK2TCGyf8i5hs91RtfbyL8CZlVb_DlcU8TPtTwHN2k8tyRBvdEZ9mxMb4CZBGGQaVp8A_SMQX-Dj0/s800/IMG_4524.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLpqbp7vncGr9_Iis8nGuxaAGYZ5ewuI8zK9rWd_uaVN1Q5_mRBDA3d_lSb-oOao36XDLQGtd0ej4IbFJZWuqZE1bOyHuRGAzXcW-wZOx2WL-fqzsKK2TCGyf8i5hs91RtfbyL8CZlVb_DlcU8TPtTwHN2k8tyRBvdEZ9mxMb4CZBGGQaVp8A_SMQX-Dj0/s320/IMG_4524.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Even though I was a bit pressed for time, I couldn't resist riding a bit of the trails on the south side of the rail trail which I used to ride quite frequently :-)<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Sadly <i>Microburst </i>and <i>Inside Job</i> were very wet with frequent puddles and quite a few muddy sections so I called it quits after riding just a bit of <i>Inside Job</i>. Next time I hope to hit the Blue Trails further west...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3FrWZbTl8CjeLTxOFFzL4GpE0-B1qWH_B7KvDdzA2cvNK2OZMFIB1xzlQ0ayiZazK8yZRvfbYVz2J3GSD2sSPb3EUvItKsRyY5vzhTZwrlv-vWoCjboo8zrzXlNy35z26GEoP_BB4OSsYb_Dm2Ual8TpF_5icohHMz6Ja_07dBGIdLrLtSiL1-LWnP5s0/s613/cowles-10-8.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="613" data-original-width="518" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3FrWZbTl8CjeLTxOFFzL4GpE0-B1qWH_B7KvDdzA2cvNK2OZMFIB1xzlQ0ayiZazK8yZRvfbYVz2J3GSD2sSPb3EUvItKsRyY5vzhTZwrlv-vWoCjboo8zrzXlNy35z26GEoP_BB4OSsYb_Dm2Ual8TpF_5icohHMz6Ja_07dBGIdLrLtSiL1-LWnP5s0/s320/cowles-10-8.jpeg" width="270" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT1tlX4jSoQ1_a9lzt7y-YVZR-BkGQOInlEYxMVXkaqso4yPLsOeJov8n67fFVMyKG88NY2q89Y2HPfRjo0aH612X8hJ1FYZ8_hdYBwZ5fjaKcAiR4HLmqHXBjiB9dVViq2mfbfjWzhulO7cgzXYwm8OxEFIdG91CJZNBpOWIrdZcn9c764okczAncFQzS/s800/IMG_4500.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT1tlX4jSoQ1_a9lzt7y-YVZR-BkGQOInlEYxMVXkaqso4yPLsOeJov8n67fFVMyKG88NY2q89Y2HPfRjo0aH612X8hJ1FYZ8_hdYBwZ5fjaKcAiR4HLmqHXBjiB9dVViq2mfbfjWzhulO7cgzXYwm8OxEFIdG91CJZNBpOWIrdZcn9c764okczAncFQzS/s320/IMG_4500.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>On a whim I thought I would go a check out the Case Mountain Dam - I hadn't been there yet even though I've ridden Case quite a few times. As you can see its a beautiful spot - WOWEEE!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirxo4ZqYtqYhvs4-9bbvQ8_XIiY9-RfrloYGH5iG4-IDH4Y2WFjAj7WcxdGL8ehTBVr8nxRB_XCqke62wvF7N_JynS8skS36-iAavEvGqIKqT8gHT6qp8dTQyAebq6Cb8MQxOUB0WNVAS7rzlpBp2i4BJN3SQfDYFRBQqGMvpR6RT7urZ4QE9P1DFKXNew/s960/IMG_4501.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirxo4ZqYtqYhvs4-9bbvQ8_XIiY9-RfrloYGH5iG4-IDH4Y2WFjAj7WcxdGL8ehTBVr8nxRB_XCqke62wvF7N_JynS8skS36-iAavEvGqIKqT8gHT6qp8dTQyAebq6Cb8MQxOUB0WNVAS7rzlpBp2i4BJN3SQfDYFRBQqGMvpR6RT7urZ4QE9P1DFKXNew/s320/IMG_4501.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcYsTNziFe5-DfUKsPq8QNaIUpbqALwb3F8voVv0k0Hw0tgBVMi8Pw6Fv30uzoo6wY8xBx-2mWhhiIJe_ChAy_5PWjg5lTHPc9ArDUt7PN1JNefr4PEh2OBgfShQPM2_hyKR2T7Wgh6wKpbsGClVdSUBWYkOH3MTwYNdnrnAa0HJx9uew2408vHhHamD-B/s960/IMG_4503.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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The stream was high due to the incredible amount of rain we've had recently but the trees are starting to change color - mmm... mmm...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyTr6wgqlzNoXZEO5F9pNPGKNT7qhhVmusp0hEoNqTKhyGSTdfwcZ79oyaNd5-6YAkb9qG5cPnIpwi0cI1im8im1pBr2sLMSE7b7UfWdmcEI2IqRqohiYKwWZ7-1_RQXBUW0GSh0IIKqlNkV2A4XSUv3wZ4RUJ8M9tAKiz7Dco7aRW-032qe9bmZC3MTO_/s960/IMG_4483.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyTr6wgqlzNoXZEO5F9pNPGKNT7qhhVmusp0hEoNqTKhyGSTdfwcZ79oyaNd5-6YAkb9qG5cPnIpwi0cI1im8im1pBr2sLMSE7b7UfWdmcEI2IqRqohiYKwWZ7-1_RQXBUW0GSh0IIKqlNkV2A4XSUv3wZ4RUJ8M9tAKiz7Dco7aRW-032qe9bmZC3MTO_/s320/IMG_4483.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dx78KJ7YzdKDZXnbAaaE0q_L5z2s7dWEkytup-B3-RiFLBlzEBYN0tbW_7ZJ0priikpZzpY8yGbljEXK0ezvQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4H8R_V2fS-YgUnJL5V2ARhwiv6GirR0LzVtM4hoe9CQst-MfWGzQDb_P70OJFCawYLc0YAeLMJ0n9BrQeQP8mhVGuhxD3PreHhCSnVHURBlJ3DRTuo6OKqQcHy4Tyn3zT0pJZ5ikkcYwLLPbWNy5YgwcGvgfLF5C3k-KQSe_X7dPmjIZyJwjPlOPR3pJg/s960/IMG_4485.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4H8R_V2fS-YgUnJL5V2ARhwiv6GirR0LzVtM4hoe9CQst-MfWGzQDb_P70OJFCawYLc0YAeLMJ0n9BrQeQP8mhVGuhxD3PreHhCSnVHURBlJ3DRTuo6OKqQcHy4Tyn3zT0pJZ5ikkcYwLLPbWNy5YgwcGvgfLF5C3k-KQSe_X7dPmjIZyJwjPlOPR3pJg/s320/IMG_4485.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEH-EFoNVLsX0ixZ_iWEhySgOdk7uqzihCsroGeiE40akb-52QkM8L9O9aYTxwZb9ZAJMrbXKFYv2FyrZAIuj7fPYXK2ukETb4pOskcPQbwrKCmRjWE8cpt5aPECOQQ9v2xvfEhFnVUkU-pPLKEqdmk-UKUeOedV-1IRuSRSkdTJoptEn6p8kpUYF3lT72/s960/IMG_4487.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEH-EFoNVLsX0ixZ_iWEhySgOdk7uqzihCsroGeiE40akb-52QkM8L9O9aYTxwZb9ZAJMrbXKFYv2FyrZAIuj7fPYXK2ukETb4pOskcPQbwrKCmRjWE8cpt5aPECOQQ9v2xvfEhFnVUkU-pPLKEqdmk-UKUeOedV-1IRuSRSkdTJoptEn6p8kpUYF3lT72/s320/IMG_4487.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvG7pwi8coa_wSMQpzuY7wbUd4ZeuHY5orkRVmOcQwf53hMle-NWGvDjTRvvBIpFuBfkfGdwfIiSe2iSxrPN7ODdguameWXpMFGRZWQ6e6TOe2bzG8PZovHhhkcXtfBn1-KDAX_eqHI0N47z-GelibeT-7NpmvNOJUxHjSRQJLQ69iFcZMwtPJQ3ABVCVW/s4032/IMG_4488.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/AVvXsEjvG7pwi8coa_wSMQpzuY7wbUd4ZeuHY5orkRVmOcQwf53hMle-NWGvDjTRvvBIpFuBfkfGdwfIiSe2iSxrPN7ODdguameWXpMFGRZWQ6e6TOe2bzG8PZovHhhkcXtfBn1-KDAX_eqHI0N47z-GelibeT-7NpmvNOJUxHjSRQJLQ69iFcZMwtPJQ3ABVCVW/s320/IMG_4488.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Rich Coffeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13393911346958078094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3208471233532935659.post-54543946535462422092023-09-05T13:02:00.004-07:002023-09-05T13:05:43.434-07:00A return to Cowles Park<p>Despite the bugginess and increasingly hot weather, I had a fun ride today. It was just me and the squirrels (the parking lot was empty).</p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Exhibition (north to south)</li><li>Inside Job (south section - north to south)</li><li>Yellow Trail</li><li>Orange Trail (East) (Cedar Ridge Road)</li><li>Chappy's (heading back north)</li><li>Exhibition (south to north)</li><li>Inside Job (north section - north to south)</li><li>Red Cut</li><li>out to Parking Lot</li></ul><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-iKY6fnSB5uiD0rwDpP1KmCwShOPdOnsAzCAbVVpAo5LtZhs-dzJ_WA_WCyfz8137VkiMD0IjV6HGgLeFK1kus1Eenq3LpizNX_Hv1wi1KVRe-mZ7CXhkfiy_IXIVrSwUV_hk1GRcZnKcqfYOKi0XdGt0xi-n5sQ7MJ-PPzrdAFFQTjZ8sGaGRKtHjCoI/s852/-cowles.