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Ride-A-Lot
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A JAR tradition is to have a New Years Day hangover ride.
Traditionally, this is held at Brandywine State Park in Delaware.
Normally, January on the east coast brings subfreezing temperatures.
This year mother nature has been warming things in the days prior to
January 1. This problem brings the freeze/thaw cycle to the trails.
Brandywine's clay loam gets soggy and messy because of this. So, rather
than contribute to the destruction of a good trail system, the ride was
moved to Brendan Byrne State Forest (the Pine Barrens) in New Jersey.
These trails actually get better when wet. The other surprise for today
was the weather. How about 60+ degrees with bright blue sunshiny skies
on January 1? Many of us actually rode in shorts and short sleeves!
http://www.schnauzers.ws/public/images_upload/DSCF0314.jpg
We had a very good turnout for the ride and the ten of us headed out at
10 AM, hangovers or not!
http://www.schnauzers.ws/public/images_upload/DSCF0316.jpg
The singletrack was nice and fast this morning and we quickly praised
ourselves for making the decision to change venues. We never give these
trails the credit they deserve.
http://www.schnauzers.ws/public/images_upload/DSCF0319.jpg
http://www.schnauzers.ws/public/images_upload/DSCF0320.jpg
http://www.schnauzers.ws/public/images_upload/DSCF0321.jpg
We took some time for a mini skills clinic. Joe showed us how to clear
larger log piles without using the chainring.
http://www.schnauzers.ws/public/images_upload/DSCF0323.jpg
http://www.schnauzers.ws/public/images_upload/DSCF0324.jpg
Some more ST and I don't see a sign, do you?
http://www.schnauzers.ws/public/images_upload/DSCF0327.jpg
http://www.schnauzers.ws/public/images_upload/DSCF0328.jpg
Since this is a hangover ride, it would only seem fitting to have some
vomit. Nobody was giving some up so we'll have to settle for Joe doing
a nose blow.
http://www.schnauzers.ws/public/images_upload/DSCF0329.jpg
We finish the "pink" trail and head onto the Mount Misery loop. It's a
pretty stupid name becuase there is no mountain and the only misery was
me falling into the smelliest boggy mud ever! Not only does the warm
weather bring out the hikers (there were many), but the MX riders had
come out for the day too. They were tearing up the place really bad,
too. Add to that the new fire breaks that were cut across the Mount
Misery trail. It turned the normal hardpack into a sandy mess.
http://www.schnauzers.ws/public/images_upload/DSCF0331.jpg
http://www.schnauzers.ws/public/images_upload/DSCF0332.jpg
http://www.schnauzers.ws/public/images_upload/DSCF0333.jpg
The cranberry bogs were especially beautiful today.
http://www.schnauzers.ws/public/images_upload/DSCF0340.jpg
http://www.schnauzers.ws/public/images_upload/DSCF0341.jpg
http://www.schnauzers.ws/public/images_upload/DSCF0344.jpg
At this point we head to the park office to find a quick and short way
back to the car. Having already done 23 miles and some people starting
to feel the effects of no lunch, we roadie it back for a total of 25 miles.
It was a fantastic ride made even better by the weather and the comraderie!
--
o-o-o-o Ride-A-Lot o-o-o-o
www.schnauzers.ws
Traditionally, this is held at Brandywine State Park in Delaware.
Normally, January on the east coast brings subfreezing temperatures.
This year mother nature has been warming things in the days prior to
January 1. This problem brings the freeze/thaw cycle to the trails.
Brandywine's clay loam gets soggy and messy because of this. So, rather
than contribute to the destruction of a good trail system, the ride was
moved to Brendan Byrne State Forest (the Pine Barrens) in New Jersey.
These trails actually get better when wet. The other surprise for today
was the weather. How about 60+ degrees with bright blue sunshiny skies
on January 1? Many of us actually rode in shorts and short sleeves!
http://www.schnauzers.ws/public/images_upload/DSCF0314.jpg
We had a very good turnout for the ride and the ten of us headed out at
10 AM, hangovers or not!
http://www.schnauzers.ws/public/images_upload/DSCF0316.jpg
The singletrack was nice and fast this morning and we quickly praised
ourselves for making the decision to change venues. We never give these
trails the credit they deserve.
http://www.schnauzers.ws/public/images_upload/DSCF0319.jpg
http://www.schnauzers.ws/public/images_upload/DSCF0320.jpg
http://www.schnauzers.ws/public/images_upload/DSCF0321.jpg
We took some time for a mini skills clinic. Joe showed us how to clear
larger log piles without using the chainring.
http://www.schnauzers.ws/public/images_upload/DSCF0323.jpg
http://www.schnauzers.ws/public/images_upload/DSCF0324.jpg
Some more ST and I don't see a sign, do you?
http://www.schnauzers.ws/public/images_upload/DSCF0327.jpg
http://www.schnauzers.ws/public/images_upload/DSCF0328.jpg
Since this is a hangover ride, it would only seem fitting to have some
vomit. Nobody was giving some up so we'll have to settle for Joe doing
a nose blow.
http://www.schnauzers.ws/public/images_upload/DSCF0329.jpg
We finish the "pink" trail and head onto the Mount Misery loop. It's a
pretty stupid name becuase there is no mountain and the only misery was
me falling into the smelliest boggy mud ever! Not only does the warm
weather bring out the hikers (there were many), but the MX riders had
come out for the day too. They were tearing up the place really bad,
too. Add to that the new fire breaks that were cut across the Mount
Misery trail. It turned the normal hardpack into a sandy mess.
http://www.schnauzers.ws/public/images_upload/DSCF0331.jpg
http://www.schnauzers.ws/public/images_upload/DSCF0332.jpg
http://www.schnauzers.ws/public/images_upload/DSCF0333.jpg
The cranberry bogs were especially beautiful today.
http://www.schnauzers.ws/public/images_upload/DSCF0340.jpg
http://www.schnauzers.ws/public/images_upload/DSCF0341.jpg
http://www.schnauzers.ws/public/images_upload/DSCF0344.jpg
At this point we head to the park office to find a quick and short way
back to the car. Having already done 23 miles and some people starting
to feel the effects of no lunch, we roadie it back for a total of 25 miles.
It was a fantastic ride made even better by the weather and the comraderie!
--
o-o-o-o Ride-A-Lot o-o-o-o
www.schnauzers.ws