EoK Water Line Alternative

There is finally an alternative from riding the nasty "always wet" Water Line Trail when  entering from the Keeney Street side :-)

There are some beautiful spots along the trail...

...and of course there's the rusted car ruins!

Here's where it starts on the Keeney Street side (right off the Water Line trail)

Globe Hollow Reservoir and Case Mtn

In preparation for an event this Saturday, I scouted out and biked the route we will be taking. We will definitely avoid the trail I marked as "Big Mistake" - that section was NOT a pleasant ride

At the Globe Hollow Reservoir

Red Gates Pond

Huh -- Where's the water?

Tyler Mill - Visit #2

Rode a "quickie" at the North end of Tyler Mill today. Sadly the weather was once again overcast and gloomy.

This is the loop I rode:

• Field Perimeters
• Red
• Tamarac Swamp road
• Ukraine
• Wall Oven
• Middle Kingdom
• Bridge-Streambank to Red Loop
• Tyler Mill Roadtranslate 
• Orange Connector
• Red
• Red Connector

(Wall Oven and Middle Kingdom were my faves)

At the Old Bridge

Still getting used to the park - so far it doesn't thrill me (maybe a sunny day might help...)

Second and First Falls - Indian Kill

After visiting my still vibrant 100-year old mother at the Glendale Home,  I stopped by to hike the Indian Kill Nature Preserve. It is truly an awesome park - sections make you feel that you were hiking in a primordial forest untouched for thousands of years.

I entering from the old Woodlin Pool Club parking lot and just hiked the western section of the park - most of the trails west of Third Falls were all new to me. It was a really nice adventure!

Photos

Third Falls

Hiking the unmarked trail - it was pretty rugged!

At Second Falls

The view from above

I played my pocket flute here

Primordial!

Second Falls - stream level

Arriving at First Falls

Heading back on the north side of the stream

Obstacles!

Primordial

Closing the loop

Its a beautiful place - so glad the town has kept it a Nature Preserve!

Pedaling again at Case!

It was great riding at Case Mountain today - the weather was perfect!. I didn't do too bad for an old man!

I parked at Line Street and rode a bunch of Trailforks "blue trails"

• Black Mamba (up)
• Scabs (up)
• Cornholio 
• Short offshoot south on hiking trail to visit the old chimney 
• Cornholio Connector
• Splinter (heading northward)
• Carriage Path to Lookout Man Summit
• hiking trail south to Start of
• Black Mambo

I was lucky to meet a hiker who graciously shot a photo of me by the old chimney :-)

Use your imagination here - I see faces and human bodies!

The majestic rock "gate" at the junction with the Carriage Path

That's Hartford in the distance

On the way out - woo-eee!