That's it - Hopkins Road - that was a pretty good place to enter the trails if I recall correctly.
Okay it's official
- Thread starter MMcG
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i'm in. changed the meeting and had it yesterday.MMcG said:
it'll probably take me 2.5+ hr (depending on rush hour traffic on 495) to get there, so i am aiming to leave the house at 8 or so.
someone PM me their mobile number.
tim
narlus said:
SWEETNESS!!
Looking forward to meeting you and gettins schooled by you out on the trails! :dancing:
splat said:
I have a Swinger 4 way air sitting around he's gonna put on that beeyotch
Awesome!!! Yeah, you'll kick our butts.narlus said:
Are you ok with the directions tonyhawk posted?
*insert Austin Powers Voice - Yeah Baby!!! *remove Austin Powers Voice*Smelly said:I have a Swinger 4 way air sitting around he's gonna put on that beeyotch
Friday is going to be like a big giant bike swap methinks!
well i'd be coming in from 84 heading west. is getting to 384 easy (i'd imagine it is).I Are Baboon said:Awesome!!! Yeah, you'll kick our butts.
Are you ok with the directions tonyhawk posted?
btw, i'll manage expectations now by saying that you are in no danger of getting yr ass kicked by a 39 y/o who is carrying more weight than he should. i just wanna hang w/ the group and not get dropped. at least i'll have a lighter bike; the only other time i've ridden case was w/ my joker and the enduro's a good 10 pounds lighter.
Take route 83 through Vernon and into Ellington. Take a right onto 140 (Silver Lake Road). Hopkins Road is about a mile down on the left (it's a sharp left, dirt road). Park about 200 yards in on either side of the road.tonyhawk said:
pretty sure i know how to get there. i think Line St is the entrance i took last time i was at Case because i remember getting directions and hearing that the street sign was down. this was just over a year ago. put up a sign, ya slackers.I Are Baboon said:
Coolness
so we are now a group of 6 for Friday ?
Hmmm, I wonder if I should put my Hollowpoint in long travel mode for the w/e ??
edit > 7 !
so we are now a group of 6 for Friday ?
Hmmm, I wonder if I should put my Hollowpoint in long travel mode for the w/e ??
edit > 7 !
Tonyhawk can give you the skinny on how to get to the Line St. Lot.Smelly said:
Ironically mine is in short travel mode for now douglas - but not for long once I get the hardware to rock the Swinger 4 Way Baby! :dancing:douglas said:
is Line St in Manchester? I want to mapquest just to ensure directions on getting to 384.
narlus said:
Pretty sure it is yep!
Tonyhawk is the source for Case Mtn info among this group of motley Monkeys.
Last year when I went down to ride with them at case i used those instructions.narlus said:
was really quite easy to get to.
and You just take 84 till your almost in hartford and then there is an exit for I-384 ( with lots of signs before hand ) then it is maybe 5-10 minutes down 384
hmm....mapquest is telling me to take the pike to 84W, and then CT 30 to CT83...i'll figure it out.
see you monkeys tomorrow.
see you monkeys tomorrow.
Take the directions that Splat used - 84 West to 384 East - simple and straightforward.narlus said:
What about Saturday? 11:00 am start? maybe some directions from I84 and /or 190? 
You joining us on friday too STeve or just Saturday?berkshire_rider said:What about Saturday? 11:00 am start? maybe some directions from I84 and /or 190?
Are you coming 84 from Hartford or Boston?berkshire_rider said:What about Saturday? 11:00 am start? maybe some directions from I84 and /or 190?
Yes, 11:00 Saturday.
I plan on riding with you guys Saturday at Shinip, and also again Sunday at 'Nam for Doug's inagural tour. Sadly, I have to be at work Friday.
I84 south From the Mass Pike / Boston direction.I Are Baboon said:
berkshire_rider said:
*cough - Sick Day on Friday - cough*
I will defer to Splat! He got there pretty easily last year.berkshire_rider said:
Splat, can you help a brother out?
I wish. Actually, it's pretty easy to get a day off most of the time. I have a conference call I have to attend at 10:30am with one of the biggest local hospitals over some electronic claims issues. By the time it was over it would be too late to join y'all.MMcG said:*cough - Sick Day on Friday - cough*
I Are Baboon said:
I got LOST!!!I Are Baboon said:
Steve , maybe we should caravan down there, becasue while I can't tell you how I did it , I think I can do it from memory. because ther eare some very poorly marked turns
god dammit.splat said:
OK, take 84W to Vernon, CT route 83 north (not sure of the exit number...65 maybe?). Follow 83 north for maybe four miles through a bunch of traffic lights. 83N turns left at a light. Follow for maybe three more miles through some farmland. Take a right onto Crystal Lake Road (route 140..it's immediately after a traffic light). Follow for about 1.5 miles. Turn left (sharp turn) onto Hopkins Road (it comes up quick). You'll quickly see some trails off to the right, so park anywhere around there.
too many directions!
I wonder who will end up at the wrong trail head on the wrong day, or would that be the right trail head on the wrong day.....or maybe the wrong trail head on the right day??
I just confussed myself.
I wonder who will end up at the wrong trail head on the wrong day, or would that be the right trail head on the wrong day.....or maybe the wrong trail head on the right day??
I just confussed myself.
Doug, just be at my place at 10:00 tomorrow.
BTW, I am now a NO GO for Vietnam Sunday. I have to work. I had to pick one of the next three days to come in and Sunday makes the most sense.
I Are Baboon said:Doug, just be at my place at 10:00 tomorrow.
yup, I am good - I was just worried about the rest of you clowns :dancing:
Boo HissI Are Baboon said:
So who is riding Sunday?
Splat
Berkshire
me
?
I know, I know. No one is booing more than me.douglas said:
My other choices are to cancel Friday (hosting a post-ride cookout) or Saturday (not).