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="852" data-original-width="452" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-iKY6fnSB5uiD0rwDpP1KmCwShOPdOnsAzCAbVVpAo5LtZhs-dzJ_WA_WCyfz8137VkiMD0IjV6HGgLeFK1kus1Eenq3LpizNX_Hv1wi1KVRe-mZ7CXhkfiy_IXIVrSwUV_hk1GRcZnKcqfYOKi0XdGt0xi-n5sQ7MJ-PPzrdAFFQTjZ8sGaGRKtHjCoI/s320/-cowles.jpg" width="170" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZAeEI-qiuxHLsu9C3oeVchm8feKalSQX8EBZWFY_O9CQkhIsJ0rE0GPv_X-n0F4Onlf5Ub26QzzGGrk75I7pXwTT83OyogG7AqUPoRNsYx8FB2UJAK40bGEh4GVYBufe5eDQqtZDJylx9G6pJiLbXHMbF_g-9DgREc_x1LFmq7muT3ue2MziIPWNSsKf2/s960/IMG_4398.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZAeEI-qiuxHLsu9C3oeVchm8feKalSQX8EBZWFY_O9CQkhIsJ0rE0GPv_X-n0F4Onlf5Ub26QzzGGrk75I7pXwTT83OyogG7AqUPoRNsYx8FB2UJAK40bGEh4GVYBufe5eDQqtZDJylx9G6pJiLbXHMbF_g-9DgREc_x1LFmq7muT3ue2MziIPWNSsKf2/s320/IMG_4398.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix_exaCoB0JxnsOICo8JLwFyQwnh7s_yGY4MouBBPzXRbXhiRAQcvjxqGKVcnuU9o0xYDYmGFqV1e0oRaO8PbAC5Q-QIsuFpm5pU9lpT_83FvBnoF48SjcWjlJlFP7mOp2qK95zL_ymQ9pG5ipQGbPhpGVI-l0gwpVF4Ztmt-cPP2UDk-A9XMMkRSXQSQc/s960/IMG_4399.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix_exaCoB0JxnsOICo8JLwFyQwnh7s_yGY4MouBBPzXRbXhiRAQcvjxqGKVcnuU9o0xYDYmGFqV1e0oRaO8PbAC5Q-QIsuFpm5pU9lpT_83FvBnoF48SjcWjlJlFP7mOp2qK95zL_ymQ9pG5ipQGbPhpGVI-l0gwpVF4Ztmt-cPP2UDk-A9XMMkRSXQSQc/s320/IMG_4399.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>Rich Coffeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13393911346958078094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3208471233532935659.post-22650060840262593982023-09-01T17:57:00.007-07:002023-09-02T06:57:14.556-07:00A Return to the Mesh<p><a href="https://mtb-rcoffey.blogspot.com/2021/10/the-mesh-nike-missle-site.html" target="_blank">In the fall of 2021, I hiked a bit of the "Mesh" </a>- this time Kevin joined me. It was a very enjoyable hike and its always a thrill to see the old Nike Missile stuff...</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/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAsxmsiEFQnKc8-y0t_cv_P6B4yDVVcP8gjkmyQ_BBl-OZ6mGdg2ogQ9wCerOLvCkq6UatTOLEuO1BiZerkCYZV1s6tYR2l6MYJ4C-qdiqTZZxHueh4VTwD-RdG4h0sOkXM4KtIV6qbked32-_AyVUxDOR-hdQFARleEtnMqwDW1YsO01YiJnqptY_LmbO/s736/IMG_4386.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="607" data-original-width="736" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAsxmsiEFQnKc8-y0t_cv_P6B4yDVVcP8gjkmyQ_BBl-OZ6mGdg2ogQ9wCerOLvCkq6UatTOLEuO1BiZerkCYZV1s6tYR2l6MYJ4C-qdiqTZZxHueh4VTwD-RdG4h0sOkXM4KtIV6qbked32-_AyVUxDOR-hdQFARleEtnMqwDW1YsO01YiJnqptY_LmbO/s320/IMG_4386.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">AllTrails Map</td></tr></tbody></table><p style="text-align: left;">It was a rocky and steep trail in....</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: left;">After a <a href="https://mtb-rcoffey.blogspot.com/2023/08/up-and-over-scabs-case-mtn-ride.html" target="_blank">mountain bike ride at Case Mtn</a>. and a lunch at home, I decided to head to Portland to search out remnants of an old Civilian Conservation Corps Camp known as<i> Camp Jenkins.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb9SI3cc4flyDVYpRqYZnWOS-aZvSm8FZX0so4DXE01WgnPoUh8E1isDrUXRu5qj3ZDbKfm_Nt-UA2Ougrf0wzMwqOAEgqNuFd8PX2rtbb_3wWzNEVE6Bej3WCT3PSFVGtqmgkUyqGX5KBhYwxzJHkhuHGznzdPyvOO4qGu-xMP1VYWO8OS-KHHAhOnvCN/s778/CJ.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="581" data-original-width="778" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb9SI3cc4flyDVYpRqYZnWOS-aZvSm8FZX0so4DXE01WgnPoUh8E1isDrUXRu5qj3ZDbKfm_Nt-UA2Ougrf0wzMwqOAEgqNuFd8PX2rtbb_3wWzNEVE6Bej3WCT3PSFVGtqmgkUyqGX5KBhYwxzJHkhuHGznzdPyvOO4qGu-xMP1VYWO8OS-KHHAhOnvCN/s320/CJ.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Off on a dirt road is a small parking area where the trail <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shenipsit_Trail" target="_blank">Shenipsit Trail</a> begins. The blocked off abandoned road on the right was, I believe, the old road to Camp Jenkins.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlVzxoubi1WDBkfigzbYMtQB76ALYGgm8FYbzxt0OwOpkLNxk-WH8zdCFwpaLXyObZmCzM3gDQn55PBvOILM1FcnvWuPIVSIZnSLlOVAhn5PTRuavbIr8m57vp3RoBpN2IrO1_caLwM0LYf0g6E9I-mljiEw7cHFFnzuoIE5cU2Fc74YlI0bh7GU3hPmqg/s800/IMG_4183.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlVzxoubi1WDBkfigzbYMtQB76ALYGgm8FYbzxt0OwOpkLNxk-WH8zdCFwpaLXyObZmCzM3gDQn55PBvOILM1FcnvWuPIVSIZnSLlOVAhn5PTRuavbIr8m57vp3RoBpN2IrO1_caLwM0LYf0g6E9I-mljiEw7cHFFnzuoIE5cU2Fc74YlI0bh7GU3hPmqg/s320/IMG_4183.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJy6ntSwhLhprbcVeCxZP0K5BaEoOnJ-BKLU6_iludFJKkceXPQpcQWzTfEOK0wTwVoLlRI0Zh5h1hj9_-y-1iWYQXaTQRvDQ-88mjMV7piTHVAV4xr63wf6bk_Sjs7KszXn67gxrMGYicGc5XutRTBKLDdFE7DcANd5O5o_8RitlFFlYBCmMrgs9P0YE4/s960/IMG_4184.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="668" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJy6ntSwhLhprbcVeCxZP0K5BaEoOnJ-BKLU6_iludFJKkceXPQpcQWzTfEOK0wTwVoLlRI0Zh5h1hj9_-y-1iWYQXaTQRvDQ-88mjMV7piTHVAV4xr63wf6bk_Sjs7KszXn67gxrMGYicGc5XutRTBKLDdFE7DcANd5O5o_8RitlFFlYBCmMrgs9P0YE4/s320/IMG_4184.jpg" width="223" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCNRA5QY4Q3Tf5BUZWgudFRe5zTAUttplrAgYeuKF441ki4K9ANP3EpTFfnw32h7k7I6TFwrynHCK94jXIBLPjWm5M_ocm_lrmoyhsLwAjJz8GI6gxdpaKWPFPWGIU5ezr22u1IesNzOz_dLjjyorxTJMZN69ZZ6vY6nql0TqrxMuRqBvghcjjFQk1Dpsg/s800/IMG_4185.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="605" data-original-width="800" height="242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCNRA5QY4Q3Tf5BUZWgudFRe5zTAUttplrAgYeuKF441ki4K9ANP3EpTFfnw32h7k7I6TFwrynHCK94jXIBLPjWm5M_ocm_lrmoyhsLwAjJz8GI6gxdpaKWPFPWGIU5ezr22u1IesNzOz_dLjjyorxTJMZN69ZZ6vY6nql0TqrxMuRqBvghcjjFQk1Dpsg/s320/IMG_4185.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>After hiking a bit on remnants of the old road, I came across pavement!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqqh5iqFMYYI97leMPMsHn5xyfUqIGGAy5CLF0rSJv_qI-ifrsb3HK8F9JAY7tN5GhVhkpw43lVjqU0YZn6roTapEseSLjjKO-N-c9yCZaSzMmoStQoFmS2lAZW9_M9nyF2_D4FwxCxLQQmfbagr-8WgeN7N2fuOdxX1x38LOA9AVi14ZGM3HXjWONpNRC/s800/IMG_4186.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqqh5iqFMYYI97leMPMsHn5xyfUqIGGAy5CLF0rSJv_qI-ifrsb3HK8F9JAY7tN5GhVhkpw43lVjqU0YZn6roTapEseSLjjKO-N-c9yCZaSzMmoStQoFmS2lAZW9_M9nyF2_D4FwxCxLQQmfbagr-8WgeN7N2fuOdxX1x38LOA9AVi14ZGM3HXjWONpNRC/s320/IMG_4186.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>And once I turned to the left, this clearing seemed to correspond to where the camp was. Unfortunately I didn't see any remnants of the old camp (probably it was constructed with wood - no stone foundations) but I will try to return in the wintertime to look again.