Photos from your rides.

[dcama5]

Another short 20 miler with my wife on a nice fall day in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia:





Zukas:

[CNY rider]

The weather in upstate NY is now spectacular again.
I got this shot on a chilly morning with the sun behind me and the full moon setting over the trees to the west.

[Hilltopperny]

Beautiful weather this weekend!

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[BumbleBeeDave]

. . . I was up in the Adirondacks for a few days to do some photography and riding, and I rode this beautiful route our of Keene that has a surprising amount of gravel and some spectacular views. There was a lot of climbing, plus some rain toward the end and I also ended up having to ford Styles Brook after discovering the bridge was out. But the payoff was mostly deserted roads, stunning light and color, and new knowledge of an area I hadn’t known too much about for gravel cycling. In the future I will explore further over the hill to the east to reach Lewis and Elizabethtown, but for this day I had my hands full with so much scenery, adventure, and a nice friendly dog to play with. I stopped to shoot a picture and he brought his toy to me and gave me such a pleading look I just had to spend a few minutes with him. A great day! 27.67mi/9.1mph av/3,133ft. Photos with Panasonic Lumix ZS200D and iPhone 15 Pro. Route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/48690658

BBD

[BumbleBeeDave]

. . . I went east just over the border into Vermont to relive a ride from four years ago with my friend Bill and Dave. We did alter our route a bit, but it still served up a healthy dose of the stunning fall colors that Vermont is famous for. We started in Arlington, just over the border from New York, and tackled a planned 36-mile route crossing back and forth across the state border and taking in some obscure hills and hollows with well-maintained gravel roads and little or no traffic other than our gravel bikes. As always in this area, the highlight of our ride was passing by the home of famed artist Norman Rockwell on River Road. Rockwell lived there from 1939-53, when he moved to Stockbridge, MA, for his wife to get treatment at a hospital there. Rockwell produced some of his most well-known paintings while living in the large white house on River Road along the Battenkill. Today the house is a B&B, and you can stand in front and see the barns, church, and covered bridge that he included in some of his paintings. From there we headed north into the hills to the epic climbs and steep descents we anticipated. The only hiccup in our beautiful day was encountering a road crew installing a culvert on West Road, but we were able to make a short detour through the woods and continue our ride. Even with that interruption . . . A great day! 32.93mi/10.3mph av/2,927ft. Photos with Panasonic Lumix ZS200D and iPhone 15 Pro. Route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/48691530

BBD

[BumbleBeeDave]

. . . down at Minnewaska State Park Preserve just west of New Paltz to enjoy the incredible fall foliage display the Shawangunk Ridge usually puts on for those willing to do the work to go see it. The Shawangunks are geologically and biologically distinct from the Catskills just to the west and in addition to the fall colors offer a wonderful assortment of lakes, waterfalls, and spectacular views of the Hudson Valley and beyond. For this ride we started at the Minnewaska visitor center and rode all the way south to Sam’s Point at the south end of the ridge, where we made a stop at the visitor center, then rode back up around Lake Maratanza to the viewpoint above the center, then headed back north and made a loop past Lake Awosting to more stunning vistas at Hamilton Point. The Sam’s Point area is known for its blueberry barrens that turn bright red in the fall. It’s a surreal landscape of the red leaves, dead pine trees from a fire ten years ago, and the live pines have stunted growth from the altitude, constant winds, and poor soil. Periodically through the ride we also enjoyed the recovery gummies that Gary brought along as he absolutely insisted they were, ah, "unadulterated!" Then it was back to the Minnewaska visitor center and then some post-ride refreshments down the hill at the German-American Brauhaus restaurant. It was also a real bonus to run into people at two points in the ride who recognized me from my posts on Facebook. I’m a celebrity influencer, LOL! A great day! 26.4mi/9.0mph av/2303ft. Photos with Panasonic Lumix ZS200D and iPhone 15 Pro. Route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/48805171

BBD

[BumbleBeeDave]

. . . and had an opportunity to ride a portion of the Rockingham Rail Trail with my friend Geoff. The total trail is 27.3 miles from Newfield in the east to Manchester at the west end. We rode about 10.5 miles west to Epping, then turned around. The portion we rode went through scenic woods, passing ponds, streams, and often houses not far off through the trees. I was surprised to find a trail like this that manages to remain mostly rural in an area that’s so “thickly settled” as the local road signs warn. We didn’t see any wildlife to speak of, but encountered a fair number of other trail users, both pedestrians and all kinds of wider tire bikes. But I wouldn’t say it was crowded at any time. But I would warn potential riders there are a good number of road crossing and there didn’t appear to be any signs warning drivers of a trail crossing or any other markings such as crosswalks. So we had to be extra careful when crossing roads as drivers honestly may not have known there was even a trail crossing there. The only exception was at the trail crossing at NH rt. 125 where there was a crosswalk and a full traffic signal. Even then, on the return leg a driver went right through the red light as we crossed. It seemed as if once the right of way had been secured. No other work at all has been done to improve the trail. But still . . . a great day! 21.31mi/9.4mph av/361ft. Photos with Panasonic Lumix ZS200D and iPhone 15 Pro. Route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/48839501 Reference: https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/n...nal-rail-trail

BBD

[CNY rider]

BBDave you are killing it!
Let me know where I can sign up for that Keene Valley ride.

[merckxman]

80F today, crazy. The last photo from today is of a generator and a chiller, there were two of these parked about 50 yards apart on Meadow Rd that were pumping water for an ice rink!! on the Fiddlers Elbow golf course for a film set with Adam Sandler.

@BBDave, the Minnewaska State Park Preserve photos are tops.

[skiezo]

I did a 30 miler on the steel AR today. Upper 70s and sunshine.
Along the river.


5 miles on this.



For some reason I don’t ride this bike much but when I do I always get that wow effect. Sooo smooth.