onetracker
Well-Known Member
You guys riding Mahlon tomorrow?
I might like to join this ride if that is cool? What time? Pace? Main lot?
I might like to join this ride if that is cool? What time? Pace? Main lot?
Lewis Morris Conditions
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The Old Andy
Member
Sure, look for a PM; This is the LewMo trail conditions thread, so this discussion is off topic. To bring it back, LewMo will be a mess this weekend, it rained a lot out here, The Black River is high and there is a lot of standing water.
Trails were excellent in the am today but quickly getting soft as the sun hit. Was a perfect night to harden the place up. If you're going, go early and leave no ruts. We got off the trails about ten and could feel it changing.
Lots of riders out.
Lots of riders out.
Chris(NJ)
Well-Known Member
Trails weren't so great today. Yellow is pretty greasy w/ some spots just being straight up muddy (ie: part of yellow where trucks were clearly driving through). I was actually pretty surprised. I thought it'd be drier than it was. Spent an hour there and decided to call it quits.
Solid today, rock hard and fast. Little dusting of snow was already worn off the trails but still looked pretty.
And a hello to handyman!
And a hello to handyman!
Was a lot softer than expected on the yellow trail down from the upper/dirt lot yesterday. I'm sure it was better today but if t rains tonight....messy.
p9group
New Member
Are there any ruts or damage left from when they had the bulldozer in there to create fire breaks? I have not been there since last year.
Thanks
riverpath
New Member
re: ruts
The bulldozer's dozed shortcuts (like red going uphill from the fire road. They are now blocked with tree trunks), but most of the ruts look like mtn bike tire grooves - which means they aren't bad.
The trails are certainly wider than last fall and more loose rock around the burn areas, around the lake and pavilion the park service has added a ton of baseball sized rocky gravel, which is easy to skid (fall) on.
If you haven’t been to LM in a while I’m sure it will look ugly to you as the controlled burn has left scorched trees everywhere – yet the skunk-cabbage and pricker bushes are blooming nicely.
The bulldozer's dozed shortcuts (like red going uphill from the fire road. They are now blocked with tree trunks), but most of the ruts look like mtn bike tire grooves - which means they aren't bad.
The trails are certainly wider than last fall and more loose rock around the burn areas, around the lake and pavilion the park service has added a ton of baseball sized rocky gravel, which is easy to skid (fall) on.
If you haven’t been to LM in a while I’m sure it will look ugly to you as the controlled burn has left scorched trees everywhere – yet the skunk-cabbage and pricker bushes are blooming nicely.
I call it "the Apocalypse Ride" nowadays. Makes me feel like a knight charging through a smoky battlefield, instead of a middle aged guy riding a bicycle. Wearing spandex. With a styrofoam helmet.
Dr Superb
Active Member
This is the Apocalypse Now ride....this was at Allaire a few months ago...
