tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10991725220481170682024-02-20T23:12:38.424-05:00The "Getting Out There' BlogThe blog part of 'Getting Out There', with stories, pics, and reviews of great outdoors places in western Pennsylvania and eastern Ohio.Steve Z (swampboy62)http://www.blogger.com/profile/03594045912519415678noreply@blogger.comBlogger107125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1099172522048117068.post-54958965103906734132020-03-05T15:20:00.000-05:002020-03-05T15:20:03.819-05:00Tanbark Trail, Allegheny National Forest, PennsylvaniaThis is from a hike in January on Tanbark Trail, heading west from what is marked on Google maps as '3004' and 'Rte 337 Rd." There is a parking area beside the road, just before the intersection with Hearts Content Road. The trail in this direction ends on route 62, beside the Allegheny River, but I haven't been able to locate it among the houses there. The trail also heads east from the parking area, all the way to Hearts Content Recreation Area and the trail system there. This would be a great trail to backpack, and is also one of the few trails open to bicycles in Allegheny National Forest.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Trail signage at the road.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The trail near the parking area.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fungus and moss decomposing a log.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Downed tree testing the power lines at a right of way.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Entering the pines and rhododendrons in the stream valley.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rhododendron tunnel in the snow.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Trail marker in the snow.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bridge across the run.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Even a graded wood pile for the next camper.</td></tr>
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Steve Z (swampboy62)http://www.blogger.com/profile/03594045912519415678noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1099172522048117068.post-21670085299267464392019-11-15T13:07:00.001-05:002019-11-15T13:07:27.427-05:00Mountain Bike Trails, West Branch State Park, Ohio<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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West Branch State Park is situated around Michael Kirwan Reservoir in northeast Ohio, between Warren and Ravenna. The park has facilities for boating, as well as camping, hiking, horseback riding, and mountain biking.<br />
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<a href="http://parks.ohiodnr.gov/westbranch" target="_blank">West Branch State Park information</a><br />
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The mountain bike trails are laid out on either side of an abandoned stretch of Cable Line Road, with the easier 'lakeside trails' on the north, and the more difficult 'gorgeside trails' on the south. A third area, located off of Porter Road, has the 2.5 mile long Quarry Trail, which is another more difficult trail.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking down the abandoned section of Cable Line Road.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lakeside Trails.</td></tr>
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Steve Z (swampboy62)http://www.blogger.com/profile/03594045912519415678noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1099172522048117068.post-63494229094603931172019-07-24T12:47:00.002-04:002019-07-24T12:47:53.700-04:00West Fork Trail, Monongahela National Forest, West VirginiaThe West Fork Trail is a rail trail in the Monongahela National Forest that runs between Glady and Durbin. It's a fairly rough ride for a rail trail, and very remote, with challenging access at some points.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The trail at the Wildell access.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking north from the Wildell access.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Not quite accurate sign post at Wildell.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">If the sign is so old it has red cap soldier moss growing on it, you might question the info.</td></tr>
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<br />The directional sign heading south out of Wildell said the next access was 6 miles away, which would have been at May. Unfortunately the bridge between the trail and the road at May is long gone. Who knows how long that sign has been up, but it's not really accurate any longer.<br /><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Private drive at Wildell access.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A grassy section of trail.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">With the Greenbriar River alongside.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Crossing the Greenbriar River.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Grassy trail near May.</td></tr>
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If you're paying attention you may notice the grassy track leading 50 yards east from the Trail at May. The bridge has been removed, but at normal (low) water levels it's a quick and easy trip to wade across the river with a bike. There are roadside campsites near the crossing, so a base camp could be established here.<br /><br />Steve Z (swampboy62)http://www.blogger.com/profile/03594045912519415678noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1099172522048117068.post-18062557022543888742019-07-03T10:50:00.001-04:002019-07-03T10:50:06.807-04:00Nelson Ledges State Park, OhioNelson Ledges is a small state park in Portage County, Ohio, located about 10 miles northwest of Warren. The main attraction of the park is the jumble of boulders that stretches along the ridge west of route 282. There are several hiking trails of varying difficulties as well as picnic facilities.<br />
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<a href="http://parks.ohiodnr.gov/nelsonkennedyledges#natural" target="_blank"><span style="background-color: yellow; color: red;">Nelson Ledges State Park info</span></a><br />
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The photos below were taken during a long rain, and show the waterfalls with a higher rate of flow than ordinary.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Trail along the bottom of the rocks, near Old Maids Kitchen.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A trail along the upper edge of the ridge.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking down.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cascade Falls from the top.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cascade Falls at the lip of the drop.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The tiny creek that feeds Cascade Falls, swollen with rain.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hiking trail on the top of the ridge.</td></tr>
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<br />Steve Z (swampboy62)http://www.blogger.com/profile/03594045912519415678noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1099172522048117068.post-19731837827533219592019-06-27T12:32:00.002-04:002019-06-27T12:32:42.369-04:00Spring Creek Horse Trails, Allegheny National Forest, PennsylvaniaThere is a network of old roads and trail in the Spring Creek area of south eastern Allegheny National Forest. The campground at Kelly Pines makes a great place to start - either at the gated road in the campground, or on the trail across the road from the entrance. Note that Kelly Pines is a good place to camp as well. It's an equestrian campground with two sites reserved for non-equestrian campers (which often go unused).<br />
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<span style="background-color: yellow; color: red;"><a href="https://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/allegheny/recarea/?recid=6133" target="_blank">Kelly Pines Campground info</a></span><br />
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The trail system encompasses quite a few old roads, linking to the dead end FS 130, and others near Duhring. There are also singletrack trails, including the one opposite the campground, which leads up the hill and to an amazing area of HUGE (building sized) boulders.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gated entry road from Kelly Pines Campground.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of the non-equestrian campsites at Kelly Pines.</td></tr>
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<br />There are abandoned roads in the area that intersect with the designated trails, but are not part of the system - leaving room for additional exploration. The photo above has the horse trail to the right (see the sign with the painted horse?) and a seldom used abandoned road dropping off to the left.<br /><br />
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<br />Steve Z (swampboy62)http://www.blogger.com/profile/03594045912519415678noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1099172522048117068.post-73749580096842298432019-06-19T13:55:00.000-04:002019-06-19T14:22:00.325-04:00Moraine State Park mountain bike trails, Pennsylvania<br />
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Moraine State Park is located about 5 miles east of New Castle, Pennsylvania. The North Shore area features a paved bicycle path and dedicated mountain bike trails. These mountain bike trails are some of the more technically challenging trails in western PA, with many difficult rock features.<br />
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<span style="background-color: yellow; color: red;"><a href="https://www.dcnr.pa.gov/StateParks/FindAPark/MoraineStatePark/Pages/default.aspx" style="background-color: yellow;" target="_blank">Moraine State Park information</a></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Map of the mountain bike trails at Moraine SP.</td></tr>
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Steve Z (swampboy62)http://www.blogger.com/profile/03594045912519415678noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1099172522048117068.post-46998052280563109612019-05-29T12:04:00.002-04:002019-05-29T12:04:50.822-04:00North Fork Mountain Trail, Monongahela National Forest, West VirginiaNorth Fork Mountain Trail is one of the more unique trails in West Virginia. It starts at the bottom of the ridge, near the confluence of the South Branch of the Potomac River and the North Fork of the South Branch of the Potomac River, and runs south for about 23 miles along the ridge top.<br />
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Access points are limited to the north end, south end, two trail access from the east, and a little known dead end road.<br />