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs34FXloBijjuOVaHeJtHWa-S3YI2Abi6gQsGkZWaIUn4lFY0cwz3O10IQ8_qo6T4y54pPDSRYXpYYLgF2x-ukhrIHkLdQ-2zWI88aBEFIVQDe6bH5WFapw0pJSVn4YlRzgxvx66w1KYQVWlYLBnNBCsMEKuFCdWjWM72exEga0bmLNYiYh0uy_9Mv9HL2/s800/IMG_4187.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs34FXloBijjuOVaHeJtHWa-S3YI2Abi6gQsGkZWaIUn4lFY0cwz3O10IQ8_qo6T4y54pPDSRYXpYYLgF2x-ukhrIHkLdQ-2zWI88aBEFIVQDe6bH5WFapw0pJSVn4YlRzgxvx66w1KYQVWlYLBnNBCsMEKuFCdWjWM72exEga0bmLNYiYh0uy_9Mv9HL2/s320/IMG_4187.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">The Hike</h3><div>I continued on upward and upward to connect with the main ridge trail (<i>Shenipsit Trail</i>) and check out the overlook.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>Rich Coffeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13393911346958078094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3208471233532935659.post-62773398031202683792023-08-20T17:57:00.002-07:002023-08-21T05:12:19.413-07:00Up and Over Scabs - the Case Mtn Ride<p>It was a gorgeous day - not too hot and nice and sunny so I had big plans to ride a lot of Case Mtn. </p><p>Although I was hoping to hit <i>Perestroika</i> and get down to the trails around the old Coop Road bridge (<i>Khanada</i>, etc.) this old man pooped out and high tailed it back via <i>N95, Pandemic,</i> etc instead. Still for me, it was pretty productive!</p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Dingleberry</li><li>Stolen Lunch Money (I walked the boulder-strewn descent ascent stream crossing)</li><li>Covid-19</li><li>Scabs (a couple of short stretches I walked :-( )</li><li>Cornholio</li><li>Black Mamba (wow - what a freakin' great trail!)</li><li>Scabs</li><li>Scabs Fort (I ended up walking the first third of it :-( )</li><li>Nutter Butter</li><li>N95 (I bombed this super fast!)</li><li>Pandemic </li><li>Little Dipper (a pleasant surprise - not too bad of an uphill!)</li><li>Stolen Lunch Money</li><li>Mountain Road (a bit rocky straight uphill but doable)</li></ul><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE9UhwMrovrxlfEydpTJpzKqwXGaWgHrx6QXd8Bp7JCBCkOLfBlDqiQSD_euVpw2sagMgCLXsoLWKsFwrQw8VvN_7fECAKpu1Ny47oKYanAgpA_EjZOiPEgA73gSJewyv9ZXL7fp70UWf6b2hMyK-qSCir1dhWKz_srHVu5I7eix8ETu3uX35CQQo5TF_T/s705/cm-8-20.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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When I got to the big rock where I could see the parallel<i> Fern Trail</i>, I decided to check it out and head back up on the <i>Fern Trail</i>.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk8SK2Dcas8T-6Q5j4T9UIKXCvBXQRPGGwDZxJXP-KYEf-4tHQvkPQYPqVt4nrQuxLFdbFDjQhSlsYeEJ_N_7RhTZvx4FIU4Wym06weYysSqcWZVPzQyJWnikbDsdy1yGaiICrRvsaKopp6f4T-e2rZAGvycMmF_xD2kNLsmWnSGWCoaUMOT0Pd4M93uXS/s800/IMG_4169.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk8SK2Dcas8T-6Q5j4T9UIKXCvBXQRPGGwDZxJXP-KYEf-4tHQvkPQYPqVt4nrQuxLFdbFDjQhSlsYeEJ_N_7RhTZvx4FIU4Wym06weYysSqcWZVPzQyJWnikbDsdy1yGaiICrRvsaKopp6f4T-e2rZAGvycMmF_xD2kNLsmWnSGWCoaUMOT0Pd4M93uXS/s320/IMG_4169.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcLClDkO8tt11eJUkgAms4jNkhf0Z8hNIm3WGFdlcAl1vy23OA4nri19g8eyuhIKQ7EEXnnT4K_6N57-DDixqsH8b-2-g5VCwvCu6OC7QS7nuByX0BFhYKPXfLWJYgfm8I5s5m0IdGPly2qJTQy7ZoxDANO29RSwii9Xnhtez-Jra_YvqQToh_kMtMwWel/s750/IMG_4168.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="741" data-original-width="750" height="316" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcLClDkO8tt11eJUkgAms4jNkhf0Z8hNIm3WGFdlcAl1vy23OA4nri19g8eyuhIKQ7EEXnnT4K_6N57-DDixqsH8b-2-g5VCwvCu6OC7QS7nuByX0BFhYKPXfLWJYgfm8I5s5m0IdGPly2qJTQy7ZoxDANO29RSwii9Xnhtez-Jra_YvqQToh_kMtMwWel/s320/IMG_4168.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>At times I felt like I was in Tolkien's Middle Earth as the lush vegetation and wild rock features seemed almost otherworldly! I rode up most of it but truth be told -- this old man walked a few of the steeper rock-feature sections.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcJD7a_H5wbsdy2ext8HTw9eVcLIdrptTtkkBrUzp6nr1swpS5pVyl5UgQjdWwdIxMxhKiIT7jt2zPo2bPC567uFYfl1gln1AU1FuUqgUeSvzB0aH1PPuhn2O9ETGzUyabiqM7vFMVuf0vRfo4W4KC3-OLdzVx9MNf-A3k_n4VFcd-BhRT6sQgiHWl9SOi/s960/IMG_4170.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcJD7a_H5wbsdy2ext8HTw9eVcLIdrptTtkkBrUzp6nr1swpS5pVyl5UgQjdWwdIxMxhKiIT7jt2zPo2bPC567uFYfl1gln1AU1FuUqgUeSvzB0aH1PPuhn2O9ETGzUyabiqM7vFMVuf0vRfo4W4KC3-OLdzVx9MNf-A3k_n4VFcd-BhRT6sQgiHWl9SOi/s320/IMG_4170.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSSFVGITN3oM5hhd3Q2ZFttu4X81izVgQiweMg_mpuKNjUzQnKI_WDwPrZfOvSMxhMTqEoecZhBpVi0nwKOc296kNXYjToSjkL6u9j3_VdnJspFRUzOdU-hGOXCqyUhEoUHHA1fIba12MVRKfwkIbVHDgeuR7XubCst4wgJw7YJBHbliMtChOQoywHJAvm/s960/IMG_4171.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="960" height="233" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSSFVGITN3oM5hhd3Q2ZFttu4X81izVgQiweMg_mpuKNjUzQnKI_WDwPrZfOvSMxhMTqEoecZhBpVi0nwKOc296kNXYjToSjkL6u9j3_VdnJspFRUzOdU-hGOXCqyUhEoUHHA1fIba12MVRKfwkIbVHDgeuR7XubCst4wgJw7YJBHbliMtChOQoywHJAvm/s320/IMG_4171.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP6BwXnlzKDCzJkFvr5c0YWXi4td3QWyeJP8faXhUzsDtdt001RR1c-DThQn_B5wv6kCyjORaqn-pKbhxv9Ks-9VzIVuVO4EsEuhHJXIf7tQLZ-ct5z3wDmgf7BCj2xHWFKbpkSQqgEchLxok2ggIkfcNibzWbO2wUwQSYwtmYZNTUnZEoQJvLXhefk8tW/s960/IMG_4172.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="732" data-original-width="960" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP6BwXnlzKDCzJkFvr5c0YWXi4td3QWyeJP8faXhUzsDtdt001RR1c-DThQn_B5wv6kCyjORaqn-pKbhxv9Ks-9VzIVuVO4EsEuhHJXIf7tQLZ-ct5z3wDmgf7BCj2xHWFKbpkSQqgEchLxok2ggIkfcNibzWbO2wUwQSYwtmYZNTUnZEoQJvLXhefk8tW/s320/IMG_4172.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Once to the summit, I decided to head back to the car the easy way via the powerline trail.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRSL8tZNvn8K6Q52NKipSXHQ-tH0rkcozLoQ47aPcPf53fRTVZh9gwHkWNU2Wnu7RhBgtAlEaOY4Lkj5_vXkR0bAMKdh9lihwhl_PyClwxlKuJD_6nA1G6fGC6wAlf9XYjLTAJCvkVPeC43CZ24Bi8yrguUqIuFHnIXt0MpSytXrEUP4kfWG_M6B6jKgUJ/s800/IMG_4173.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRSL8tZNvn8K6Q52NKipSXHQ-tH0rkcozLoQ47aPcPf53fRTVZh9gwHkWNU2Wnu7RhBgtAlEaOY4Lkj5_vXkR0bAMKdh9lihwhl_PyClwxlKuJD_6nA1G6fGC6wAlf9XYjLTAJCvkVPeC43CZ24Bi8yrguUqIuFHnIXt0MpSytXrEUP4kfWG_M6B6jKgUJ/s320/IMG_4173.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3wNEURszGsNRjiUn7BVGsA8gMK-PSTHA9Dkuq6yoNhAGVAThE7-QMqcxauj_X74kExgZWwxFTiP7UlWRddHUugOD8yMrguHqEw4pGgP4rJhBQYAF1lo4bF8Iv0oQVWydbU0Cu6G-ebhWgqVAp49a_0K46h7k76gfxSuXd2yAPBQ6BCfbVtUX9p8TZWgfk/s800/IMG_4174.