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Sean called me midweek and asked if i'd be ready to ride Pachaug on Sunday, sure, shouldn't be a problemFarmers almanac Bob M said rain on Sunday, lets ride Saturday instead. Good enough, I'm there! Though i'm sure the group thought I would back out and not show
Saturday, I'm up at 7am gather my stuff and load the bike! I'm on the road by 8am and was on time at the Mt Misery parking area. Unload, gear up and we're on the trails within 15 minutes. Bob M, Sean, Leah and myself.
We knew it was going to be a bit wet, and wow, the leaves sure were thick! We had decided to skip the powerline trail but the trail leading to it sure got the blood flowing quick. I won't confirm nor deny that I spent some time on the ground with the new bike
A little rest stop at Hell Hollow Rd
The puddles were huge, rutted and deep! I mentioned before I have a phobia of water? At least it was warm out today?
We hadn't crossed 165 yet and there is a tricky little rock garden that always kicks my ass..more so today because it was wet, and covered with leaves. I just missed the good picture as Sean helped Leah get her bike out of a rut. I asked him if he could do it again, but said no
Once we hit the section across from 165, we came across several trail blocks. It was a dead pine forest and you could just lean on a tree and knock it over. While Bob and Sean were moving some trees, I decided to help by taking pictures
This one wasn't moving and we had to make a go around. We decided this was the spot to take a lunch rest.
Leah, what are you doing off the trail?
We also wanted to avoid the last big huge giant water crossing! Last time on that trail, I got more wet than I wanted to be and didn't want to do it again.
Thinking we were out of the woods with the great big huge giant water crossings, I was a bit more relaxxed...then there it was...as far as I could see was water. I'm fucked! When someone else struggles in water, I crash in itAnyway, while I didn't fall off, my bike just quits. I'm thinking WTF (may have said it out load but I can't confirm nor deny that), it'd start for a second then die. Got it running and made it another 5-6 feet and it died again! One can only use their imagination as the word flowed out of my mouth. Finally Bob says, hey, all your carb vents are under water, that's why it won't start. I'm thinking to myself, yeah OK! With a little help, we got the bike out of the water just enough so the vents were clear...and it started. Thanks Bob
Needless to say, we did skip the biggest water crossing, and I'm sure with all the rain we've had, I'd still be there now setting up camp!
Good ride today for sure and as always, great company. I can feel the pain setting in from not riding like that in a while, I'm sure tomorrow will be worse. Good thing I'm staying home and raking leaves!
The bike wasn't as dirty as I thought it would be.
I spent about an hour giving the bike a bath. Once I was done air drying it with the leaf blower, water was running steady out of the skid plate? I knew there was some crap in there, but I had no idea just how much. I had no choice but to take it off and have a look. This thing honestly weighed 10lbs before I cleaned it!
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