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<a href="https://www.mtbproject.com/trail/6550639/north-fork-mountain-trail-501" style="background-color: white;" target="_blank"><span style="color: magenta;">IMBA North Fork Mountain Trail info</span></a><br />
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<span style="color: red;"><a href="http://www.mapwv.gov/trails/" target="_blank">West Virginia Trail Inventory</a></span><br />
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This trip was a short out and back from the south end of the trail. Access is off of state route 33 between Judy Gap & Franklin. There is a radio tower at the very top of the ridge on route 33, with enough room to park a few cars on either side of the tower access. The North Fork Mountain Trail is directly behind the tower, and is blazed.<br />
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The trail runs very close to the ridge line for much of the distance, so amazing views over the North Fork are available whenever you feel like breaking through the trees, or following the side trails to the nearest overlook. There is no water on the ridge, and it handles rain very well.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Trail is well blazed, but would be hard to lose anyway.</td></tr>
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<br />Steve Z (swampboy62)http://www.blogger.com/profile/03594045912519415678noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1099172522048117068.post-86869856826304292019-05-12T20:19:00.001-04:002019-05-12T20:19:24.231-04:00Buzzard Swamp spring ride, Allegheny National Forest, PennsylvaniaBuzzard Swamp is a natural area in the Allegheny National Forest, south east of Marienville, Pennsylvania. It has a network of trails and gravel roads that are open to hikers and bicyclists. There are also several ponds for fishing.<br />
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<span style="color: red;"><a href="https://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/allegheny/recarea/?recid=81944" target="_blank">Buzzard Swamp Information</a></span><br />
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The loop around ponds 1,2,3,4, & 6 is an easy ride on well maintained gravel road, with water, meadow, and forest areas. The loop is about 3.8 miles.<br />
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The out and back ride on road 157 from the Buzzard Swamp parking area to the parking area on forest road 130 is a bit hillier, and has some roads that are less maintained. The route is about 4 miles each direction.<br />
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The Sojourn Songbird Trail, and the trail to the parking area on the end of forest service road 377 are both singletrack, with varying conditions. During wet seasons these trails are likely to be very difficult to impassable for bicycles.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pond 6.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Google Earth view of the timber swath to the southeast of pond 6, knocked over by high winds. This area is visible from the road after crossing the pond 6 dam.</td></tr>
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<br />Steve Z (swampboy62)http://www.blogger.com/profile/03594045912519415678noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1099172522048117068.post-48032506555356540812019-05-07T12:44:00.001-04:002019-05-07T12:44:10.217-04:00Beaver Meadows Lake, Allegheny National Forest, PennsylvaniaBeaver Meadows Lake is a day use area that used to be a campground, located just north of Marienville, Pennsylvania. The camping area has been eliminated, but the trail system and lake access remain.<br />
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<span style="color: red;"><a href="https://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/allegheny/recreation/hiking/recarea/?recid=6117&actid=50" target="_blank">Beaver Meadows Lake ANF information</a></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Trail map.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Entry to Seldom Seen Trail, between two huge white pines.</td></tr>
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<br />Steve Z (swampboy62)http://www.blogger.com/profile/03594045912519415678noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1099172522048117068.post-32274262158166946362019-04-02T12:41:00.001-04:002019-04-02T12:41:21.723-04:00Loleta - Lamonaville Road, Allegheny National Forest, Pennsylvania - Part 2<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The road between Loleta campground and FS road 228, known as FS road 131, has been closed to motor vehicle traffic for over a year now. The dispersed campsites that were along the road, and the beauty of the hemlock valley of E. Branch Millstone Creek make this a great place to hike, backpack, or bikepack.<br />
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To get there follow E. Spruce Street out of Marienville. It becomes Lamonaville Road at some point, and continues to a four way stop signed intersection with FS road 131 about 5 miles east of town. Turn right at this intersection, and follow the road about 4 miles until FS road 228 comes in from the left, and the ROAD CLOSED gate blocks the road.<br />
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If you park there, the 'road' up to site 13 is only about 1/4 mile.<br />
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See <a href="http://swampboy62.blogspot.com/2018/11/loleta-lamonaville-road-allegheny.html" target="_blank">this</a> Getting Out There entry about conditions and access from the Loleta end of the road.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Campsite 12 meadow.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of several downed trees on the way up to campsite 13.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Red cap soldier moss on the old picnic table.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Downed white pine, cut from across FS 131.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lots of pine sap. I harvested as much as I could. Yes, I got very sticky.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">E. Br. Millstone Creek alongside the road.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of the sections of sunken road passing through hemlock groves.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another old dispersed campsite along the road.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Campsite 8.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Muddy Fork, from Buzzard Swamp, runs alongside campsite 8.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My favorite, campsite 6.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View of the creek from campsite 6.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">AMD tainted spring, right in the middle of the road.</td></tr>
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Steve Z (swampboy62)http://www.blogger.com/profile/03594045912519415678noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1099172522048117068.post-35442753798693940582019-04-02T12:11:00.001-04:002019-04-02T12:13:14.954-04:00Bicycling at Maurice K. Goddard State Park, PennsylvaniaMaurice K. Goddard State Park is located just north of the town of Sandy Lake. The reservoir was created by the damming of Sandy Creek. The park is easily accessed via I-79.<br />
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There is a paved trail around part of the lake, which combines with low traffic park roads to make a really nice loop just over 12 miles in length. This trail is not like a rail trail, with gradual grades and curves. Instead it's a purpose designed bike trail, with many curves and hills, which goes through woods and meadows around the southern end of the reservoir. The loop can be a lot of fun for experienced cyclists, but if you're thinking of taking your mother who hasn't ridden a bike in 15 years there, the hills are going to put them in granny gear a lot and they probably won't enjoy themselves.<br />
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<a href="https://www.dcnr.pa.gov/StateParks/FindAPark/MauriceKGoddardStatePark/Pages/default.aspx" target="_blank">Maurice K. Goddard State Park info</a><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Near the beginning of a clockwise loop of the trail.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of about 6 trailside shelters, good for a rest or waiting out the rain.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The trail and Lake Road alongside.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Peaceful rest area along the trail.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">You can see the ups and downs along the trail.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wild chives growing trailside.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Approaching the dam at the south end of the reservoir.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking downstream at Sandy Creek.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking upstream at the lake.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Where the trail moves onto the road for a mile or so. Hiking trail is 'no bikes'.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Crossing the road away from the lake. This is where the 2 biggest hills are.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Viewing platform on north side of Lake Wilhelm Road, near Marina.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lake Wilhelm Road at Marina, and the view of the bridge across the lake.</td></tr>
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<br />Steve Z (swampboy62)http://www.blogger.com/profile/03594045912519415678noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1099172522048117068.post-24791356303385061272019-03-14T12:37:00.001-04:002019-03-14T12:37:21.464-04:00Hiking at Clear Creek State Forest, Kennerdell Tract, PennsylvaniaThe Kennerdell Tract of Clear Creek State Forest is located a short distance north of I-80 on the west banks of the Allegheny River. This location means its the closest public land with open back country for many northeast Ohio residents.<br />
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It is known for the wide range of outdoors activities available, including hiking, camping, backpacking, mountain biking, and horseback riding. It also makes a good spot for paddlers heading down the Allegheny to spend the night, as it's located right on the river.<br />
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The hike featured today started at the parking area at the end of Dewoody Road, and followed the access road to Iron Furnace Trail, then Overlook Trail and Dennison Run Trail.<br />
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For video highlights go to the Getting Out There Youtube channel:<br />
