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Mountain Biking at Night

EclecticGuy — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 01:18:51 +0000

I just got in from a super ride with my friend Chris. We rode in Mine Falls in Nashua, NH – just at the end of Chris’ road. The air was a cool 66^oand dry when we started. The sun goes down fast this time of year so we rode with our headlights. The reds and yellows and browns of the leaves covering the trail was really spectacular. As we rode a single track over yellow leaves, we would turn a corner and suddenly the trail was carpeted with crimson leaves. Amazing!

Riding at night with lights is both fun and terrifying. The lights help you focus on the trail ahead – usually. But sometimes, the contrast from the shadows they cast makes small obstacles look BIG.

After the ride, we frequented our favorite Mexican place for beer (me) and burritos.

Mountain Biking after Dark

EclecticGuy — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 12:41:24 +0000

Went on a great (i.e. exhausting) 11 mile ride with my group last night in Mine Falls. The last 30 minutes or so were in the dark deep in the woods. My lights (one borrowed, one small backpacking headlamp) were totally useless. I ordered a Jet Lite Phantom based on my fiend Chris’ recommendation. I could not believe how much light that things puts out! Can’t wait to get mine.

Afterwards we went to our favorite Mexican place in Nashua for some chow.

Mt Biking at Mine Falls

EclecticGuy — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 17:58:50 +0000

Had another good ride with my friends Chris, Walt and Tom last night. It was a coolish, dry evening – perfect riding weather. Did a little over 9 miles.

Great Brook Farm on a Mt Bike – take 2

EclecticGuy — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 22:36:58 +0000

Several weeks ago I reported on Mt Biking at Great Brook Farm (with the photo of Tom on his back in the mud – I still chuckle at that). Chris and his friend Chuck and I returned last night for some more exploration. We decided to try the Blueberry Hill trail on the west side of the park. I remembered it as being a nice, long not too technical uphill with a great descent. We then headed over to the Tophet Loop trail to ride the Esker again. No one fell off the bridges this time!

Mt Biking at Great Brook Farm

EclecticGuy — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 15:40:30 +0000

Had a great ride with Chris and Tom at Great Brook Farm State Park last night. The place has changed a lot since the last time I rode here. We got “lost” a couple of times. Tophet Loop and Heartbreak Ridge rock!

Tom took a close look at the mud under this bridge on Tophet Loop East.

Here’s the route we took in basically a clockwise direction.

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Mt Biking Mine Falls

EclecticGuy — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 03:19:01 +0000

Chris, his friend Alex and I had a tame ride in Mine Falls this evening. It was a perfect evening to ride – cool, dry and no bugs! No casualties either. Afterwards, we headed to La Carreta in Nashua for dinner.

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Mine Falls in Nashua, NH

Mt Biking by the Nashua River

EclecticGuy — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 13:06:04 +0000

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Went Mt Biking with my friends Chris and Tom yesterday. It was more a fun ride. On the way back, Chris and Tom both got a nasty scrape; Chris from a tree that tried to lance him and Tom attempting a steep descent covered with scree. The scree won. Oh, and Chris also hit a hidden stump off trail and took a tumble. As for me, I just had a few small “fall over sideways from a complete stop” in to soft sand & gravel.

Mt Biking Beaver Brook

EclecticGuy — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 01:52:40 +0000

Rode with Chris and Todd at Beaver Brook. This was my first time there, lots of uphill. A big thunder storm was moving in from the west and after about 30 minutes it started to rain, making the trails slippery. We took the short way out and headed for a Mexican restaurant for burritos.

We went counterclockwise from the starting point.