[splat]

so Today Knuckles , my Self and Baboon met at Plumbers landing to ride the trails around the Blackstone canal.

we rode for a little over 2 hours and 9.6 miles after Knuck and babs had ahad enough , I decided to do a little more exploring. I wound up doing another 10.4 miles !! got majorly lost but found some awesome trails I knew where there , just didn't know where , I do now!
I also found my Self on the wrong side of a Gun club, and could here shots and Buck shot landing near by ! I made a bee line to get the hell out there.

any way here is a Map of what we did !

The red was done by us as a group the green was me solo. the green loop in the middle on the left side is where I really got lost ,but great trialis , must learn them !

 

[Toshi]

how did you make that map? freehand? gps? very cool

 

[splat]

Now for some pictures

Baboon crossing a brdge.

Did I mention the trails werea wee bit tight !
baboon discovers some issues related to wide handlebars

Well the Blackstone Canal was a working canal back in the early 1800's
here is Baboon crossing a the "goat Hill" Lock.

Baboon and Knuck at the top of goat hill

Knuckles just ridiang along

Found this little tiny skinny crossing a creak

Here is baboon Try #1

Try #2 Sucess!

took the pic just a tad late of Knuck coming down the chute

the Blackstone river is on the Left as Knuck crosses a bridge that feeds water into the canal .

now when I was out by my self I got a closer look these !

and rode right throgh the sewage treatment plant
the smell was lovely

 

[splat]

how did you make that map? freehand? gps? very cool

I had my GPs in My camel back the whole time tracking , then I Just downloaed the data and the software amde mea map!

 

[berkshire_rider]

The red was done by us as a group the green was me solo. the green loop in the middle on the left side is where I really got lost ,but great trialis , must learn them !

I'll join you for a ride there sometime after I move. The trailhead looks like it's only 4-5 miles from where I'm going to be living. Is there almost 20 miles of trails there, or did you ride some stuff twice?

 

[splat]

I'll join you for a ride there sometime after I move. The trailhead looks like it's only 4-5 miles from where I'm going to be living. Is there almost 20 miles of trails there, or did you ride some stuff twice?

yes we rode some stuff twice ( and 3 times ) but there was a lot of trail in those 2 large loops ( especially the green loop ) that was unexplored. and yes you are going to have some great stuff near by!! Douglas , Hodges , Purgatory , Rayburn , etc

 

[johnbryanpeters]

Nice to see Knuck on a bike.

 

[I Are Baboon]

Good ride today, Splat and Knuck! Having not ridden for two months (see my signature), I was kind of hurting. Glad I bailed when I did. I could not have handled 10 more miles.

My pics. I need more Knuck pics. I only got a couple.

Splat crossing that canal bridge (that canal is pretty cool)

Splat going nose first off a little rock.

Knuck riding a long. Actually, he was riding a wheelie here, but I was slow with the camera.

Splat, smiling as always.

Here's a spot where the trails just ends, thanks to a new housing development. You can see the trail at the bottom of the pic.

Here's Splat right before he did this 20 foot LAUNCH. I was too quick on teh camera!

Splat on the skinny crossing.

SPLAT. He did this three times so i could get a decent picture, and I still didn't get a good one.

Splat playing in the gravel pits.

Last one, Knuck on a bridge, heading back to the car.

 

[Echo]

Here's Splat right before he did this 20 foot LAUNCH. I was too quick on teh camera!

Man I think I would have spend a half hour just playing on that, assuming there's a decent runout.

 

[splat]

SPLAT. He did this three times so i could get a decent picture, and I still didn't get a good one.

I also had the same problem , not enough Pics of Knuck.

Don't feel bad

mine of you doing it didn't come out any better

 

[mack]

mmmmm sewage!!!

 

[Skookum]

cool something besides nam! Always nice to find new places to explore. Though the GPS thing is totally cheatin in my book.
On that trail where the trees are too tight for handlebars try poppin a wheelie and turning the handlebars in the wheelie, while rolling inbetween em. it's a fun low speed technical trick. There's a similiar section on some trails here and that works real good for me.

 

[splat]

cool something besides nam!

I almost titled this , "just for Skookum"

 

[Heidi]

That Goat Hill Lock one is sweet!

Yah, we have some tight trails here where you're blasting along and you can see the two trees ahead that the singletrack cuts through and you just kind of close your eyes and hope you fit.

 

[ufdff15]

did you cross over RT122 i can't tell in the picture. THere are alot of trails over there. Let me know next time you guys are headed out there. i can see my house in that picture!!

 

[splat]

did you cross over RT122 i can't tell in the picture. THere are alot of trails over there. Let me know next time you guys are headed out there. i can see my house in that picture!!

Knuck and IAB did not , but I did and got really lost , But I was looking for those trails and must go back and check them out again

it is the green loop in the middle on the left.

 

[Skookum]

Knuck and IAB did not , but I did and got really lost , But I was looking for those trails and must go back and check them out again

it is the green loop in the middle on the left.

Hey splat you remember in the original Star Wars when Luke(splat)turned off his targeting computer(gps) and used the force(compass) and blew up the death star?(learned the trail system)?
neaky:

 

[ufdff15]

your pictures made me feel the need to go out and rediscover those trails. I went for a 2 1/2 hour ride alone, it was great. I haven't been trail riding alot lately. I used to ride that whole area everyday. pm me if you want to head out there sometime.

 

[ufdff15]

I'll join you for a ride there sometime after I move. The trailhead looks like it's only 4-5 miles from where I'm going to be living. Is there almost 20 miles of trails there, or did you ride some stuff twice?

berkshire_rider where are you moving too?

 

[Skookum]

your pictures made me feel the need to go out and rediscover those trails. I went for a 2 1/2 hour ride alone, it was great. I haven't been trail riding alot lately. I used to ride that whole area everyday. pm me if you want to head out there sometime.

Is your name Han Solo?

 

[berkshire_rider]

berkshire_rider where are you moving too?

East Douglas.

 

[ufdff15]

East Douglas.

I'm a Firefighter in Uxbridge, pm me if you want to ride sometime. All the people i ride with went to school

 

[berkshire_rider]

Will do.

 

[splat]

Hey splat you remember in the original Star Wars when Luke(splat)turned off his targeting computer(gps) and used the force(compass) and blew up the death star?(learned the trail system)?
neaky:

I like you analogies

Funny thing , is I putthe GPS in My camel back and don't really look at it. even when I got my self lost. I didn't even look at it. I just kept riding.

Because after all getting lost is part of the fun ! ( which is what I think your aluding too. )
I like to carry the GPS so I can down load it to computer and Make some maps , and help me determine how to connect riding areas .

 

[I Are Baboon]

GPS is golden.

 

[Knuckleslammer]

Good ride guys, I opted out of all the large drops you cats did
I was hurting too, having not riddin in a few weeks. Had a bust ass cold comin on too so I was lamer than my usual lame.

Knuck