[I Are Baboon]

Saturday, our gang of six rode Grayville (Hebron, CT). Awesome place to ride. Lots of natural play stuff along with log rides, bridges, and rocks galore. We were out for three hours. The weather could not have been much nicer.

Early in the ride we came across this skull. A deer, perhaps?

Ed thought it would make a good hat.

Here's Ed on a long set of planks. This had to be a good 40 yards of planks. He cleared it all.

and tonyhawk was not to be outdone.

MBC uses some body english.

 

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Seems like around every turn at this place there was a bridge. Here's MBC.

with Charlene (BullitGrrl) right behind.

I was showing off my mad skills here by landing on my ass on this log ride. I got lucky I didn't crush my nuts. My ass is kind of sore today though.

Success on my 2nd attempt! (Ed nailed this his first try.)

 

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Lots of rocks in this place. This is MBC.

Charlene getting some air! This is a real nice drop...nice and smooth.

Chip the trail dog n00b! This was Chip's first time on an MTB ride. He did great. Poor guy got real tuckered out though near the end of the ride. His owner (Dean...non-monkey) lead the ride.

 

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Charlene...another bridge.

Ed on a log. Ed's got some real good balancing skills.

Last pic...Ed goes up some rocks.

I'm feeling it today. On top of falling on my ass in the pic above, I went OTB twice. Not my most graceful of rides, but a blast nonetheless.

 

[MMcG]

Good Stuff Babs! Thanks for sharing. Did you ride a different route from the one we rode last year?

 

[I Are Baboon]

Mark, we took a little bit of a different route for the first couple of miles, but we rode a lot of the same trails as last time.

 

[Nick]

looks like a lot of fun!

 

[splat]

Dam that looks like fun . How close is that to me ?

 

[MMcG]

It is a bit further than Soapstone, but not by much - maybe a hair or two further than Case?

 

[Quo Fan]

You guys will have to show me that place sometime soon.

 

[MtnBikerChk]

It has these awesome rock sections that I can't even describe - it's like all rock riding and no dirt.

 

[SkaredShtles]

It has these awesome rock sections that I can't even describe - it's like all rock riding and no dirt.

Mmmmmm........ rock riding.

 

[huckqueen]

Fun ride! There are many more trails there to play on!

 

[MMcG]

It has these awesome rock sections that I can't even describe - it's like all rock riding and no dirt.

Like rock gardens or just riding on exposed rock?

 

[MtnBikerChk]

Fun ride! There are many more trails there to play on!

We'll have to go back and pack a lunch and spend the day - you know, cuz it takes me that long to catch up!

 

[TurnerGrl]

Great pics and definitely looks like fun - I'd like to check it out sometime, too!

 

[TreeSaw]

It has these awesome rock sections that I can't even describe - it's like all rock riding and no dirt.

I am really thinking we need to do the "tour-de-CT/MA" this summer and ride some of these places!

 

[MtnBikerChk]

Great pics and definitely looks like fun - I'd like to check it out sometime, too!

remember last fall when I screwed up our schedule? this is where we were supposed to go

 

[TurnerGrl]

remember last fall when I screwed up our schedule? this is where we were supposed to go

Well, we definitely need to get the logistics worked out this time cause that looks awesome!

 

[I Are Baboon]

This place is 10 miles from the trailhead. DAMMIT, we missed out!

 

[MMcG]

That is a great place for post ride eats and beers - but is it really only 10 miles from Hebron? Either way - worth the trip. Maybe we should do a Mansfield Hollow loop sometime with someone who knows their way around those trails (not super technical, but still fun and good post ride burgers and beers).

 

[MMcG]

worth the trip into Willimantic. Good beer, good onion soup, good wings, good burgers, and good flatbread style pizzas. Friendly waitresses and bartenders too - and good atmosphere.

Two thumbs up from the MMcG clan.

 

[I Are Baboon]

I deleted my last post...Yahoo maps started us from the Hebron town center (intersection of routes 66 and 85). So actually, it's probably like 12 miles from the trailhead.

 

[MMcG]

still worth the drive