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="503" data-original-width="800" height="201" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3wNEURszGsNRjiUn7BVGsA8gMK-PSTHA9Dkuq6yoNhAGVAThE7-QMqcxauj_X74kExgZWwxFTiP7UlWRddHUugOD8yMrguHqEw4pGgP4rJhBQYAF1lo4bF8Iv0oQVWydbU0Cu6G-ebhWgqVAp49a_0K46h7k76gfxSuXd2yAPBQ6BCfbVtUX9p8TZWgfk/s320/IMG_4174.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>I must confess, at nearly 70 years old I am thinking about the advantages of an electric assist bike - if only I could afford one!</p><p><br /></p>Rich Coffeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13393911346958078094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3208471233532935659.post-31662241365117576092023-07-31T04:47:00.000-07:002023-07-31T04:47:35.457-07:00Indian Meadows - Glenville<p>Our family had a planned get-together to celebrate my deceased Dad's Birthday so we meet annually in Glenvillle, NY (where I grew up). We all gathered at the <i>Indian Meadows Park</i> and since Cris and I arrived early, I had time for a short hike to explore the area.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtNOJBbVu1Q8Zj-KWVYdvu9qGlAGb5cq67wGmUOugmob7JXqPxPvD_O1IaIxZECPkX6b2s7PYLH7yZMnqZII0bBiGIXN7ZvQvc3jQl6umaiC6mfa5ZRBK8fp--wn58KY-ZF_ZaxlzzjmzYl6HpUo-7wLI-RN52gh9Wf6X86P1n9NzOBLwtgVICllORKNVN/s527/imp-map.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="476" data-original-width="527" height="289" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtNOJBbVu1Q8Zj-KWVYdvu9qGlAGb5cq67wGmUOugmob7JXqPxPvD_O1IaIxZECPkX6b2s7PYLH7yZMnqZII0bBiGIXN7ZvQvc3jQl6umaiC6mfa5ZRBK8fp--wn58KY-ZF_ZaxlzzjmzYl6HpUo-7wLI-RN52gh9Wf6X86P1n9NzOBLwtgVICllORKNVN/s320/imp-map.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">My Hike</h3><p>It's open double track through fields and forest until you get to the stream and then it's surprisingly rooty tight single track. Next time up here I will bring the mountain bike to explore! :-)</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfUpFWM1wn18dtbfxCBPNdL9l4etAdEZsDhjbkQdXTEHpenzrumhFkDQ2tWYBq6LQKtPkk4W0BSt9C3p015rTTcamXygXfb3mIuSdOLegZwFpsLvljBulRJN1vUnkZVIuorM9p3c2sziHfDk1JXVdgTjVSehvryIpHLcvvcXJibON3pAlcOUPUjhgP8E-c/s800/IMG_4143.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfUpFWM1wn18dtbfxCBPNdL9l4etAdEZsDhjbkQdXTEHpenzrumhFkDQ2tWYBq6LQKtPkk4W0BSt9C3p015rTTcamXygXfb3mIuSdOLegZwFpsLvljBulRJN1vUnkZVIuorM9p3c2sziHfDk1JXVdgTjVSehvryIpHLcvvcXJibON3pAlcOUPUjhgP8E-c/s320/IMG_4143.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpw8obcNFhwaE1CeV3f0r6LP5c9kU6bDLJPhAXtPFrMOhpAr6vJ6sbWXGviiHwu_JIx7JL4X09kEME55BTjyJmcMr6QXvu2QoSXegzoZUUI5cpKFsJzk-vBVrZCHkTkXzVNISqhaGEa5gnBcDKWPhEptg-nDmnl40Hbn7svqgCJSb9PAFZuYJJj3kbEzaV/s800/IMG_4144.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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I had hiked here <a href="https://mtb-rcoffey.blogspot.com/2021/08/jb-williams-soap-factory-and-park.html">August 2021</a>--mostly the main fire roads--so it was good to find out there's good singletrack here!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD8mirJk35pkQ6aSAwhLAcNSw5sje_ahx89ugi5hqMz3OX6aRV8THZFzlOIjKvMGaoO7oZzLdOh6qBwDlLm_RyB4YkXNbp2xvAfzTik1ffYYSoxX3hzhMy7Oa_BjdQnkpUEQ5EIWVpeHzK6KUy6uB9jBXElOc6OtrNYNWSTEzdY3PmFX-hQhVbT-moZDNG/s438/Mappo.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="350" data-original-width="438" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD8mirJk35pkQ6aSAwhLAcNSw5sje_ahx89ugi5hqMz3OX6aRV8THZFzlOIjKvMGaoO7oZzLdOh6qBwDlLm_RyB4YkXNbp2xvAfzTik1ffYYSoxX3hzhMy7Oa_BjdQnkpUEQ5EIWVpeHzK6KUy6uB9jBXElOc6OtrNYNWSTEzdY3PmFX-hQhVbT-moZDNG/s320/Mappo.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div>This very picturesque trail winds along a stream but I should have taken it in the opposite direction (westward instead of eastward) as it was all uphill and tricky (very narrow with lots of roots and rocks)</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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After the storms we just had (torrential rain in the Hudson Valley and Vermont) this area looked a lot wetter!</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpGssFivDHHFzHN8rje3LHqHk5jY3inIku0Z-WgC2VuIy0Jq-0aZugO7yMVP7lGFiub8y9WPaeq9Fz-IW7swPdLFnAgAPtfH5QKCoynBE5XAQbFIqgsuiXZulJzVTPmd9nm80VaFJh_gHOhYBbV6lGhTCCNzX8Mc7DlHKZNEtS_taAIKJwTn_bKU3ekmJS/s800/IMG_4090.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpGssFivDHHFzHN8rje3LHqHk5jY3inIku0Z-WgC2VuIy0Jq-0aZugO7yMVP7lGFiub8y9WPaeq9Fz-IW7swPdLFnAgAPtfH5QKCoynBE5XAQbFIqgsuiXZulJzVTPmd9nm80VaFJh_gHOhYBbV6lGhTCCNzX8Mc7DlHKZNEtS_taAIKJwTn_bKU3ekmJS/s320/IMG_4090.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><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/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim0GpUzjaEOQnXd08mukup5tE26gXGwzLufFgStgURj-T1ZHzNnO1hqPxC2bDzuvaa9kyOGHXG8Uzx72flU0pMU-rkVBZexqHEp-zAeMHFlbMucKEXAoiobhq_rtdc1-gr6f4Hhc9GExSjwnVN9hvZEMpg3roebMvwg7u3DhYNMr8G4_8DXykaW6AKNll_/s800/IMG_4091.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Glastonbury Boat House</h3><div>I took a look at the Connecticut River at the boat house and it has submerged the lower walkways!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYiRJb8-Xhs0oGwfBdEFwQFj2o3Ez7Mc-mdUmFZIsMwwHLRemidBZkG5Xi9qyUidcXp4gpTNfchQPwgPNUaANvkCE2ejpmCHfetIbRMtKUfWJzLN8su9iJrKEggnS9j3D3diErTBbfAyVU-9gnX-OwqO5_m3Xiy3xEOlVAbuknPoUDPQci4Qq4gwpazDlp/s800/IMG_4095.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYiRJb8-Xhs0oGwfBdEFwQFj2o3Ez7Mc-mdUmFZIsMwwHLRemidBZkG5Xi9qyUidcXp4gpTNfchQPwgPNUaANvkCE2ejpmCHfetIbRMtKUfWJzLN8su9iJrKEggnS9j3D3diErTBbfAyVU-9gnX-OwqO5_m3Xiy3xEOlVAbuknPoUDPQci4Qq4gwpazDlp/s320/IMG_4095.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Cotton Hollow</h3></div><div>Lastly, I ventured into the <i>Cotton Hollow Preserve</i> and walked to the vestiges of the old dam behind the Grange pool.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikqhOd1Owg48LnPG4wraMt45QlWLDDo5EPrWSdaaN-v8434_lH9xW_dLDplRFRSC_iXjGemQ8I5d2jQGQBCuqKk829Aw-ze3pevTq3DmFdJU9hDH-sN6q09qnFEvrE4YVvalitGCprBV1rkqVNerYYqTq4MUST-xC2aCpCAg7enSWEA4KRzFIbnHgG1BFW/s960/IMG_4103.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikqhOd1Owg48LnPG4wraMt45QlWLDDo5EPrWSdaaN-v8434_lH9xW_dLDplRFRSC_iXjGemQ8I5d2jQGQBCuqKk829Aw-ze3pevTq3DmFdJU9hDH-sN6q09qnFEvrE4YVvalitGCprBV1rkqVNerYYqTq4MUST-xC2aCpCAg7enSWEA4KRzFIbnHgG1BFW/s320/IMG_4103.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1200" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvY8jVcSZnwN8v-SqvwSHudEM7DEtk0RIPBBO8ZxRI7jdIy2J2euREqTujBNjbnCseDo99Ar1gZfrm8rwuY6v3FHGvnoazwUoGt--cN8VH2vu2ElGf4V69vELs2W02UFL1K7B17RO7Lb_Ewa2_tNXdZul3rgjNNWpmovX8Sm1tKOmqzOGKPN3t_m9cOfnl/s320/IMG_4106.