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<a href="https://youtu.be/xmd_kDG0wM4" target="_blank">GOT - Hiking at Kennerdell</a><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Iron Furnace Trail.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wintergreen berries growing near ground pine.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On Iron Furnace Trail.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Needle ice on the trail, still frozen under the leaves. About 4" long.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Allegheny River and Kennerdell from Dennison Point Overlook.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Info board at Dennison Point Overlook.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looks like a damaged trail - really just leaves stuck on melting needle ice.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Heading down into Dennison Run.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Done with the descent, turning uphill along Dennison Run.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The first hikers bridge across Dennison Run.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Further up Dennison Run Trail, a hiker's bridge across a tributary.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Heading back out to the access road, back up on top of the ridge.</td></tr>
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<br />Steve Z (swampboy62)http://www.blogger.com/profile/03594045912519415678noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1099172522048117068.post-60986731497641587212019-01-03T12:47:00.003-05:002019-01-03T12:49:40.207-05:00Upper Bent Run Falls, Pennsylvania<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9MnyMk1XPCkSDNYurhwlzH2IX3JRSme8VMjSUuBcVrViKi6njO7GgEpD8mIxSMpKK2goZqSGMPdyvDtLsxr6_mm2bkH0OAhv_VkBJOqALEw_2tsPTKHe3dK3Ygs0sfkIylt7yJaSAkXA/s1600/20190101_161006.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9MnyMk1XPCkSDNYurhwlzH2IX3JRSme8VMjSUuBcVrViKi6njO7GgEpD8mIxSMpKK2goZqSGMPdyvDtLsxr6_mm2bkH0OAhv_VkBJOqALEw_2tsPTKHe3dK3Ygs0sfkIylt7yJaSAkXA/s320/20190101_161006.jpg" width="320" /></a>With the constant wet weather keeping the mountain bike trails saturated I've been searching for new outdoors adventures. New Year's Day I went back to Bent Run Falls, near Warren, Pennsylvania. This time I hiked up to the first fork, and then took photos and video on the way down. Looking at the topo map I'm guessing I was about 350 feet above the reservoir when I turned around.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">First fork coming in from left of photo.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Trail sign at nearby Tanbark Trail.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Enlarged view of bottom sticker - BFM!</td></tr>
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Steve Z (swampboy62)http://www.blogger.com/profile/03594045912519415678noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1099172522048117068.post-42336943631335411282018-12-27T13:05:00.001-05:002018-12-27T13:06:26.941-05:00Panhandle Trail, PennsylvaniaPanhandle Trail is a paved rail trail that leads from Weirton, West Virginia to Rennerdale, Pennsylvania.<br />
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The photos in this entry are from between Burgettstown and McDonald, Pennsylvania.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Parking and access at Burgettstown, PA.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Trailside rest area near Burgettstown.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Summit near Bulger.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Approaching Midway.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Midway FD from the trail.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Spur leading to Montour Trail.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Montour Trail spur.</td></tr>
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Steve Z (swampboy62)http://www.blogger.com/profile/03594045912519415678noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1099172522048117068.post-27774854368518452392018-12-17T12:27:00.001-05:002018-12-17T12:27:38.378-05:00Bent Run Falls, Allegheny National Forest, PennsylvaniaBent Run Falls is a steep cascade leading from the highlands near Jake's Rocks to the Allegheny Reservoir just upstream from the dam. There is a roadside parking area just across route 59 from Big Bend Overlook. <br />
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After a hard rain or during snow melt the falls are an amazing place to spend a little while hiking. They extend quite a way up the side of the mountain - probably further than you're willing to climb.<br />
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<br />Steve Z (swampboy62)http://www.blogger.com/profile/03594045912519415678noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1099172522048117068.post-26377887737582053992018-12-03T12:56:00.003-05:002018-12-17T10:37:59.777-05:00Sandy Creek Trail, PennsylvaniaSandy Creek Trail runs between Fisherman's Cove and Van, in western Pennsylvania, near Franklin. The southern portion runs along the banks of the Allegheny River, and the remainder is in East Sandy Creek valley.<br />
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https://www.avta-trails.org/sandy-creek-trail.html<br />
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This entry covers the trail from the Fisherman's Cove southwestern terminus, to Dark Hollow bridge, just east of the tunnel.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Roadside parking at Fisherman's Cove end of the trail.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On the bridge across Sandy Creek.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking upstream on Sandy Creek.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Along the trail - someone once had dreams of this as a summer cabin.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Along the Allegheny River.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Approaching Belmar bridge from the west.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Belmar bridge.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Allegheny River view from the bridge.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Trail in East Sandy Creek valley.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">East Sandy Creek, a great class II whitewater run.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Once of the bridges across East Sandy Creek.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">East Sandy Creek from one of the bridges.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The west tunnel portal.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking out eastern tunnel portal.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">East Sandy Creek at Deep Hollow.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Allegheny River Trail from Belmar bridge.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stairs down to Allegheny River Trail by pines on left.</td></tr>
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Steve Z (swampboy62)http://www.blogger.com/profile/03594045912519415678noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1099172522048117068.post-21392041169246143282018-11-26T12:58:00.001-05:002018-11-26T12:58:58.171-05:00Buzzard Swamp, Allegheny National Forest, PennsylvaniaBuzzard Swamp is a Cooperative Wildlife Management area within Allegheny National Forest. There is no camping allowed, but there are trails and roads open to hiking and biking. Vehicle access is from Loleta Road, but there is also trail access via Lamonaville Road - which makes this possible to include in a bikepacking route for the SE portion of the forest.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pond 13.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Plenty of beaver sign. Also saw a grouse on the way in.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Soup ride.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pond 12.</td></tr>
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Steve Z (swampboy62)http://www.blogger.com/profile/03594045912519415678noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1099172522048117068.post-46917917061174935842018-11-26T12:48:00.002-05:002018-11-26T12:48:25.427-05:00Loleta - Lamonaville Road, Allegheny National Forest, PennsylvaniaThe forest service road between Loleta Road and Lamonaville has been closed to vehicle traffic from both ends now. In 2016 the south end was closed, making the road into a dead end, but this year it was closed altogether.<br />
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The dispersed campsites located along this section of road are still there, but can only be accessed by foot or bicycle now. It makes for a nice ride, and links up to other gated forest service roads so that you can connect through to other areas. This would be a great area to develop a bikepacking route.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Parking at the south end of the road, next to Loleta campground.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">East Branch Millstone Creek runs along the road for a much of the way.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The southern-most of the dispersed campsites.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">There are other forest service roads to explore along the way.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Many hemlock stands in the valley.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My favorite dispersed campsite along the way - #6.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">E. Br. Millstone Cr. from the bridge next to #6.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">There are a couple of sections of sunken road in the deepest hemlocks.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Down by the creek, at a nice backcountry campsite.</td></tr>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwmjhsbNbeoUDUFbUYUd4mWHO6U6bNc2ZAvJ7KwYSRWbe8I7rXbpzpq0DQM-_SRPzfrZ1JfH7ouyoh2_XNO2gQV3L9YnCBz2zDxpvLzRKx67DeCCMzhZTNyvRociAsMXkJ4opm6Xl58Eg/s1600/20181123_155237.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwmjhsbNbeoUDUFbUYUd4mWHO6U6bNc2ZAvJ7KwYSRWbe8I7rXbpzpq0DQM-_SRPzfrZ1JfH7ouyoh2_XNO2gQV3L9YnCBz2zDxpvLzRKx67DeCCMzhZTNyvRociAsMXkJ4opm6Xl58Eg/s320/20181123_155237.jpg" width="320" /></a>Steve Z (swampboy62)http://www.blogger.com/profile/03594045912519415678noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1099172522048117068.post-23716510371369079012018-11-19T12:49:00.000-05:002018-11-19T12:50:23.490-05:00Western Reserve Greenway Trail, OhioThe Western Reserve Greenway Trail is a part of the Great Ohio Lake to River Greenway, travelling through Ashtabula and Trumbull counties:<br />
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https://www.ashtabulametroparks.com/western-reserve-greenway-trail/<br />
