Round Valley Conditions
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CNJRider
Joker
I rode red trail to the top of Cushetunk this afternoon. Conditions were good and you would never think we got any rain earlier in the week. Didn’t hit any mud or puddles but lots of thorns and I’ve got the scratch marks on my forearms to prove it.
Had to hike-a-bike up puke hill. Any of you guys got the legs and lungs to make it up that climb on two wheels?
Had to hike-a-bike up puke hill. Any of you guys got the legs and lungs to make it up that climb on two wheels?
Keep riding RV and you will have the legs for anywhere in NJ.
Welcome to the board.
ps. start at the cush lot, and ride it the other way - don't go down puke.
CNJRider
Joker
Haha. Indeed. When I get home, she wonders if I tangled with another feline. Easy to mistake one type of scratch for the other.
Mare
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CNJRider
Joker
Lemme get some more experience with these trails and I’ll take you up on that. CR is my home park and I thought the climbs there would prep me for RV. That perception quickly evaporated! LOL
Mare
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I promise the hills at RV get smaller if you ride them consistently 😂😂
CR is no joke either though!
mwlikesbikes
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Nothing around here prepares you for puke hill dude!
Think I took care of that^^^ tree last week.
I did a recon/cleaning hike today.
Cleared the cushetunk trail (red) from the cush climb to the ridge connector.
There is a head height tree along there way, but easy to duck under
Then took the ridge connector. Maybe three trees down along there.
At the junction to the ridge, there are another couple down..
And then another one along the ridge back to the saddle
Will try to get back Thursday or Friday
I did a recon/cleaning hike today.
Cleared the cushetunk trail (red) from the cush climb to the ridge connector.
There is a head height tree along there way, but easy to duck under
Then took the ridge connector. Maybe three trees down along there.
At the junction to the ridge, there are another couple down..
And then another one along the ridge back to the saddle
Will try to get back Thursday or Friday
Took care of all the trees and "crap" on the ridge trail leading up to cush/saddle - we need a name for this - it is called the "red" trail on TF, and isn't quite correct. It isn't blazed in RV. Dang, that thing is just as hard to hike as it is to ride.
Then I walked down to the Cushetunk/red trail - rockin' rollercoaster section. ^^^That tree. Upon further review, it was dangerous.
It is all twisted, and leaning against other trees.
here is the view from the other side.
I had no way to figure out which way it wanted to go. Started to release some of the tension and there was much cracking and popping. Eventually it revealed that it was going away from this pic - Walked about 30' out of frame to the left and put an angled cut to let the trunk spring free. It was under compression, so was careful not to get the saw stuck. came back and cut out some more near the base. It was making lots of noise. I walked away to take care of the saw - 30 seconds later - look how far it jumped.
scary! glad i wasn't over there. Then the saw ran out of juice - so that is about where i left it.
with all the breaks from the twist, should be easy to remove the rest.
This is about 1,000' from the climb back to Cush.
yes, i know - fixed that good! went from something that could be ridden under, to a major log-over.
oh well!
Then I walked down to the Cushetunk/red trail - rockin' rollercoaster section. ^^^That tree. Upon further review, it was dangerous.
It is all twisted, and leaning against other trees.
here is the view from the other side.
I had no way to figure out which way it wanted to go. Started to release some of the tension and there was much cracking and popping. Eventually it revealed that it was going away from this pic - Walked about 30' out of frame to the left and put an angled cut to let the trunk spring free. It was under compression, so was careful not to get the saw stuck. came back and cut out some more near the base. It was making lots of noise. I walked away to take care of the saw - 30 seconds later - look how far it jumped.
scary! glad i wasn't over there. Then the saw ran out of juice - so that is about where i left it.
with all the breaks from the twist, should be easy to remove the rest.
This is about 1,000' from the climb back to Cush.
yes, i know - fixed that good! went from something that could be ridden under, to a major log-over.
oh well!
Gas saw woulda been able to finish in one trip....🙄
only if i carried more gas - I was down to 1 battery by the time i arrived.
2 batteries is 1 tank of bar oil also. so no extra oil to carry.
serviceguy
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Soooo, you basically left it worse than it was when you find it...did I get it right?