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyUzanF2pb1sMrl9AZ-Z19ZsoYuDWCJ0F0puWGBLFJLAUcqDB0TdcxlburPrqTOrxncBWYpWDvGUB2b1m1iXg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div>Mucho agua!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Rich Coffeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13393911346958078094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3208471233532935659.post-26766176271948156212023-07-08T08:46:00.003-07:002023-07-08T08:46:45.403-07:00Yikes - Like a Sauna at Case Mtn<p>I was eagerly up and at Case Mountain at 8 am today and although the heat wasn't too bad, the humidity was awful! :-(</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWbFCz1D0k_-tDPP5xKUx_IPYDUHAUIwFW8GFgpsUPoKJdHWoqJsCLeJ8wBvhSo4xJ6rxadWMLjV7-AleFhP-T27pVygIq-YRB4lWXiONiEeHh-Ya0kAi3-SxBnWEukCixNfcRpwENwooGZ451LxNQ_wL9YDcBtAOY5Nry0PAZDWYhuHNGrB6I3tJcWh2h/s727/cm.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="503" data-original-width="727" height="221" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWbFCz1D0k_-tDPP5xKUx_IPYDUHAUIwFW8GFgpsUPoKJdHWoqJsCLeJ8wBvhSo4xJ6rxadWMLjV7-AleFhP-T27pVygIq-YRB4lWXiONiEeHh-Ya0kAi3-SxBnWEukCixNfcRpwENwooGZ451LxNQ_wL9YDcBtAOY5Nry0PAZDWYhuHNGrB6I3tJcWh2h/s320/cm.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div>Its always gorgeous on the green trails south of the reservoir...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6tUxJ0CSBPc9kZ0N2shOx2slwcJIEN-FyZyLq2GniiU4p-zUOdibN5XyzSWbeaa0H3N4n32WTsuXqWZ7_-R8stvRy9M2v5Cf9A32jywhA8BDFT1PL8-Jx_4r4BQB5Ar92LAKX_QeOfQT5kej-L3aUY-KJdtl0ruUgDeQjWXEZ_pKw7ekkrangieiN3PfY/s960/IMG_4053.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Its a wonderful trail but a constant climb of over 285 ft in brutal humidity - it was tough for an old geezer like me. I did have to stop a few times for a breather...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwzdbtqcOrBXWLCkob32IqtPxuM7nQNWpE2PxMZFrofjUsCmtxhCWxNBMy-OfbY68ckxSOiF6dvrBrXPL9TJdcijKlZ2iToW7KBHXsVD991guRyiGlVhOjjRpBtGeVu_7OnuizDPl79zGiwPU_43TyOBDFMrT8mJA1th8Ga0qFYoN-_Kvcw8HwJa9deTaf/s1334/climb.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1334" data-original-width="750" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwzdbtqcOrBXWLCkob32IqtPxuM7nQNWpE2PxMZFrofjUsCmtxhCWxNBMy-OfbY68ckxSOiF6dvrBrXPL9TJdcijKlZ2iToW7KBHXsVD991guRyiGlVhOjjRpBtGeVu_7OnuizDPl79zGiwPU_43TyOBDFMrT8mJA1th8Ga0qFYoN-_Kvcw8HwJa9deTaf/s320/climb.jpg" width="180" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>The final section was the reward - mostly downhill and once on the access road - it was more open and as I speed back - the breeze was oh so refreshing!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT6s13os-rNR9Y4lRKkDN1lsijZw9kIDsKMaXPlKjgXfZjankIdwbA2t79KItPSN0B8BTRIFnIvyn-Mezuw9gIFD1EqqiI804XfnMEnSJyyRUjuQXgYdJzJqFMvGXt8ztrlKM_Nghve06gIFJZADlIukhyCrfHvZXdH8F1ZfHi9u1tArGXFl-SQR_XVWjT/s800/IMG_4058.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT6s13os-rNR9Y4lRKkDN1lsijZw9kIDsKMaXPlKjgXfZjankIdwbA2t79KItPSN0B8BTRIFnIvyn-Mezuw9gIFD1EqqiI804XfnMEnSJyyRUjuQXgYdJzJqFMvGXt8ztrlKM_Nghve06gIFJZADlIukhyCrfHvZXdH8F1ZfHi9u1tArGXFl-SQR_XVWjT/s320/IMG_4058.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p><br /></p>Rich Coffeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13393911346958078094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3208471233532935659.post-55235208301818806112023-06-17T05:58:00.001-07:002023-06-17T05:58:15.387-07:00Dirt Bike Widening - Yikes! <p>It was a cloudy and nasty humid day but I decided to check out North of Howe because I knew the dirt bikers had leaf blown their trails. Since I leaf blew a few of their trails for mountain bikers I was curious. They must have got the idea from me! Yikes - its like a wide roadway in there now :-(</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZXIF9fhX7ZQLTuxdm_Qv6dw5Tb87JWQS6svxfrhFXxQNCDY240RDgtKGDDNhOIPuJ3LL8nx4SL87ZhBSRMf5PqL1gjiyvNsqEpaepoa_T9MmVviplq4NYIZ46vfObF4y5_16StftYuOp3FXjtj1x9qJM0hsPMrJlBvqCTkHS6ZjXqkME4TUgya3GlMA/s800/IMG_3993.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZXIF9fhX7ZQLTuxdm_Qv6dw5Tb87JWQS6svxfrhFXxQNCDY240RDgtKGDDNhOIPuJ3LL8nx4SL87ZhBSRMf5PqL1gjiyvNsqEpaepoa_T9MmVviplq4NYIZ46vfObF4y5_16StftYuOp3FXjtj1x9qJM0hsPMrJlBvqCTkHS6ZjXqkME4TUgya3GlMA/s320/IMG_3993.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSC2q2JRHfAfg5MJS377iAuO-JCzjLphdRoTYDoobli7wgNsIl9ShZFY0wFSrJ1RLchlA-p0o5khCZC-DulSlmtx3lBoo4q6lqbJNalBpFh7u4p4q1FHmkXrKAEo8y80GkRNN6Ve2O6cd5DKedwarB7_m_durwr_RBNM8sGKv4SkjFCmhMB3W_JFHQkg/s800/IMG_3994.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSC2q2JRHfAfg5MJS377iAuO-JCzjLphdRoTYDoobli7wgNsIl9ShZFY0wFSrJ1RLchlA-p0o5khCZC-DulSlmtx3lBoo4q6lqbJNalBpFh7u4p4q1FHmkXrKAEo8y80GkRNN6Ve2O6cd5DKedwarB7_m_durwr_RBNM8sGKv4SkjFCmhMB3W_JFHQkg/s320/IMG_3994.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6LwrNcYjexm8TzEYrxzJXry6A_wbeSKnP5U8B9DPVqwnLxjAJrkhQ2nZJbQyXBGiGGZCXh3qaGvJTfq-Gl-IsYbcD5hugDTuWk954tdgCh6borwaywHoSRHpVS7_75ihNYhLpdeLhsmltNl5_OEiCMgufr5vh834gbRrB3iDCoCaAGbjam4eyntSB_g/s800/IMG_3995.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6LwrNcYjexm8TzEYrxzJXry6A_wbeSKnP5U8B9DPVqwnLxjAJrkhQ2nZJbQyXBGiGGZCXh3qaGvJTfq-Gl-IsYbcD5hugDTuWk954tdgCh6borwaywHoSRHpVS7_75ihNYhLpdeLhsmltNl5_OEiCMgufr5vh834gbRrB3iDCoCaAGbjam4eyntSB_g/s320/IMG_3995.jpg" width="320" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2T7VJNqTqrh-C95cqjBxfRNljoN8PC7pYyKVuB_W6nciZ_Sgd0hEP8CDYfRYdCizzi_lZn3EzHeXhA4FpOHrlkvVDzUXNgsfs0HzJ89WrVC8UGlBFOzX4snD5stEkpUWFc4B7B6NhLuEFT_sDwLxyfcAyy1w4z_fJqHS5D34ywYareYVfGLggkEhQ5Q/s800/IMG_3996.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2T7VJNqTqrh-C95cqjBxfRNljoN8PC7pYyKVuB_W6nciZ_Sgd0hEP8CDYfRYdCizzi_lZn3EzHeXhA4FpOHrlkvVDzUXNgsfs0HzJ89WrVC8UGlBFOzX4snD5stEkpUWFc4B7B6NhLuEFT_sDwLxyfcAyy1w4z_fJqHS5D34ywYareYVfGLggkEhQ5Q/s320/IMG_3996.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>As this map indicates, knowing where to bike on pedal-friendly trails is now confusing...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh33pp40s7Unjq5hgssrS08zORzZPlJUGqAmwHEnr6kkpYZB2pLek-NBpL2F5kK0LvwySC-z2Zc_C0LIOiSo8XQuOk4Lx2ZX0h7u-M1Ny3O7ZgnxvkRczmyrIFrHUYTSXJnp_oVO2FRiM2XspYI4H0JA3CU-IUyvBAo2OSfEdpbx571rymQeBFNG_4cew/s535/p2s-trails-terrainDB-5-25.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="508" data-original-width="535" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh33pp40s7Unjq5hgssrS08zORzZPlJUGqAmwHEnr6kkpYZB2pLek-NBpL2F5kK0LvwySC-z2Zc_C0LIOiSo8XQuOk4Lx2ZX0h7u-M1Ny3O7ZgnxvkRczmyrIFrHUYTSXJnp_oVO2FRiM2XspYI4H0JA3CU-IUyvBAo2OSfEdpbx571rymQeBFNG_4cew/s320/p2s-trails-terrainDB-5-25.