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http://trumbullmetroparks.org/parks-and-trails/western-reserve-greenway<br />
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All photos are from the northern Trumbull county portion of the trail.<br />
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P.S. Turn up the sound on the video clip to hear the owls calling.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Recent wet snow brought down many trees, but this was the only trail blockage of the day.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Autumn foliage lingers...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">...but will soon be gone.</td></tr>
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Steve Z (swampboy62)http://www.blogger.com/profile/03594045912519415678noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1099172522048117068.post-30691035835501869642018-11-12T12:51:00.001-05:002018-11-19T12:24:09.353-05:00Samuel Justus Trail, Pennsylvania<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Samuel Justus Trail, Pennsylvania<br />
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I hope to resume blogging, focusing on outdoors destination and recreation in eastern Ohio and western Pennsylvania.<br />
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This last weekend I took my first ride on Samuel Justus Trail, from Franklin, Pennsylvania to Oil City. It was a really nice 8 miles each way, along the quiet south bank of the Allegheny River.<br />
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Information: https://www.avta-trails.org/allegheny-samuel-trails.html<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Trailhead and parking at Franklin.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The trail, and gravel access road, not far out of Franklin.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ridge Farm gate and buildings.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px;">River Ridge history.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Several working oil wells are along the trail.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Late autumn colors are still hanging on.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Recent rains have brought the Allegheny River water level up.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lots of hemlock and rhododendron along the river.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A panoramic shot of the north bank of the river.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px;">There are a couple of picnic areas towards the Oil City end.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The red gates mean you're almost in Oil City.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">There's a short section of crushed limestone entering Oil City.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Historical remnant from the oil extraction boom.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">In Oil City.</td></tr>
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<br />Steve Z (swampboy62)http://www.blogger.com/profile/03594045912519415678noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1099172522048117068.post-70805452223323105162017-01-12T13:22:00.000-05:002017-01-12T13:22:00.809-05:00False HorizonsI guess it's time to write another blog post, now that the holidays are done and the new year is here.<br />
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Personally, I'm not too excited about the new year. The best thing about it is that it means that 2016 is finally over. It was not a banner year for me, and I'm glad to see it go. But the course ahead looks grim, and the prospect of watching the country go down in flames over the next four years really depresses me. So I've made a decision to have a personal boycott of all news media until January 2021 - everything may suck, but I won't know about it. As a part of this effort I'm no longer visiting Facebook - not because I believe that it's inherently bad, but because I don't want to see the news or all the ugly things that ignorant, evil people believe. I have been sharing items to the bicycling page I made for our area on occasion but I'm no longer actually visiting my page. This is for my own piece of mind - if it bothers you, kindly keep it to yourself.<br />
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Since I last posted in October the fall riding season has long since come to an end. But late fall might be my favorite time of the year, and I took advantage of every bit of good weather to get outside. There was a great camping trip with Diana at Kelly Pines in the Allegheny National Forest, quite a bit of trail work, and of course lots of bike riding. That includes some great mountain bike rides as well as plenty of pavement miles. I made several trips down to Beaver Creek State Park to ride the trails down there, including the still to be finished new trail above Salamander Trail. I think that Beaver Creek might have the most mountain bike suitable terrain in Ohio, and the new trail takes advantage of it to the fullest extents. The riding can be very technical, but I love that stuff and really enjoy getting out on Dogwood, Salamander, and the new trail.<br />
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Of course I also got in plenty of fall rides at West Branch, the park that's just 25 miles down the road. Much of that was night riding, which doesn't really make for great photos but is still a lot of fun. I just checked back on my MapMyRide ride log, and it looks like the only other singletrack that I rode in the fall was at North Road Nature Preserve, where I had a whole bunch of short, after work rides.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Apparently I never get tired of taking pictures of the West Branch skinnies.</td></tr>
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Speaking of North Park Nature Preserve, I've finally finished the trail project that I committed to four long years ago. So the last of the three trails, the one that took twice as long as the others, is finally finished. The first two trails, Red Trail and Blue Trail, mostly went through a semi-mature forest where clearing the trail corridor and building the tread was easy. This last one, Yellow Trail, has about half it's distance in a mature forest, with the remainder located in dense scrub. The forest part of the trail was easy enough, but clearing and building trail through the scrub was incredibly difficult. Just clearing a corridor was very tough, and since the trail wasn't finished and not getting any user traffic, it was a constant battle to maintain the already built trail. And the ground in the scrubby section was an unbelievable mess of wet spots and pot holes, so that making a tread required several rock armoring and infill sections.<br />
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And then there was the wet spot - a short section of very dense scrub that tends to hold water way longer than anywhere else we built. Because of the restraints of the property we had to build at least some trail in this wet area, or not build the loop at all. Thinking that the only solution was going to be to build over 100' of turnpiking, we put this section off for last. But with volunteer hours dropping off I was faced with the prospect of singlehandedly bringing back several tons of fill gravel with our trail wagon - something that would have likely taken me another year to do. So I was very happy when Trumbull Metroparks agreed to give us enough money to build a 120' long boardwalk across this problem area. I started construction in August, and finally finished in October. Most of the construction and material hauling I did myself, but there were a few kind souls who pitched in for a work session or two.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The boardwalk with newly finished transition.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stopping to cut out a downed tree while hauling more lumber back to the build site.</td></tr>
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I'm very glad to have this project done, since it already has taken longer than I thought it would, and I'd like to get involved with some trail building at other parks. But after finishing off the two loops and one out'n'back trail I started to wonder if there was a way to make that out'n'back into a loop. Long story short - this winter I'm working on adding another 1/3 mile of trail through mature woods to make Blue Trail into a loop. Next year I'd like to work on adding some mtb specific features to the trails, but I haven't committed to that yet.<br />
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During the summer I had decided that I was spending too much time riding on the rail trails, and not enough riding my mountain bike in the woods. So I started riding more mtb miles, but I still managed to get in quite a bit of different rail trail rides. Of course I did the local trails - Western Reserve Greenway & Little Beaver Creek Greenway - but I also managed to hit a couple that I don't get to that much. One trip on the Maple Highlands Trail had an unfortunate incident where I managed to crash on pavement in dry, clear weather. I managed to ride through a small moist spot on the trail, which was slippery as owl snot and hit the pavement hard. I was lucky I had my helmet on, because I banged my head off the pavement way harder than I really wanted to.<br />
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I made a Thanksgiving day ride on part of the Ohio & Erie Towpath Trail, doing some volunteer work for the Industrial Heartland Trail Coalition by checking one of the 'trail itineraries' that they are developing. It turned out to be an interesting ride, with almost no one on the trail, rain most of the way - and a nice layer of crushed limestone trail surface spread evenly over me and my bike.<div>
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I also made a couple of snow rides in the cold periods of December & January, evenly split between mountain biking and pavement riding. Keeping my schedule of riding 3 or 4 days a week was pretty nice, and I managed to hit my 2000 mile goal for 2016 by finishing with 2100 miles. Not sure how many miles I'll try for this year. I'll get in as many as I can during the winter, and then see how the numbers shape up when the weather starts to break. <div>
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Near the end of the year I took a look at some of the video that I'd take while out riding, and put together a short video of my riding year in review (though there are some clips included from before 2016). I did the same thing last year, and was happy with the result, but this year the song I found to be the soundtrack really added a lot. This year's review turned out even better than last years, if I may say so myself!</div>
