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7 miles from my front door is this little gravel paradise. A 2 mile dirt road with an 8 mile dirt road loop attached to it. It's an incredible 10 mile stretch of unbroken gravel that I could ride forever and never get tired of, although I would get pretty tired. The way this loop changes with the seasons is fantastic, always something different, dipping down to the riverside then up up up then back down again. There are fast sections, a few hills that'll make one feel some burn, and some descents and twisty corners that have really helped me become a better off-road bike handler (I still suck, but I'm better than I used to be!) 4 cars, dozens of cows, a Siberian Husky + his little terrier pal, lots of lurking cats, a llama, some donkeys, a goat, and two old men in a Klunker rustbucket black Pontiac with yellow racing stripes. All in 2 hours, I'll take it.
[IMG]Untitled by Michael Lock, on Flickr[/IMG] [IMG]Untitled by Michael Lock, on Flickr[/IMG] ...And here are a couple from yesterday's ride. The pic below is Locke's Mill, which is still active. No relation. [IMG]Untitled by Michael Lock, on Flickr[/IMG] And this is an unexpected little-to-mid sized waterfall. Easily missed since it's at the bottom of a hill that most people bomb down at 40+ mph, but worth stopping for if you know about it, it's really nice. (Most people don't do this road in the opposite direction, as it's more fun to bomb down a quarter mile hill at 40 mph than climb it at 4 mph.) [IMG]Untitled by Michael Lock, on Flickr[/IMG] |
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Jealous!
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Some lovely riding in the Fort Valley and Woodstock Tower area.
Woodstock Tower Road from the river to the peak is my 100% Absolute Favorite Climb (and from Fort Valley to the peak is close behind!), but man, that peak to river descent might be my least favorite descent in the area. Endless tighter-than-you'll-ever-see-anywhere-else hairpins on loose-over-hard gravel with ruts all over the place. The climb is a couple of miles at 9, 10%...and I think I go down slower than I go up, which is pretty slow. But I will crack the top 10 one day when I hit it with fresh legs. [IMG]Untitled by Michael Lock, on Flickr[/IMG] [IMG]Untitled by Michael Lock, on Flickr[/IMG] [IMG]Untitled by Michael Lock, on Flickr[/IMG] [IMG]Untitled by Michael Lock, on Flickr[/IMG] |
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Speaking of fatties... good day for some fall woods riding.
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