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Rich Coffeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13393911346958078094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3208471233532935659.post-26372994161890554622023-06-10T13:00:00.000-07:002023-06-11T06:16:48.840-07:00Ferns... Ferns... Ferns... <p>Back in October of 2021 - I discovered and hiked the vestiges of this old trail. Its very scenic along the ravine and is worth clearing this trail remnants (probably eventually extending it back to near the beginning of the waterline - it would make a nice loop)</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA2yaHotsxpr7OL8tRuj2yOVYkZwBxlt8uN_NgL6AnfHx4QgOuJgehaFaQfNge17N_imL9vwI_Jh3bt8r7B2nmdBEnCAgxuc68rZq4zw2Fpt1DdvPAjHgWZH5EeE9iPSB1cGwih4bq5nYpKI4ZE8HEwQeHv-Dnlna4Bydg0NRyTCHjQB8nSlRplSb6XA/s569/map-hike.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="424" data-original-width="569" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA2yaHotsxpr7OL8tRuj2yOVYkZwBxlt8uN_NgL6AnfHx4QgOuJgehaFaQfNge17N_imL9vwI_Jh3bt8r7B2nmdBEnCAgxuc68rZq4zw2Fpt1DdvPAjHgWZH5EeE9iPSB1cGwih4bq5nYpKI4ZE8HEwQeHv-Dnlna4Bydg0NRyTCHjQB8nSlRplSb6XA/s320/map-hike.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>Here's some photos my hike today - the ferns are along the waterline - they were stunning and super green :-)</p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;">Waterline trail - ferns, ferns... </span><span style="text-align: center;">ferns... </span><span style="text-align: center;">.</span></h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi2WKK5n3_77Iokd2qCXxxA3jJoBZrlk_TKW03K1oF1_Cjl7MnFrOpZ-WpEPCBWpHvR4JhMLIm9JMZuPfyqIM3RNyNCvDEkMrihoZfNgD_jGxHTHaW9HmCbWF6lkzAN9chDSRniFlZCAF3F1lQwvkw2HE9tKY910-Js36vPGXb3IFHWUEypZIEF1BWNg/s320/b-IMG_3990.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">Yep there's an old trail here!</h3><div>(worth reviving)<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8rw20R_x-T9Iz4zmVpThI6Q4UiAn21EXl0WKVf2E5vl6FgNS9Jlt-q3RM0dlTLc5FIlu7hmhZ3WDQNh02WNJyHaBRSfCtEVOpOnn3VfZNJ9Y8emFHsyi9zMDEwcezYD8QRG0DxbgmW5aIUIkXDg07-hAE00dxzxij3jfIllA7zezMuEwYZSp2cDEXHg/s800/c-IMG_3988.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8rw20R_x-T9Iz4zmVpThI6Q4UiAn21EXl0WKVf2E5vl6FgNS9Jlt-q3RM0dlTLc5FIlu7hmhZ3WDQNh02WNJyHaBRSfCtEVOpOnn3VfZNJ9Y8emFHsyi9zMDEwcezYD8QRG0DxbgmW5aIUIkXDg07-hAE00dxzxij3jfIllA7zezMuEwYZSp2cDEXHg/s320/c-IMG_3988.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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I parked by the pond swimming area and headed on the trail northward.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii_yuYdu-lU7hDbIzYuSEdAHcTbh3ZzM0Zku6egFyA7f0nx85p-1x6o0jE20kH6ccazFzIhVcL3GhzuZ0lkh_BC8zTGqSMYeQpAzQbEs1LG5V8mxrn5H2pjjH5jyRMDn9RlRGcTsiGnAD0jD-eFxMoSijojjeUI2XB4bOJCxsnTkPZjrY4WtXsMZ2Zdw/s575/gcp.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="575" data-original-width="376" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii_yuYdu-lU7hDbIzYuSEdAHcTbh3ZzM0Zku6egFyA7f0nx85p-1x6o0jE20kH6ccazFzIhVcL3GhzuZ0lkh_BC8zTGqSMYeQpAzQbEs1LG5V8mxrn5H2pjjH5jyRMDn9RlRGcTsiGnAD0jD-eFxMoSijojjeUI2XB4bOJCxsnTkPZjrY4WtXsMZ2Zdw/s320/gcp.jpeg" width="209" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDmeg9q755vUyhRmqHII1avz_LjZO_QGtMXD640J8myZRNGzTn_1MRNP353meV9Vke9M5tMYVI03CSbSLJscBKfpB-h0AYvvFqne11t4uz8euPMlv7n-_kyi3Kgj_C6pSiu7C4EN2ow_mW7fnd3_w-q84NCkcHw1bR2ASwmaeA2D2ihWvCnUqhYwhwvg/s800/IMG_3939.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDmeg9q755vUyhRmqHII1avz_LjZO_QGtMXD640J8myZRNGzTn_1MRNP353meV9Vke9M5tMYVI03CSbSLJscBKfpB-h0AYvvFqne11t4uz8euPMlv7n-_kyi3Kgj_C6pSiu7C4EN2ow_mW7fnd3_w-q84NCkcHw1bR2ASwmaeA2D2ihWvCnUqhYwhwvg/s320/IMG_3939.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-0rUbxajS2oB_7HxD92H9qDDLkeqOUoFcohTaocqd_xmS8YQj5meV0AfjnOYTlLHVTlkn8mhyApzgD3NYmRnqPiWQHRJ37vd-szObdJs8B5XNc_PJnSYIje7gQxTDLaL1VDgcubHzqUr2NYg7lAlwnFxEO0WyXZ6-tzWQHcdqk2msjll4OwS_Piq7cg/s800/IMG_3941.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-0rUbxajS2oB_7HxD92H9qDDLkeqOUoFcohTaocqd_xmS8YQj5meV0AfjnOYTlLHVTlkn8mhyApzgD3NYmRnqPiWQHRJ37vd-szObdJs8B5XNc_PJnSYIje7gQxTDLaL1VDgcubHzqUr2NYg7lAlwnFxEO0WyXZ6-tzWQHcdqk2msjll4OwS_Piq7cg/s320/IMG_3941.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSBm2wdcTrivpNI5120ZWumJRKzYH0DwRuU1zUup0q3O1oXrJXowf4ZRLZJJQDwJO0Ox0faIeHh5_Z3x7grxZyXi7B0OBwKap6JMYWo6KAiMegDAoy9M3fzoQaBgl0LM7P-tgIyRtUHaaPnbW3EeVwpVPvEuxBAEeLZf5k9CXBL0B8-OFxRGD8__WMcg/s800/IMG_3948.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSBm2wdcTrivpNI5120ZWumJRKzYH0DwRuU1zUup0q3O1oXrJXowf4ZRLZJJQDwJO0Ox0faIeHh5_Z3x7grxZyXi7B0OBwKap6JMYWo6KAiMegDAoy9M3fzoQaBgl0LM7P-tgIyRtUHaaPnbW3EeVwpVPvEuxBAEeLZf5k9CXBL0B8-OFxRGD8__WMcg/s320/IMG_3948.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Yikes - it was rock strewn and hilly and--as the elevation graph below reveals the last stretch was a very steep and rocky hike-a-bike section!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHyLPWSFOlxRRfgN5RpSUUxr5OAccwz0YaTehpEA76muBoSyRvrwgw-xKVLVqSWzBN5npD1Bt-RgSe9qWS9Hz9q2pOfZ7nuQoEMTHWtvFu7Bup5bXKJen8wavGRXfCrLoaDtjh6het03yMxyqfom_l6i4nPpgKdCchFXfjFc1HXq-rBUCeibk1emUgQg/s1197/IMG_3949.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1197" data-original-width="747" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHyLPWSFOlxRRfgN5RpSUUxr5OAccwz0YaTehpEA76muBoSyRvrwgw-xKVLVqSWzBN5npD1Bt-RgSe9qWS9Hz9q2pOfZ7nuQoEMTHWtvFu7Bup5bXKJen8wavGRXfCrLoaDtjh6het03yMxyqfom_l6i4nPpgKdCchFXfjFc1HXq-rBUCeibk1emUgQg/s320/IMG_3949.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>At the top I rested a bit and continued on...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_ynDYFihnPW0OH4JvDIIxkpBJjC-q4mLODCrclk_PhQWQ7qjUrTi_tJqN8xcsDh8hEJl-IcvwmtxGw-xdB7c3hm5GC6litSS_XmWy1kvA4595iLQAZ32w4-ytKsnoT9FEer9YapkYAjQfJUgduC-nMJRJOcllLHLCzAsUNYec0vyjoW5NXDbudBuCjA/s800/IMG_3950.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="539" data-original-width="800" height="216" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_ynDYFihnPW0OH4JvDIIxkpBJjC-q4mLODCrclk_PhQWQ7qjUrTi_tJqN8xcsDh8hEJl-IcvwmtxGw-xdB7c3hm5GC6litSS_XmWy1kvA4595iLQAZ32w4-ytKsnoT9FEer9YapkYAjQfJUgduC-nMJRJOcllLHLCzAsUNYec0vyjoW5NXDbudBuCjA/s320/IMG_3950.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>... The next stretch was very easy in comparison -- mostly double track but scenic and fun to ride.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeWETGyKSs3kfpvHWx3Krbb8NR6zEWP162HuE7_atzcWOvjX0o2jGxP3phN5IntS9rMMc5JPRRqHzoLhkYYwVMQUIBveCQ7WujBIBn1Omz77pxNFd_GDVWN5wJeH768kk3f6iqD87k6waKGcqE5U8XgtjdoAIA3E0J9Yc8_b3GcQOq3RmnjGdHqCh69A/s800/IMG_3952.