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Steve Z (swampboy62)http://www.blogger.com/profile/03594045912519415678noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1099172522048117068.post-82724715001818228602016-10-05T14:54:00.002-04:002016-10-05T14:54:23.138-04:00I Speed at Night<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Another summer is gone, and autumn is upon us. I don't really have a 'favorite' season, but there is so much to love about fall - the cooler temps, the color and smell of the leaves, the undergrowth dying back so that you can see the contour of the land. But there is that one big drawback - it's dark for more than half the day.<br />
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And that drives me nuts. I have a bag full of bright lights - and I use them - but there are just a lot of things you can't do in the dark (like paddling whitewater) and many places that you're not allowed to use in the dark. So it gets a lot harder to get out as often as I'd like. But in Ohio most of the state parks allow night time use of the trails for legitimate park purposes, and there are some counties that allow night use of their rail trail systems, so there are some recreational possibilities still left for those of us who feel the need to get out there.<br />
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Night riding is always an interesting experience, whether it's on paved trails or dirt mountain bike trails. Familiar places look new, and a whole different world comes out after dark. Mountain bike trails take on a whole different feel when you need to keep your speed to within your lightfall. The daytime wildlife beds down, and the nocturnal animals come out. And you get to experience all of it in near total solitude, since 99.9% of people think you'd have to be nuts to go out and ride at night.<br />
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I have a habit of taking a rail trail ride on the Little Beaver Creek Greenway in Columbiana County every Friday after work. During the summer it's easy to get in a 20 mile ride before it gets dark, but as fall settles in it gets to the point where I can't even get to the trail head before dusk. So I put a bike light on my handlebars, and another on my helmet, and I head out regardless.<br />
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After sunset it seems like the rabbits love to come out and check out the grass on the shoulders of the trail. I can see their eyes reflect the bike light, and often they just fade off into the undergrowth. But sometimes, maybe when they're faced more directly into the light, it seems as if the light kind of freezes them, and they just sit there as I approach. As I draw closer, and the light shines right on them, sometimes they just freak out. It's as if they think that a predator is right on top of them, and it's time to go into emergency escape procedures, so they make these mighty leaps in random directions in an effort to get away. It's weird, because they'll jump a yard up into the air, and as soon as they hit the ground bounce off again, but in a different direction. If they happen to land in the brush, then they just run off. But if they land on the trail and the light is still on them they'll jump over and over. At that point I usually yell out 'Hey Rabbit!" and the sound seems to kind of snap them out of it and they dash off. But it's a strange sight to see.<br />
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The paved trails also occasionally attract frogs, maybe because the pavement is still slightly warm. And these guys just totally freeze when the light falls on them. That means I have to keep my eyes peeled on the trail, because I'm not too fond of the idea of flattening frogs under my tires. But it does give me a chance to get a good photo now and again.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">What'choo looking at??!?</td></tr>
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Other animals come out at night too. Last year a coyote dashed across the trail about two feet in front of me, surprising me enough that I crashed the bike. I hate crashing on pavement - that feeling of slamming into the ground, having my helmet bounce off the pavement, and sliding along as you slow down - I've had way more than enough of that. But the raccoons and opossums that come out and shuffle down the trail at night are a lot less likely to surprise a rider, and can be funny as hell to watch. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Spotted his eyes reflecting my lights on Little Beaver Creek Greenway.</td></tr>
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Mountain biking in the dark is whole 'nother thing. Animals usually don't hang out on the dirt trails, though I do occasionally see a raccoon or opossum. But there are other interesting things that happen out there at night.<br />
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The first thing is reflectors, usually the amber ones that come on bike pedals. Beginner mountain bikers often don't realize that not only are these reflectors useless in the woods, but they also have a tendency to break off and end up in the undergrowth along the trail. There they stay, hidden - until someone goes out with lights on for a night ride. Then the lights pick them up, so every now and then an amber sparkle lets me know that another 'rookie reflector' is littering the trail.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">That amber sparkle.</td></tr>
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So I've made a game of picking them up at night. And what's a game without rules? Rule number one is that the idea is to clean up mountain bike litter, not to ride past it, so I aim to pick up all the reflectors. Rule number two is that I allow myself to ignore ONE reflector a night (a good rule for when you're ripping down a hill and don't want to slam on your brakes to play janitor). Rule number three is that I can't ignore the first reflector I see - after all what if it's the only one of the night? Usually I'm pretty slow on singletrack, and even slower at night, so it's usually not a big deal to stop for a second, pick up a reflector, and stuff it in the mesh side pocket on my pack. Sometimes I get quite a harvest.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Picked up off the trail, and headed to the recycling bin.</td></tr>
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Something else I've noticed when mountain biking at night, and it's kind of weird... Not much else besides pedal reflectors really picks up the light at night. Very occasionally I'll get a quick flash of white light reflecting from a tiny shard of glass, but that's about it. But recently I noticed that there were other small reflections that I was seeing, tiny rainbow colored lights that often reflected my lights for more than just the split second that glass shards typically do. Once I consciously realized that I was seeing these reflections, I started to think about them. It seemed odd that they didn't reflect just in a flash - if it were flecks of mica or something you would expect that flash as the light hit the flat surface. And the rainbow color - sometimes red/orange, sometimes blue/purple - what could be the reason for that? Finally I realized what the cause was.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">That's right...</td></tr>
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Spiders. Wolf spiders, on the trail hunting for supper. Their eyes pick up the light, and reflect it back in rainbow colors. So when I ride down the trail at night and come across an area where I see a couple dozen tiny rainbow reflections I know I'm in a spider hunting grounds. Their eyes are tiny, so the reflections only are visible from about 10 feet away, and will disappear if they run off. But every now and then I'll pick up a reflection from further away, one that will first reflect as red, then cycle through yellow, orange, green, blue, and purple as I approach. That means it's a BIG wolf spider, and he's sitting in the trail watching as I ride up on him. These guys are fair game, and if they happen to get run over I'm not going to lose any sleep over it! (By the way I tried repeatedly to get a photo of one of these reflections, but cell phone cameras just aren't good enough.)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">No reflections from these guys eyes! Salamander on West Branch State Park mtb trail.</td></tr>
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There is one night riding experience that is something totally different. It can only happen after the leaves have come off the trees, and only when there's a clear sky and a bright moon. And that is the no-lights night ride. If you give your eyes time to adjust and let your night vision come in, it is absolutely amazing how well you can see by just moonlight. Every fall I watch the moon phases and the weather, waiting for that combination that will give the right conditions. Last year I rode 20 miles on Little Beaver Creek Greenway with the lights turned off, and the year before I rode the whole lake side trail system at West Branch with no lights. The soft silver shine of the moon gives everything a slightly different tone, contrasting sharply with the black shadows of the trees. It's bright enough that every bump, every rock, every leaf is illuminated and after a short time to get used to it I find myself moving quicker and quicker, flying through the night woods. The feeling is one of pure exhilaration, of being a part of the night time world, and not just a visitor with a bright light. It's as if it allows me to be, just for a short time, something more, and something less as well, than a human visitor to the woods. It's one of my favorite things about fall riding, and I'm already getting excited about the prospect of experiencing it again in a month or two.<br />
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I'm going to finish up this post with a short gallery of night riding pictures from the last couple of years.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sunset fades over West Branch Reservoir on the drive into the trails.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On the return leg of a Little Beaver Creek Greenway ride. That downed tree wasn't there on the way out.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Twilight over the lake, but black as night in the woods.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Riding up to the tunnel mouth on Sandy Creek Trail, with the reflectors inside visible.</td></tr>
