Woodway Revival

Raked out the trails for autumn riding.  The sunlight through the trees was nice!

Trumbull - MIsty Morning

It was a warm but overcast and misty morning. I headed over to Trumbull but the ground cover was kinda wet so I decided to ride the rail trail.

Rail Trail

Despite the gray weather it was actually quite charming on the Rail Trail. I imagine the warm temperatures were the reason I found it so enjoyable.

A bit overcast but still very scenic!

This would be a great place to perform on my Native American flute

Hiking in the Park

After my Rail Trail ride I stashed the bike back on the car and headed in with the rake to do some TM.

Hmmm... coming soon!

Ah yes another nice spot to play the flute

Scenic!!

At the old trail by the cliffs

Gotta love it here!

Autumn In The Valley | Yellow Blazes

It was a beautiful autumn day and Kevin and I spent a few hours enjoying the scenery while updating the yellow blazes. It was chilly but thankfully it gradually warmed up. As always... a great day in the valley!

We explored an awesome side trail that lead us above the billboard cliff.

Wow - Remnants of ancient glacial/water torrents 

The stream crossing was uniquely beautiful - the high water level and surrounding forest was bathed in a special sunlight...

Ah yes - we refreshed the yellow blazes up to the fire road.

Quickie At Luther Forest

After my impromptu concert yesterday upstate at The Indian Kill Nature Preserve, I headed over to Luther Forest for a quickie Sunday morning. I had agreed to meet my mother for a chat late morning so I only had time to do the south loops. Needless to say it's always fun bombing on the trails at Luther. 

I hadn't been there in quite a while and there was a lot of evidence of forestry activity (large swaths of cut areas). The weather was a but chilly but the sun was out. It as a great (but too short) ride :-)

Entrance (southside)

Lots of cut areas (forestry)

I always love ferns!...

Evidence of Forestry Activity

Restoring Sanity

Who's sanity? Mine

The Woodway Park entrance has been blocked by large rocks (Thanks Stamford Park and Rec. and Stamford Police). Previously destroyed by ATVs (documented here) - the park (with a bit of work) can return to normalcy - nice erosion -free single track trails...