The Photo Finish Not Online Not Race
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rick81721
Lothar
You can ride a mountain bike through there now. I guess all the brook trout they stocked in the spring are toast
I was thinking the ubiquitous "bike leaning on fence in front of farm" but apparently llamas (alpacas?) poop in sync. Which was way better. So I give you that. 
ebineezer
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ebineezer
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very nice.
olegbabich
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rick81721
Lothar
At sourlands trail maintenance today ranger Chris mentioned the Belle Mead Depot (old US government facility that stored materials for the wars) was now owned by the county, would soon go to the town of Hillsborough and was open. Took a ride by and the gate was open, no signs saying keep out or no trespassing so in I went. Would have been better off with a mountain bike as the roads deteriorate fast - turned into trails at some spots. Had to hike a bike on the way back around huge piles of broken concrete. Anyway, near the back there is a mini mountain range of gravel.
Further around I could see big trucks and digging machinery - looks like the county contracted someone to clear out the gravel - there's tons of it.
Was surprised there were no kids back there - it is a teenager partier's paradise - and no cops either. When I got to the entrance, I found out why - the gate was closed and locked with a massive chain - oops!
Can see the signs are on the other side of the gate. Figured I had two options - climb the barbed wire topped fence with the bike over my shoulder, or call the cops, get let out and probably receive a trespassing citation as a parting gift. Before either of those options, went down a side road to the main exterior road (Mountain View rd) to check out the fence for a better place to climb - luckily I found a slit in the fence (probably made by kids) that I was able to squeeze through with my bike.
Further around I could see big trucks and digging machinery - looks like the county contracted someone to clear out the gravel - there's tons of it.
Was surprised there were no kids back there - it is a teenager partier's paradise - and no cops either. When I got to the entrance, I found out why - the gate was closed and locked with a massive chain - oops!
Can see the signs are on the other side of the gate. Figured I had two options - climb the barbed wire topped fence with the bike over my shoulder, or call the cops, get let out and probably receive a trespassing citation as a parting gift. Before either of those options, went down a side road to the main exterior road (Mountain View rd) to check out the fence for a better place to climb - luckily I found a slit in the fence (probably made by kids) that I was able to squeeze through with my bike.