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<br /><br /><br /><br />Steve Z (swampboy62)http://www.blogger.com/profile/03594045912519415678noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1099172522048117068.post-90233987922142916222016-08-25T14:11:00.001-04:002016-08-25T14:11:20.964-04:00Mountain biking around the northern Allegheny National ForestThirty years ago, when I started to devote less time to keeping local taverns solvent and more time to getting outside and seeing what happens there, I didn't really know that many places to go for outdoor adventures. So I started looking at maps, and seeing as this was pre-internet that meant good old Delorme Gazetteer atlases. It didn't take long before I realized that in our part of the country the only really big chunk of forest that was open to the public was Allegheny National Forest, in northwest Pennsylvania.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our campsite in the ANF over Memorial Day weekend this year.</td></tr>
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It wasn't exactly in my back yard, as it takes almost two hours for me to get to even the closest boundary. But there was a LOT of woods. And a couple of nice, big rivers, along with lots of smaller creeks, and about a million miles of trails and gravel roads. It's where I took the things I learned in Boy Scouts and made them part of a comfortable back country skill set. From campground camping to winter backpacking, it was where I finally learned how to relax and be at home in the forest. When I started kayaking it was the Clarion River that I spent hours of time on, learning how to control a boat in current. And when I moved up to whitewater I returned again, this time to the small creeks, where heavy thunderstorms transformed them from quiet brooks to roaring rapids.<br />
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Then when I started mountain biking I went back to the maps again, looking for the places in the ANF where I would be able to do this new form of deep woods recreation. Unfortunately I was disappointed to learn that there were remarkably few legal options for mountain bikers, with almost all of the established hiking trails closed off to bicycles. So as I began ranging out from my home area looking for new and interesting trails to ride I didn't see any need to spend much time looking in that particular area.<br />
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Well, the situation has changed. Thanks to a few small groups of dedicated riders and local advocates, there are now several options for riding, with more new trails on the horizon. There are the two old school ANF trails that remained open for biking - Tanbark Trail and the Morrison/Rimrock Trail loops. And there are trails in the Allegheny State Park, just north of New York state line, plus another NY trail system at Harris Hill Extension Forest. But the big news is the beginning of the Trails at Jake's Rocks, an extensive network of over 40 miles of trails planned to be built along the south side of Kinzua Reservoir, just east of Warren. It was a long and difficult process to get this project going, but this month they're having a grand opening ceremony for the first ten miles or so of trails.<br />
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So when it turned out that I had a whole Saturday to myself, with nothing to do but whatever I wanted, I loaded up the bike, my gear, and a whole lot of water and made the drive northwest from Warren, Ohio to Warren, Pennsylvania. It was a pleasant cruise through the back roads of western Pennsylvania, and a couple of hours later I was motoring up a forest service road to the highlands of the Jake's Rocks area. <br />
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Without a real map or knowledge of the trail I parked at the picnic parking area, where I saw a fresh new trail leading off into the woods. There were only a few cars in the area, and I didn't see any other signs of mountain bikers, despite the nearly perfect weather. After gearing up I took off down the trail to explore. <br />
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The new trail I rode made a loop around the top of the plateau, with only mild hills of short duration, and a couple of nice views of the reservoir far below. It appeared to be mostly a machine built trail, with the typical wide tread. The machine operators had created a mostly smooth tread, with nearly all of the rocks removed and placed off the edges of trail. They definitely made the most of the gradient, with lots of grade reversals, and created what is mostly a very flowy, fast trail. They spent a lot of effort on creating positive drainage paths at nearly every dip in the trail, which hopefully will mean that the trail will handle water well and be rideable soon after rain events.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">New mtb trail at Jake's Rocks.</td></tr>
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And the trail was truly fun to ride. It was designed to be fast, so that you can get the most out of your downhill gradient. Many of the curves were banked - not quite a berm, but still enough to let you carry through with more speed. I rode the loop in the counter-clockwise direction, and there were a couple of extended fast and flowy sections that had me grinning ear to ear.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fast and flowing singletrack.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">New trail with hand built tech feature on the side.</td></tr>
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Of course every trail is going to be different, and they don't all have the same characteristics. Here you gain flow and speed, but you give up technical features on the tread. If you look at the tread in the photos notice that you don't see hardly any roots - one of the characteristics that many machine made trails share. Of course over time there will be some compaction and erosion of the soil, and some roots will begin to emerge. And there are places where there are some nice rock features, obviously hand built to add interest and technical challenges to the trail.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hand built section between the boulders.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another section of hand laid stone tread.</td></tr>
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There were a couple of surprises on the trail as well. Along Jake's Rocks Road there are several dispersed campsites - these are free primitive campsites alongside the road, with no support facilities. The loop crosses Jake's Rocks Road right where two of these sites are located, so that you could come and camp for free - and get to your ride on the trail right from your campsite! I was also surprised to see so much sand in the soil, with a few places actually being deep, soft sand. Another surprise was a nice stretch of bare bedrock in one area, complete with a brass USGS survey marker.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bedrock trail, with USGS marker in left foreground.</td></tr>
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One other thing to keep in mind about the Trails at Jake's Rocks - the proposed trail system is supposed to be something like 40 miles, and is supposed to reach from route 59 down by the reservoir, up the 'Elbow' about 700 feet to the top of the plateau, then extend across the highlands and back down to Dewdrop Campground, and then all the way down to Kiasutha Campground:</div>
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<a href="http://www.pennsylvaniakinzuapathways.com/mountainbikingtrail_map.html" target="_blank">Proposed trail map - Trails at Jake's Rocks</a></div>
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That means that there will end up being a wide variety of trail types and difficulties. Undoubtedly there will be some trails that are more difficult technically, as well as some steep downhill sections that will only appeal to the more expert riders. As the trail system develops it will be able to draw a wider group of riders, with trails appealing to all skill levels. I'm looking forward to watching this project develop over the next few years, and hope that the trails live up to their potential and provide the area with a decent economic boost.</div>
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After my ride at Jake's Rocks I took a break to rehydrate and eat, and then drove back down to Warren and followed route 62 up across the New York state line to another mountain bike trail system at Harris Hill Extension Forest, just west of the tiny town of Ellington. About an hour north of Warren, this place has a very remote feel but lacks the dramatic terrain of Jake's Rocks. A group of dedicated riders has been building trails here for a couple of years, and they've managed to create a good sized trail system on a relatively small piece of land. I'd been reading about this system for a while, and was eager to see how it felt.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking down from the top of Harris Hill towards Ellington.</td></tr>
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I was the only rider there that afternoon, and left a roadside parking lot to traverse a flat path back to the trail head area. Entering the woods on a trail named 'Humpty Dumpty' was a stunning difference when compared to the trails that I'd just ridden. Where the Jake's Rocks trails were machine made, with the relatively straight, wide tread that requires, here they had all the characteristics of classic hand made cross country singletrack. The trail turned and twisted, passing between trees too close to ever allow a trail building machine to get through. As I rode I often had to adjust my line to avoid a shoulder crunch on a tree as I navigated my way. The tread was alive with the natural features of the forest - the network of roots was a constant reminder to keep my eyes open, while the tread climbed up and over small earth hummocks that would have been obliterated by machine built trail techniques. It had the intimate feeling of a rake and ride trail, where the trail lays lightly on the terrain. Where the new trail at Jake's Rocks felt almost like a road cut through the woods, with the rocks and vegetation pushed to the edges, here the trail felt like it was a part of the forest, almost like a game trail.</div>
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And it was a great cross country mountain bike ride. This is really the kind of trail that I started on, and have grown to love. The game here, at least for me, is not speed but rather the challenge of being able to keep going over a continuously changing series of terrain conditions - all while traveling through the beautiful Allegheny mountain scenery. The only problem I had was low energy levels - it made me wish I'd hit Harris Hill first and then headed down to Jake's Rocks for the end of the day ride.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Classic XC mtb trails at Harris Hill Extension Forest.</td></tr>
