Village Park (4.7)

Brought Jesse for a ride around the snowy trails.  Somehow managed to keep him clean and dry, no easy task!   Yay Jesse.

Happy Trails,
OMMB

Village Park (5.5) - Yep, it's still Winter...

A few loops at VP.  Temps in the upper 20's.  The light snow still on the ground did not impact the ride, great conditions.  New England MTBing in the Winter...expect the expected.

The track:  http://www.endomondo.com/workouts/291799612/3798052

Happy Trails,
OMMB

Village Park (5) Temp Drop

Temps went from 44 to 14 in a day.  Felt even colder than it was.  Super frozen, super fast trails.  Can't say that Jesse appreciated it.  He's pretty worn out from the ordeal.  :( 

Happy Trails,
OMMB

East Bay Bike Path (8.5)

Too much slushy snow muddy junk to ruin the trails... so I hit the hardtop.

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OMMB

Village Park (5 miles)

Quick ride with Jesse.  Still a bit muddy on some of the new trails.  Not a sole out there...eerily quiet before the next, yep, snow storm.

Happy Trails,
OMMB

Village Park (6 miles)

Six and half-ish miles with Bob.  Good conditions, but the water holes are filling fast.  "Oh, so that's why they put a bridge there!"

Happy Trails,
OMMB

Big River, New Year (9 miles)

Finally made it back for a ride with the BR group... we talked, we laughed, "we" kicked my ass.  I quickly remembered exactly why I hate taking so much time off.  A good ride, 9+ miles.

Happy Trails,
OMMB

Village Park (7 miles)

Bob and I for about 7 miles with an inch of light snow on the trails. Roots were a bit slippery, but a fun ride.

(Note: Dashed line entered manually)

Happy Trails,
OMMB

Dartmouth Crunch Crunch Snowshoeing

• Place: Ridge Hill Reserve
• Trailhead: Collins Corner Rd
• Shoers: OMMB with Jesse Dog
• Miles: 2
• Weather: Misty, light rain
• Temp:  upper 30s
• Trail Conditions: 8-10 inches of snow
• GPS Track: http://www.endomondo.com/workouts/283062067/3798052

Went to my hometown to check out one of the reserves managed by DNRT .  Great hiking and/or snowshoeing area, can also access Copicut Reservoir for some cool sites.  I'll have to check these trails out for biking once the snow melts.  Maps are available at the trailhead.

Some interesting sites...

Conehead mushroom?

There's snow!  RUN!

psycho for snow!

...and a video.

Happy Trails,
OMMB

Village Park Chill Out The Year

Me and Jesse.... froze our butts off.     But I did clear my mental block regarding the jump on Ridge Trail...piece of cake, frozen cake that is.

Happy Trails,
OMMB

Village Park Mud

Took Jesse out for some mud jumping.  He forgot about the jumping part.  Although given how much rain we had yesterday, the trails were in pretty decent shape.  Gave me a chance to track a couple of the newly cut trails for the map.  Should be ready for the January 2014 release!

Happy Trails,
OMMB

Big Bad Barrington Hike

Jesse and I took our fav for a walk on the trails behind the YMCA.  Brickyard Pond area.  A little mushy but not too bad.  Nice walking trails.

I quote... "Why didn't anyone tell me about this place?"    ...hmmm

Happy Trails,
OMMB

A Crunchy Roll - Village Park

Took Jesse for a little fat burner... burned a little fat... very little.  Crunchy dirt and ice conditions did not pose a problem.  About 5-ish miles at a slow pace.  

BB crashed, so no complete track recorded. Boo.

Tidbit:  The elves have been back to work...some new cut throughs and other trail options of technical nature (tried one drop trail by accident!)   ...good stuff!

Happy Trails,
OMMB

Ice has gone, get pedaling... Village Park

Me and Jesse finally got out again.  Conditions were good...that is, good winter conditions.  Hardpack grippy snow with some icy spots, but not too dangerous.  Bridges were a little sketchy though. No issues.

GPS Track:  http://www.endomondo.com/workouts/278307277/3798052

So I'm about 40 rides short of last years total.  Think I can make it up before January?  Right.

Happy Trails,
OMMB

First snow ride - Big River

• Trailhead: Hopkins Hill
• Riders: OMMB  and 8 others
• Miles: 10
• Temp: 25
• Trail Conditions: inch or two of snow in places, not bad
• GPS Track:

Happy Trails,
OMMB

Big River is... slippery when wet!

• Place:Big River
• Trailhead:Greasy Joe's
• Riders: Tom, Mike, OMMB
• Miles:9-ish
• Weather: rainy, humid
• Trail Conditions: wet leaves, wet roots, wet rocks, wet bridges
• Technical Level: high... these guys kill me, still sore after 2 days
• Whoops, Yikes, and Oh Sheets:  an Oh Sheet by OMMB, followed Tom and Mike over a drop, but went left when should have gone right... straight down endo front flip... good times.
• GPS Track:

Tidbits:  oh and 3 weeks off,  too long!

Happy Trails,
OMMB

Village Park - Hey Jesse...you're getting flabby!

• Riders: OMMB and Jesse Dog

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OMMB

Big River

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OMMB

Village Park

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Village Park

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OMMB