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="628" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeWETGyKSs3kfpvHWx3Krbb8NR6zEWP162HuE7_atzcWOvjX0o2jGxP3phN5IntS9rMMc5JPRRqHzoLhkYYwVMQUIBveCQ7WujBIBn1Omz77pxNFd_GDVWN5wJeH768kk3f6iqD87k6waKGcqE5U8XgtjdoAIA3E0J9Yc8_b3GcQOq3RmnjGdHqCh69A/s320/IMG_3952.jpg" width="251" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtYBeRuF98_dxOidOuwf4xr3GdQUDDMSuUxfBZJ3maDX_OB6Kr8KVuKknkgL7FIqGzHb0kTKS0RlUVrmt7E_3yYZb3mADlwvDBzmhoT-qN_0CmNec79HGpU7OZfcx-7CX5jA0Wxvb2Pth-qiRmNwqarapwdZiansPuwpKvA7_VaT67H-y3yMgJR1cNCQ/s800/IMG_3953.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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The weather was super hot (in the upper 80s and I was wearing jeans!) and the <i>bad air quality alert </i>I am sure didn't help but I sadly had to hike-a-bike a few sections :-(<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwgkKMImQFPqk02FOCgXitWeYk__-1FSHGjRf7e1S9lTdYvdyxdorkv08hfbuPtFu9LTt-k_0D6dTURkLVAbOKpPv8C42QYOaCEez4A179Xe5WJHiHbXKfOU3tskjEDau5EsDqFI8kqx-yjAjK1we4aS2KAGiEp6RdZ0HdiVMcTz9voghqBPIqbeoz7g/s800/IMG_3959.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwgkKMImQFPqk02FOCgXitWeYk__-1FSHGjRf7e1S9lTdYvdyxdorkv08hfbuPtFu9LTt-k_0D6dTURkLVAbOKpPv8C42QYOaCEez4A179Xe5WJHiHbXKfOU3tskjEDau5EsDqFI8kqx-yjAjK1we4aS2KAGiEp6RdZ0HdiVMcTz9voghqBPIqbeoz7g/s320/IMG_3959.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>..but there WERE stunningly beautiful stretches as well :-)<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtfIA_K1fD5jyiFkhEI3nMcMOOSkU4Sxy4yUgF63I-0GrnzECH1bbR8g9SRgd3scnX7-YpR6BbMtWPjpK8KKnBv39vhdcl1HGO0QJNqGmduw9nYLAjqavUR0vQQjA33MIL0ZtxtZtDct3wjDCLYhRiKtbpawAEVMwB_xkf08o6HSc7yAyeZELJ3vdW8g/s800/IMG_3960.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="578" data-original-width="800" height="231" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtfIA_K1fD5jyiFkhEI3nMcMOOSkU4Sxy4yUgF63I-0GrnzECH1bbR8g9SRgd3scnX7-YpR6BbMtWPjpK8KKnBv39vhdcl1HGO0QJNqGmduw9nYLAjqavUR0vQQjA33MIL0ZtxtZtDct3wjDCLYhRiKtbpawAEVMwB_xkf08o6HSc7yAyeZELJ3vdW8g/s320/IMG_3960.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>The old chimney was another historical relic from yesteryear<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNoyb8syldF9CYeFgsyWriwTovcsVNM_a7hYjMxD33eu3a288d7Dm1Iy6nFOdxSz0eb07FHU9wWQbltQm6Qxh7vtWvabrkiJEAxUMWLwOF3lUtR0F4QuseN8BkY5kvGzafD02o7zzZN_WDMuderTX2gQJ6zN9SoNI9pJrVWLmztftIILAg5JXv4Ke7xw/s800/IMG_3962.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="588" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNoyb8syldF9CYeFgsyWriwTovcsVNM_a7hYjMxD33eu3a288d7Dm1Iy6nFOdxSz0eb07FHU9wWQbltQm6Qxh7vtWvabrkiJEAxUMWLwOF3lUtR0F4QuseN8BkY5kvGzafD02o7zzZN_WDMuderTX2gQJ6zN9SoNI9pJrVWLmztftIILAg5JXv4Ke7xw/s320/IMG_3962.jpg" width="235" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">An interesting ride for sure - there's more to explore but it may need to wait until its cooler!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>
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<h3 style="text-align: left;">Historical Info</h3><p><b>Factory Hollow / Gay City Park</b></p><p><i>Gay City State Park </i>is the location of an ancient mill town, <i>Factory Hollow.</i> The park is named after the Gay family, the largest family living there and the last to leave.</p><p>First settled in 1796 by Elijah Andrus, the leader of a religious sect, it grew to a mill town of about 25 families, the majority of them members of the Gay family. The residents kept to themselves and lived separately from other towns. They built a sawmill on the Blackledge River, and a wool mill in the hollow. Both were successful businesses until the mill burned to the ground in 1830, triggering an exodus of many families. A paper mill was later built which revitalized the town somewhat but that too burned to the ground after the Civil War and the town was abandoned. Local lore has it that the park is haunted.</p><p>While it managed to survive, after a fashion, for some 80 years, Gay City was never, as its name seems to suggest, a center of merriment. The settlement--begun in 1796 by Elijah Andrus and a band of devout followers from Hartford--was long known as "Factory Hollow," until feuds, wars, liquor, fires, and legends of murders and ghostly hauntings finally transformed the small community on the Blackledge River into a permanent ghost town in the 1880s. There are rumors that the area is haunted. Some hikers report hearing drunken brawls or seeing ghostly specters out in the woods.</p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><a href="https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/gay-city-state-park" target="_blank">Gay City State Park - Hebron, Connecticut</a><br />The ruins of an abandoned 18th-century town that is slowly being reclaimed by the forest.</li><li><a href="https://www.damnedct.com/gay-city-hebron/" target="_blank">Gay City, Hebron</a></li><li><a href="https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/connecticut/creepiest-hike-ct/" target="_blank">The Creepiest Hike In Connecticut </a></li><li><a href="https://lostmillsites.weebly.com/factory-hollow-mill.html" target="_blank">Factory Hollow Mill</a></li><li><a href="https://www.boltoncthistory.org/gaycity_factoryhollow.html" target="_blank">Factory Hollow - Bolton Historical Society</a></li></ul><p></p>
</div> Rich Coffeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13393911346958078094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3208471233532935659.post-81546984149013394012023-05-30T16:28:00.006-07:002023-06-02T04:50:01.011-07:00Late afternoon Easy Ride at River Highlands<p>I had the late afternoon free so I drove over to River Highlands in Cromwell and did the easier trails - it was fun....</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdoj57Mh2X2kr9AScWd1vnODb6VWEM5SiCbxXuTagjO307jYoaCi8eH3pypdHtU5aTLVZh6X3Oj0VyhRwXOUxHw8N6yH8gGbvgwcgbdH-cgXbS3-KrFK6HirsOubSsxdwuiKrfDYl-HHG2rREvHMmHcsKnPsWTdcciOQ2wB0o0vZdGnuCY4HHmmu3byg/s764/rh-5-30.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="581" data-original-width="764" height="243" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdoj57Mh2X2kr9AScWd1vnODb6VWEM5SiCbxXuTagjO307jYoaCi8eH3pypdHtU5aTLVZh6X3Oj0VyhRwXOUxHw8N6yH8gGbvgwcgbdH-cgXbS3-KrFK6HirsOubSsxdwuiKrfDYl-HHG2rREvHMmHcsKnPsWTdcciOQ2wB0o0vZdGnuCY4HHmmu3byg/s320/rh-5-30.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><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/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6Uym8VagFBiy6KQak-kNzJi5XHub_7ciPcuFdHmItHUn5P_svn70e-sObEqoilFoq-69_ZLpa1qcQ_Bqkjd5gkOMldMbd1oSHO_CsNRN_mLoKYDmKQGra0c5gKq77lPV1cM8jK-O7Ipn22hLEn68xR3zW53M9ke_q5DB1N963-W-frM8KoHYc3c0tdw/s960/IMG_3938.