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I didn't get to ride nearly all the trails, but with names like Lungbuster, Goatboy, and Bedlam I know there are plenty of challenges that remain for me to explore the next time I visit - and I guarantee that there will be a second visit. These guys have done themselves proud, and created a true gem of real traditional XC mountain biking. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">More HHE. Notice the Indian Pipes growing at the base of the tree.</td></tr>
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How do the two trail systems compare? In my opinion, they're both really good although they are almost polar opposites. The machine made trail at Jake's Rocks is fast and fun, something that will have a lot of appeal for younger riders. The more traditional trails at Harris Hill will appeal to people with a bit of experience who crave a technical challenge when they ride. Both systems are located in beautifully scenic ecosystems, though they once again are very different from each other. I'm not quite conceited enough to start assigning grades to either trail system, but I will say that they both have their own attraction and either would give an intermediate mountain bike rider a great day on the bike. I can only hope next time I'm in the area with a bike that I have at least a couple of days to explore, so that I can see a bit more of each one!</div>
Steve Z (swampboy62)http://www.blogger.com/profile/03594045912519415678noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1099172522048117068.post-71109972195955740432016-06-29T13:21:00.001-04:002016-06-29T13:38:46.861-04:00New ExperiencesIt's been over two months since my last blog post. It seems to me that I'm getting to the point where I'm going over the same ground, writing about rides in the same places, and posting pictures that aren't much different than what I've posted before. That lack of fresh experiences to talk about has made me feel as if I don't really need to re-write the same stories over and over again, and as a result the blog posts get farther and farther apart.<br />
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This seems to be the way that life goes though - as you get older the range of things that you are comfortable doing gets more well defined, and your choices get made from a smaller set of options. This doesn't have to be totally a bad thing, as the lessons you've learned from past experiences let you rule out re-trying things that didn't live up to your expectations, or even turned out to be truly unpleasant. But there is a negative aspect as well, since it seems that your 'field of vision' when considering your options becomes narrower and narrower, and truly new experiences become further and further apart.<br />
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But sometimes new experiences kind of sneak up on you, and without making an actual decision to try something different you can find yourself in a situation that was totally unexpected - sometimes for the better, and sometimes not.<br />
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After a week at work I always look forward to getting out for my customary Friday night bike ride on the Little Beaver Creek Greenway. It isn't my local trail, but with a 40 minute drive I can be at the Leetonia trail head, and unlike most of the other trails in our area they allow night riding. The trail only gets light use, and has a few mild grades and curves along the old railroad grade above the creek for 10 miles, so it's perfect for getting in an easy after work ride in an uncrowded wooded & rural setting. I've been riding here almost every week for a couple of years, and have come to know the trail and it's surroundings pretty well.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Little Beaver Creek Greenway, Ohio</td></tr>
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In June there was a full moon on the summer solstice, but I was too busy to get out to see it. However the next evening I was free, so I headed out to the Leetonia trail head in the evening for a night ride under the full moon. I've been on many full moon rides, including mountain bike rides, and really enjoy being able to ride at night with only the moonlight illuminating the way. It's amazing how well you can see as your eyes adjust to the lower light levels.<br />
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I got to the trail head not long after sunset, as the light was starting to fade from the sky. By the time I was ready to ride the evening dark was setting in, and I mounted my bike light on the handlebars. I looked around for the moon before setting off, but it wasn't visible. The sky was still showing enough light that as I rode off there was no problem seeing the trail. As I rode slowly on down the trail my eyes further adapted to the low light level and I was able to easily move down the empty trail as it left the active rail corridor and headed across a mile of swamp. I continued along the trail as night fully fell, but the sky still had a soft glow of light illuminating the surroundings. This is something I've experienced before, but I've always enjoyed being outdoors at night and I was having a great time slowly riding into the developing dark.<br />
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The lightning bugs took their cue from the setting of the sun, and as I rode out of the swamp they started to flash, their pale green lights calling out to the others of their kind, sending messages of early summer firefly romance. What started as a few widely separated flickers started to intensify as more and more joined in.<br />
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Coming out of the trailside treeline at a corn field I coasted to a stop. The treeline and ground around me were now pitch black, with the softer grey of the sky filled with stars above. And now their were lightning bugs everywhere. They filled the air with soft flares of light, and clung to the tall grass growing along the edge of the corn field. Thousands upon thousands of fireflies moved quietly over the corn, sending out their individual patterns of light. The dark treeline along the edge of the trail was a glittering fabric of pure black and pale green. Looking further back, along the far edge of the field, I realized that the whole woods as far as I could see was softly glowing with these momentary bursts of light. In all directions I was surrounded by a pale cloud of flashing light. Everywhere I looked there were lightning bugs flickering, with hundreds and hundreds lighting up every second. <br />
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I stood there astride my bike with my jaw hanging open. Even though I'd spent a large portion of my life out in the woods and fields, this was something new to me. I felt total amazement at what I was seeing, and then the realization that it had been a long, long time since I'd seen something new and unexpected enough to give me that feeling. Sweeping my gaze around the surreal landscape I tried to soak it all in, to commit the scene to memory, to try and capture that feeling of stunned surprise. It was almost overwhelming.<br />
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Finally I managed to get my feet back on the pedals and slowly resumed my ride. Not far ahead the pale grey of the trail disappeared into the dark of the treeline as the trail entered the woods again. Here the trees blocked out the soft glow of the sky and the view was almost totally black.<br />
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But tonight the darkness wasn't quite total. There were thousands of lightning bugs along the trail, slowly pulsing with light. And the ones that were within a couple of inches of the ground actually gave off enough light that I could see the trail in brief flashes as I slowly rode along. It was mesmerizing, watching for the tiny flash and the vague illumination on the trail. My entire field of vision now was black - with a continuous wash of dim green lights sparkling in every direction.<br />
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After about a half hour I noticed that there were less and less lightning bugs in the area. Either they had begun to disperse, or I'd ridden out of the area where they were the densest. I switched on my light, picked up my speed to normal cruising, and headed on down the trail for the remainder of the ride. And it turned out that the only time I saw the moon that night was at the area near the parking lot, where the hills to my southeast weren't obscuring it.<br />
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Over the next couple of days I thought quite a bit about the experience, and how it felt so unusual to have something new and unexpected like that happen. When my wife said that she had four days off over the weekend in a couple of weeks to help friends with a big graduation party out of town, I thought that it was time to get out of my comfort zone and try something else new.<br />
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Last year I made a pair of bicycle panniers to fit over the racks on the back of my and my son's bikes. We'd planned on a bike trip in West Virginia last August, but a car accident two days before forced my to cancel the whole trip. So the gear was packed away, waiting for another opportunity. And rather than wait for some perfect time I decided it was time to do it now.<br />
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So my 15 year old son, Ken, and I decided to take off for a 4 day bike tour along the paved trails of the Allegheny River and surrounding areas. We'd done a couple of overnighters on the bike before, but this was the first real test of the pannier system and the first multi-day trip where we'd actually travel more than 5 miles.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ken ready to take off for our first overnighter with the new gear last summer.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Back country camp 1 mile from the trailhead at Kennerdell Tract, Pennsylvania.</td></tr>
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As the weekend approached and the weather forecast started to come into focus, there was reason for some concern. Temps for the trip were forecast to be well above 90 during the day. That heat would make it a challenge for anyone, with the effort required to pedal a 90 pound loaded bike and to keep hydrated. But for me it would be an even tougher problem. When I get my metabolism fired up in hot temperatures I 'perspire freely' - that is I sweat like a lawn sprinkler. I've learned how to deal with it for the most part, but for an extended period in the heat with limited amounts of fluids and limited resupply points I was fairly concerned. But nothing is without risks, so we decided to deal with it as well as we could and headed out.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fully loaded bikes resting along the Allegheny River Trail, Pennsylvania.</td></tr>
