Wednesday, March 2, 2011

"Skating Away" - 3/2/11 - Massasoit State Park - Taunton, MA

- Trailhead: parking lot
- Riders: Matt, OMMB, 2-guys, and Pedro (the Portuguese hunting dog)
- Miles: 5 and then some
- Weather: clear
- Temp: 36
- Trail Conditions: ice
- Technical Level: off the chart
- Wildlife: nope...just Pedro
- Whoops, Yikes, and Oh Sheets:  1) One of the 2-guys slipped while walking his bike, landed flat on his back onto his bike...ouch.  And that was BEFORE we even got on the trail!  2) Matt stopped at a 4 foot high log hop.  I tried to take the route through the woods around the log...graceful flop (where's the soft snow when you really need it?).

Notes: We hoped to find some clear trails but they were a mess with ice.  2-guys bailed after 15 minutes, Pedro didn't see the issue.  Matt and I pressed on.  We managed to find a clear loop and scraped out a few miles by looping.  Maybe the forecast 60 degrees for Sunday will melt the rest of the ice...or wait until June!

Happy Trails,
OMMB

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