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6Uym8VagFBiy6KQak-kNzJi5XHub_7ciPcuFdHmItHUn5P_svn70e-sObEqoilFoq-69_ZLpa1qcQ_Bqkjd5gkOMldMbd1oSHO_CsNRN_mLoKYDmKQGra0c5gKq77lPV1cM8jK-O7Ipn22hLEn68xR3zW53M9ke_q5DB1N963-W-frM8KoHYc3c0tdw/s320/IMG_3938.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">By the River...</td></tr></tbody></table>Rich Coffeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13393911346958078094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3208471233532935659.post-7233163271207727652023-05-26T05:15:00.006-07:002023-06-03T05:33:12.527-07:00Ride - Parcel2 South<p>Today I took a mountain bike ride on both <i>Parcel2 South</i> and <i>Parcel1</i> (the area south of Howe). Still had to frustratingly dismount and walk up the climb (A to B) yet everything else was doable! Note: best to take D west to east due to a couple of steep inclines but flying out of C--the "golden ridge loop"--to F is always super fun. Flying down G was a pisser as well :-)</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj36RXNcOYX9htQRECGLD5IzFDzd61GrS7kQ-eN9c8LSJ-fF24R6rM9SNaQcJjJKCA9LtjLYJxBUzCUVxnehYcOdc1Iake6_WAljxStgPWeTijA3_oalthOQIRfCfhPM87WxvFP46-J6MX8BB3Q0Nq1mxSkPCZwVLinGcrv_vFZivgGMLYDphfwd1CCjw/s669/p2s-trails-terrain-5-25m.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="635" data-original-width="669" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj36RXNcOYX9htQRECGLD5IzFDzd61GrS7kQ-eN9c8LSJ-fF24R6rM9SNaQcJjJKCA9LtjLYJxBUzCUVxnehYcOdc1Iake6_WAljxStgPWeTijA3_oalthOQIRfCfhPM87WxvFP46-J6MX8BB3Q0Nq1mxSkPCZwVLinGcrv_vFZivgGMLYDphfwd1CCjw/s320/p2s-trails-terrain-5-25m.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><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/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZyaGGq8_9YtyDV-CX3uoepDWlWuy6Ke8HMWflW-oPOjR67F1FcIi-zkwC6xi8J0eW5ERMfVe7qKA60HdQJ2h8AWT2juFNwnLJ3jVZa-WOCD9a8epcRaaIzGKzxYvjWe2arpeeU2K-lYQTp8YgYIfCHSdaVz59ykjxRamcH4C5QfmRUQr9n5FebnpFbg/s800/IMG_3920.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZyaGGq8_9YtyDV-CX3uoepDWlWuy6Ke8HMWflW-oPOjR67F1FcIi-zkwC6xi8J0eW5ERMfVe7qKA60HdQJ2h8AWT2juFNwnLJ3jVZa-WOCD9a8epcRaaIzGKzxYvjWe2arpeeU2K-lYQTp8YgYIfCHSdaVz59ykjxRamcH4C5QfmRUQr9n5FebnpFbg/s320/IMG_3920.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rest stop </td></tr></tbody></table><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/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfA3KsFnidLSAqFzIks9f3uiDaIq6XTaf4nYmkgKAz1f_FVt3WfKPOmpLMLjjYz6olHxoGinOPozB-4nOQi4LowQQr9zo_Shpcr7mPW27_37m0x_dkvlq_ek3j_NXeP2bEyay34FlRDa2p-kBtx2nAjju5-Wn5-9sp7EoS5fjfUBh2smXHN6XAQfMjMg/s960/IMG_3921.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfA3KsFnidLSAqFzIks9f3uiDaIq6XTaf4nYmkgKAz1f_FVt3WfKPOmpLMLjjYz6olHxoGinOPozB-4nOQi4LowQQr9zo_Shpcr7mPW27_37m0x_dkvlq_ek3j_NXeP2bEyay34FlRDa2p-kBtx2nAjju5-Wn5-9sp7EoS5fjfUBh2smXHN6XAQfMjMg/s320/IMG_3921.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is the lovely mossy area on the ridge trail south of Howe</td></tr></tbody></table><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/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTOOB5GeC6howWNvS-i0QiXSTwaxtVIN871Q3vTLBQlLbtWApYLE5IqvLC__VDJNTRlyK3VZwOoCuSOEJLNJrD7O9LOua0V8gCd0FUMz_FTd6_jCzIeGl7lx7UdLM8z1k2SieIOF1p9FXXWWY9SwCuE76fnCcJU8P6yv31abSYO6EfwbnRKzYdbTQiFQ/s800/IMG_3922.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTOOB5GeC6howWNvS-i0QiXSTwaxtVIN871Q3vTLBQlLbtWApYLE5IqvLC__VDJNTRlyK3VZwOoCuSOEJLNJrD7O9LOua0V8gCd0FUMz_FTd6_jCzIeGl7lx7UdLM8z1k2SieIOF1p9FXXWWY9SwCuE76fnCcJU8P6yv31abSYO6EfwbnRKzYdbTQiFQ/s320/IMG_3922.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bummer - huge tree down south of Howe :-(</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Rich Coffeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13393911346958078094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3208471233532935659.post-14440198312400205332023-05-24T05:35:00.008-07:002023-05-24T05:35:55.223-07:00Parcel2 South Map<p>I leaf blew the two trails recently GPSd (marked 1 and 2). This is the definitive map for Parcel 2 South. The thin lines to the west are remnants of old water company access roads.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1AUGf4fByzAJmyIwzb2kEu3SPisavdH0G63b3C8QdcHi7uOoLW4HYwzDtEoITaB3xSePWveb6x0X3TgfyFwU-b-SFb3lksehOAFMRAQ9F_nswCgHplt3w9KWZ1I4tVlstCpltRvgDDQNFQDHcq0xt7QY0kyDOX8iYQrBUqDqMaCsOljruyDC_QG6pdQ/s541/p2s-trails-terrain-5-23m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="484" data-original-width="541" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1AUGf4fByzAJmyIwzb2kEu3SPisavdH0G63b3C8QdcHi7uOoLW4HYwzDtEoITaB3xSePWveb6x0X3TgfyFwU-b-SFb3lksehOAFMRAQ9F_nswCgHplt3w9KWZ1I4tVlstCpltRvgDDQNFQDHcq0xt7QY0kyDOX8iYQrBUqDqMaCsOljruyDC_QG6pdQ/s320/p2s-trails-terrain-5-23m.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />Rich Coffeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13393911346958078094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3208471233532935659.post-30500351310751173192023-05-21T17:01:00.002-07:002023-05-22T03:24:17.318-07:00Parcel2 - GPSing<p>Today, still feeling a bit "under the weather"--rather than mountain bike--I decided to simply hike and explore more of the parcel north of Howe. It was a productive day!</p><p><b>A</b></p><p>It turns out this trail is not too steep and doesn't need any rerouting - I'll just leaf blow it in a few days and its "good to go!"</p><p><b>B</b></p><p>These appear to be former carriage roads - perhaps they functioned as water company access. With a bit of leaf blowing and moving a few fallen trees, these can be useful easy-to-ride mountain bike trails.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFRs0sN9aHV81Qn7o1464JKnr5aFObXEOOhcPbDUA606aaHf44D4SGg0hOe5IeUUqX7Z_8RnLf-DYF02QZzhfyIFSQ5uyEc9g3WzbIEQPVebiV7nxMVIB510KKg_LLg4IMuDQfx_MlwbwZVQ84lKjGgtnLsVQyy4VB0iy_DHeRtxbu2ia6Qfh9bs504w/s539/p2s-trails-terrain-5-21m.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="504" data-original-width="539" height="299" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFRs0sN9aHV81Qn7o1464JKnr5aFObXEOOhcPbDUA606aaHf44D4SGg0hOe5IeUUqX7Z_8RnLf-DYF02QZzhfyIFSQ5uyEc9g3WzbIEQPVebiV7nxMVIB510KKg_LLg4IMuDQfx_MlwbwZVQ84lKjGgtnLsVQyy4VB0iy_DHeRtxbu2ia6Qfh9bs504w/s320/p2s-trails-terrain-5-21m.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><h3 style="text-align: left;">Former Road?</h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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