[I Are Baboon]

I got a tour of a "new to me" place this past Sunday courtesy of BullitGrrl, Mr BullitGrrl and several other riders. I had heard there were a lot of logs at this place and they were right! There had to be at least a couple dozen of them (the logs you ride along the top of, not the ones you ride up and over...although there were also plenty of the latter).

Early November means leaves covering the trails, and those leaves hid lots of rocks. I got my ass kicked. I had a blast though. Real technical trails here even for Connecticut. Can't wait to get back so MBC can ride here.

Anyway, here some pics that show a sample of the logs...

 

[I Are Baboon]

Ed (BullitGrrl's hubby)

Dean

Joe Dirt takes the high line.

BullitGrrl

 

[I Are Baboon]

Trish, our tour guide.

Joe Dirt on a long log ride..probably 2-3 feet off the ground. I did not try this one.

Ed did it as well.

BullitGrrl on another log, further along the trail.

 

[I Are Baboon]

Trish had been eyeing this one for a couple of rides now and finally nailed it.

followed by Joe Dirt.

Last pic...Trish on an up-and-downer. I fell off the top of this one and landed on my ass. Fortunately my bike was ok.

I missed the first half of the Pats/Colts game on account of this ride, but I guess it was worth it.

werd

 

[strangeland2]

Damn Id love to crash on that stuff.

Fortunately missing the first half wasnt really a bad thing.

 

[Da Peach]

Looks like some fun shtuff!

 

[manhattanprjkt83]

log rides are fun...we need more around here...

 

[gonefirefightin]

no crash photos?

 

[I Are Baboon]

no crash photos?

You know, I never seemed to have my camera out when people were crashing. With all those log rides, there was plenty of falling.

 

[bluebug32]

Where in CT is this?

Looks like fun!

 

[splat]

You know, I never seemed to have my camera out when people were crashing. With all those log rides, there was plenty of falling.

That s is when You need me around.

 

[strangeland2]

That s is when You need me around.

Because you crash more giving him more opportunity?

 

[4traxx]

Where in CT is this?

Looks like fun!

Yeah it does .
IAB We will have to get together next spring . I have just gotten back into biking after a long time off . by spring I should know if I can stick with it or quit again .

 

[turkishprison]

log rides are fun...we need more around here...

yeah we need to resolve that problem. This was a really good thread showing liberal use of cut logs. Thanks for posting this. I really like the log that was fit into the two rocks.

 

[Toshi]

Last pic...Trish on an up-and-downer. I fell off the top of this one and landed on my ass. Fortunately my bike was ok.

 

[Quo Fan]

So how come I never got an invite for this ride?

 

[I Are Baboon]

Where in CT is this?

Looks like fun!

Miller's Pond State park in Durham, CT.

http://www.stateparks.com/millers_pond.html

 

[I Are Baboon]

So how come I never got an invite for this ride?

Bah, I'm sorry man! I tagged along on their ride.

 

[splat]

Bah, I'm sorry man! I tagged along on their ride.

was that Ride originally suppose to be on Saturday ? but with the impending weather they Moved it to Sunday ?

 

[huckqueen]

was that Ride originally suppose to be on Saturday ? but with the impending weather they Moved it to Sunday ?

Nope, it was always planned for Sun.

Fun ride for sure! There's another whole loop we didn't even get to.

 

[splat]

Nope, it was always planned for Sun.

Fun ride for sure! There's another whole loop we didn't even get to.

OK , Because some one from Bike rag was suppose to be giving the VLMC ( Vietnam Land Management Committee) a Tour of Millers on Saturday , but it got rained out.

 

[berkshire_rider]

OK , Because some one from Bike rag was suppose to be giving the VLMC ( Vietnam Land Management Committee) a Tour of Millers on Saturday , but it got rained out.

....

 

[splat]

....

Were you there last Sunday Morning ? when I was showing off my New bike ? Dave was talking about it then.

 

[berkshire_rider]

Were you there last Sunday Morning ? when I was showing off my New bike ? Dave was talking about it then.

This is the first I heard about a Miller's Pond ride.

 

[TurnerGrl]

Great pics...and add me to the list of people who want to go to Miller's!

 

[Borneo]

Awesome use of the materials available. Much different from the log rides out here in the PNW though more and more chain saw splitting and cut and adze cutting is going on. It's quicker than building ladders and lasts longer too.

Nice shots. Anything like that near Rochester, NY? I may be getting a company trip out and can definately bring my shoes/pedals/helmet.

 

[scrublover]

Miller's is fun! I love that place!

How about some more log ride pics from there?

(i finally managed to clean this last one, on my last visit out there.)

It's a bit over an hour from me. Anyone want to hit it up sometime next week?

 

[TreeSaw]

That place looks like fun!!!!