Chimney Rock Conditions
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Bikeworks
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No, that's in Scotch Plains.
CNJRider
Joker
I did everything but yellow this am. It was mostly frozen solid with patches of crusty, slushy mud here and there. Fine conditions for December and more grip than expected despite the thin dusting from last night's flurries.
Worse part of interior white wasn't even that bad at 8am. Come back after the daily thaw and this is undoubtedly peanut butter.
Worse part of interior white wasn't even that bad at 8am. Come back after the daily thaw and this is undoubtedly peanut butter.
We rode just about everything starting at 10 am yesterday and it was pretty messy. Some of the turns were getting soft but rocks were manageable/not slick.
Only have an aftermath photo - hands were too cold to get the phone out during the ride.
CNJRider
Joker
Rode everything starting at dawn. Conditions were frozen, slushy and crusty in most places. Muddy and puddly here and there too. By 1030, trail surfaces started to thaw and, by now, it's probably slimy peanut butter. 
Compare pic below taken 8ish @ 27 degrees with my post above. Potholes on white were not frozen solid but the muddy parts around them were.
Worse parts of white, by coney island and the twisties, were not all that bad. Stick to the slushy surfaces and your tires will barely sink into it. In fact, the muddy ruts you see are nearly solid.
Some work is being done on the black trail behind the ball fields. Seems like something to do with the sewage pump station up the hill on Gilbride.
Last, there is a downed tree on red perimeter about halfway through on the reservoir side. Above crank height. I hiked-a-bike over it but maybe some of you can hop it?
Compare pic below taken 8ish @ 27 degrees with my post above. Potholes on white were not frozen solid but the muddy parts around them were.
Worse parts of white, by coney island and the twisties, were not all that bad. Stick to the slushy surfaces and your tires will barely sink into it. In fact, the muddy ruts you see are nearly solid.
Some work is being done on the black trail behind the ball fields. Seems like something to do with the sewage pump station up the hill on Gilbride.
Last, there is a downed tree on red perimeter about halfway through on the reservoir side. Above crank height. I hiked-a-bike over it but maybe some of you can hop it?
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Blue is an absolute sh*t show. Standing water. Mud, Ruts.
Throw in a quad coming off Tulio and crossing the trail and cutting-in something new. At least he stayed off the single-track.
I wasn't in the mood to be the mud police, especially with all the new christmas bikes.
Throw in a quad coming off Tulio and crossing the trail and cutting-in something new. At least he stayed off the single-track.
I wasn't in the mood to be the mud police, especially with all the new christmas bikes.
w_b
Well-Known Member
Thanks for clarifying. He was friendly enough.
I would have invited him over to cull my yard.
mwlikesbikes
Well-Known Member
Serious question, how is it ok for them to drive a quad on the non motorized trails? CR is a relatively small park compared to mooch or ringwood.
they aren't on the single track - he came down one of the access paths we use to bring material in, then cut straight across into the woods on an unmarked path wide enough for a quad - was clearing a downed lead of a treee. I'm tempted to go in and take care of it. he didn't have the right tool. If they do get a decent size deer, i don't want them field dressing it, so throwing it on a quad and driving it out is a good alternative.
rick81721
Lothar
You don't want field dressing? Why? Where else are hunters going to do it?