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Our trip was along the Allegheny River Trail in western Pennsylvania, with a side trip planned on Sandy Creek Trail. With the temperatures peaking above 95 degrees on Saturday and Sunday we didn't try to push for big miles, but instead rode slowly for short distances between breaks in the shade to rehydrate.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ken resting alongside the trail, waiting for Dad to stop taking pictures.</td></tr>
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We had to pass through 2 old tunnels, each over a half mile long. Feeling the temperatures drop from the mid-90's to the lower 60's in the matter of a few seconds was almost a shock to the system, but once we were inside it was such a treat that we hardly wanted to leave. We even talked about getting our seats off the bikes and taking a little break inside, but figured we might scare other riders if we started hanging around in the dark.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ken waits outside the Kennerdell Tunnel.</td></tr>
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I'm glad to say that the equipment all worked well, and there were no surprises in that part of the trip. The racks and panniers worked great for the most part, though there may be a few possible tweaks that would make things a bit easier. The scenery was great, the trail was mostly in fantastic condition, and we were able to deal with the few unexpected occurrences with no problems. <br />
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But the problem that did require some adjustment was the heat. We ended up riding shorter miles than we had planned, which was just fine with both of us. And we changed from a four day trip to a three day trip as the heat, combined with dehydration, took it's toll on me. But the good thing was that we were able to recognize the problem and deal with it in a well thought out manner. Even so I spent the day after we got home laid out, drinking prodigious amounts of water as I recovered from what was guessed to be borderline heat exhaustion. Ken was fine of course, having the stamina and strength of a young bull. <br />
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We both had a good time, and learned quite a bit on how to make it easier next time. And there will definitely be a next time, when it will be cooler and we can enjoy the riding more. It was great to try something new, to get out of my comfort zone, and take a few chances. That is something that I need to keep in mind, and try to bring back to my life in a bigger way. I may be getting older, but it turns out that isn't a good reason to stop trying new things.<br />
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It makes me wonder what it would take to ride across the country.<br />
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<br />Steve Z (swampboy62)http://www.blogger.com/profile/03594045912519415678noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1099172522048117068.post-65423829702958259252016-04-25T13:06:00.001-04:002016-04-25T13:06:34.686-04:00So, you're going to start riding a bike...With spring finally showing it's face it seems like a lot of people are considering getting out and getting on a bike. While many of these folks are seasoned riders, there seem to be quite a few people that I know that are getting back to riding a bike after giving it up since they were kids.<br />
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Since I'm an experienced ('experienced' means I've spent a lot of time on a bike, not to be confused with 'expert') bicyclist I thought I'd take a little bit of time and write down a few thoughts for people who are getting familiar with riding again, especially those who are getting into mountain biking.<br />
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There are a lot of different opinions on bikes - and I am not an equipment kind of guy, so I don't have much to add. As far as advice on buying a bike I have one major point - buy from a reputable local bike shop. For God's sake do not buy a Walmart/Target bike - please, just don't do it. Go to a local shop, tell the person there what you want to do on your bike, and let them guide you towards the right bike. If you can, try to compare a couple of shops. Stick with your budget and don't get talked into a really expensive bike right off the bat. If you're starting in mtb you should be able to get a 26" hardtail for less than $800. This will not be a top of the line bike, but should be perfectly adequate for a new cross country mountain bike rider.<br />
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What other gear are you going to NEED to start riding? Two items - helmet and gloves. Of course you can spend a thousand dollars on neat new Lycra bike jerseys and shorts, with matching socks etc. But what you really need is a helmet (for <u>all</u> singletrack mountain bike rides) and padded bike gloves. A small backpack is nice for carrying water and snacks, and as you get more involved in riding you can pack first aid kits, spare tubes and tire pump, bike tools, lights etc. But when you start - helmet and gloves.<br />
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If you haven't been on a bike in years (or even decades) it can take a while to get back into the swing of riding. I started again in my mid 40's after not riding more than 20 miles a year for two decades. It took me a while to get my leg muscles toned up so that it wasn't so hard to pedal. If you're in the same situation consider getting used to riding by putting some in some miles on bike trails, or low traffic paved roads. This way you can focus on the first requirement - getting your leg muscles ready to move you and the bike for an extended period of time - without having to worry about picking up new skills like riding over roots and rocks. <br />
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Another thing if you haven't ridden for a while - shifting a drivetrain with 24, 27 or 30 gears might take a while to get used to. If this is an issue for you try this: set your front derailleur in the appropriate position and just leave it there, adjusting your gears only with the rear derailleur until you get comfortable with shifting. If you're on flat pavement set the front derailleur on the biggest ring, if there are some mild hills or wind try the middle ring. Save the small ring for hills and rough terrain. As you ride more, shifting will become second nature, and you'll be running through the range of front and rear gears without even thinking about it.<br />
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So now you're out riding on your new bike, and it's a lot of fun. The wind is in your face, you're picking up the shifting concept and you can put down some miles. But by the end of the first ride your butt is killing you. There are a couple of things to know about this. First - your rear end will get used to riding a bike after a while. Second - you can adjust the position of your seat to make it more comfortable, all it takes is a hex key. Third - you can change your seat to something more comfortable than the stock seat that came with your bike (try a slightly wider seat with gel or memory foam, and check out one with the relief cutout in the center). And fourth - riding your bike on the pavement is different than riding a mountain bike on singletrack (i.e. dirt trails). On pavement you pretty much stay seated, not changing position but instead cranking out the miles. But when you're riding on singletrack you're far more dynamic in your position - moving forward or backward, and often standing out of the seat. Riding like this is way easier on your rear end than pavement riding. So do not despair if you get sore at first, this can be dealt with.<br />
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And you can start picking up the skills you'll need to get on dirt while riding around your neighborhood. Practice getting out of the saddle - standing up while coasting, and then while pedaling. When you're comfortable doing this try riding with your weight shifted back, so that you're butt is hanging off the back of the seat a bit. This is the technique you'll use to keep from going forward over the bars when descending steep bits of trail. You can try riding off curbs while out of the seat to start getting the feel for what a small drop feels like. Once you can do that, try riding up a curb at a slow rate of speed - approach while out of the seat, pre-load your front shock by quickly shifting your weight forward, and then pull back up on the bars as the shock bounces back and unweight your front wheel so that it can get up and over the curb. Check out Youtube - there are many, many videos on there that can help new riders develop specific skills, where you can see it done right, in slow motion, over and over again.<br />
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Your first ride on singletrack - an incredible experience for most. Try to find out where the beginner level trails are in your area - do not try to start on something advanced and technical, because that takes a good deal of skills you aren't likely to have. Instead look for trails with not many hills, and not huge amounts of rocks or roots. And don't try to do a ten mile trail the first time out - it's probably going to be way harder than you thought, and a couple of miles may be more than enough. If you can get an experienced rider to go with you that's probably a good idea. They can point out areas that are going to require specific skills or help guide you away from more hazardous features. Watch how they deal with riding over roots and shifting to get up sudden hills, and remember to try and practice that when riding around your neighborhood or on your next singletrack ride.<br />
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Once you get that bare minimum of skills needed to make it at least partway around your local trail, what do you do to be able to ride like a pro? Watching videos can give you some ideas, but the only way to get good is to spend time in the saddle. Try to ride a couple of times a week if you can, or get out and build leg and cardio vascular strength with pavement rides until you can get back on the dirt. Nothing makes a better rider like getting in three riding sessions a week for a summer. You won't believe the difference at the end of a couple of months.<br />
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Good luck to all the aspiring mountain bikers out there. It's a great way to get fit, lose weight, and spend time in the great outdoors. <br />
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