What a nice sunday for a ride !

[splat]

Today myself , Quo fan and Ben-o hit up Vietnam for a ride, was lots of fun we were riding for about 3 hours and I took them on a "different" route.

while theconditions were better then thursday night , still off the power lines had soune tough snow to deal with

but lets start with Quo Fan climbing.

http://home.comcast.net/~jgoeller/bike/feb20/IM007454.jpg


Here quo-fan is deciding wat lkine to take down the rock and across the ice , especilly after watching my self and Ben with the ice cracking under us


http://home.comcast.net/~jgoeller/bike/feb20/IM007457.jpg


Next is when I decided to get a little bit different . we went to the SOuth side and crossed RT 16 , Usually it is swampy and unrideable , but not today!

http://home.comcast.net/~jgoeller/bike/feb20/IM007462.jpg

Once we got a cross we followed the rail Bed , which a quad had been nice enough to make 2 tracks to follow in , Of course we were always in the wrong tack and getting smacked in the face by tree braches.


http://home.comcast.net/~jgoeller/bike/feb20/IM007465.jpg

WE followed the Old rail bed till we got to the Motocyle playground , Burmed turns are fun!! 8)


http://home.comcast.net/~jgoeller/bike/feb20/IM007467.jpg


I wish I had gotten a picture of us crossing the was , was very interesting riding ice that was down dill , and then Up hill on the other side

But I did n't , we rode some of the pipeline and here is Ben doing a decent off of the pipeline


http://home.comcast.net/~jgoeller/bike/feb20/IM007470.jpg


Fiannly we had to cross weston Pond , so We rode around a little , and the ice skaters were giving u some funny looks


http://home.comcast.net/~jgoeller/bike/feb20/IM007474.jpg

[Quo Fan]

Hey, where's my picture riding the berm? I know you took it, I nearly ran you over. ;D I only took 4 pics today, the batteries in my camera tend to freeze.

This is how I usually viewed my riding companions.
http://home.comcast.net/~pygar909/Nam_2-20-05-1.jpg

Here is Ben-o not making it up the rock. He tried 3 times before making it.
http://home.comcast.net/~pygar909/nam_2-20-05-2.jpg

Splat had to ride this twice, I didn't have the camera ready the first time.
http://home.comcast.net/~pygar909/nam_2-20-05-3.jpg

Ben-o finally made it up and over. I was getting ready to shoot him falling once again, when he made it.
http://home.comcast.net/~pygar909/nam_2-20-05-4.jpg

Thanks to Splat for guiding us on a "different" route. It was good to ride something different in a familiar place.

[minkhiller]

Nice, love the ice riding. I was suprised to see some bare spots on the ground up this way. I guess it's not going to be for long.

[steve_b]

Another nice day to ride. Wish I could have made it. Stupid cold/flu. :P :(

[Ben-O]

Nice, love the ice riding. I was suprised to see some bare spots on the ground up this way. I guess it's not going to be for long.


Most trails under the cover of the forest had crusty snow, but there were plenty of trails that were almost bare. Unlike Belmont, where almost ALL the trails had ice. :-[

[Ben-O]

Ben-o finally made it up and over. I was getting ready to shoot him falling once again, when he made it.

:P :P :P :P



/Seriously, it was a good ride with you two!

[splat]

You Mean this pic Paul ?

[Quo Fan]

That's the one. Thanks, Splat.