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Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
07-28-19, 04:34 AM
Replies: 27,110
Views: 3,112,545
Posted By Greenhil

30 mile ride on a hot, sunny high summer day on...

30 mile ride on a hot, sunny high summer day on the back road along the Winooski River between Richmond and Waterbury Vt. Lots of other cyclists had the same idea - the route is mostly shaded and...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
07-25-19, 04:34 AM
Replies: 27,110
Views: 3,112,545
Posted By Greenhil

The suspense is killing me!

The suspense is killing me!
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
07-19-19, 04:13 AM
Replies: 27,110
Views: 3,112,545
Posted By Greenhil

Finally finished haying and back on the bike for...

Finally finished haying and back on the bike for the first time in 10 days. Just 20 miles with a fair bit of climbing on some quiet back...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
07-08-19, 03:27 AM
Replies: 27,110
Views: 3,112,545
Posted By Greenhil

48 miles, 4,400’ - a stitched together loop of...

48 miles, 4,400’ - a stitched together loop of mostly gravel, starting in the itty bitty town of Stannard, VT.
...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
07-01-19, 04:57 AM
Replies: 27,110
Views: 3,112,545
Posted By Greenhil

59 miles, 6,000’ Central VT Cycling Tour (gravel...

59 miles, 6,000’ Central VT Cycling Tour (gravel ride). Well-organized annual event to raise $ to improve the Cross Vermont Bike Trail. Complimentary meal and maple creemee (soft serve) at ride’s end.
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
06-27-19, 04:59 AM
Replies: 27,110
Views: 3,112,545
Posted By Greenhil

Those scenes from your Alaska ride look so flat -...

Those scenes from your Alaska ride look so flat - not what I imagined!
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
06-24-19, 04:14 AM
Replies: 27,110
Views: 3,112,545
Posted By Greenhil

Doing a gravel loop in Chelsea, VT involved a...

Doing a gravel loop in Chelsea, VT involved a couple of stretches of muddy, shoe-sucking class IV roads. Those are the dashed lines on the map.

...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
06-23-19, 04:47 AM
Replies: 27,110
Views: 3,112,545
Posted By Greenhil

39 miles of gravel, 4,300’. Parked at Dartmouth...

39 miles of gravel, 4,300’. Parked at Dartmouth Ski Way, NH, and rode an out-and-back in one direction, then back to the car and an out-and-back in the other direction. Then back to the car for a...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
06-15-19, 04:29 PM
Replies: 27,110
Views: 3,112,545
Posted By Greenhil

Reps from Kona were scheduled to be at my LBS...

Reps from Kona were scheduled to be at my LBS today with a bunch of demo bikes to try out. Event was scheduled to start at 10am. Got there after 11 but there was no sign of them. “Theoretically...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
06-12-19, 04:00 AM
Replies: 27,110
Views: 3,112,545
Posted By Greenhil

3 days camping and gravel riding in Vermont’s...

3 days camping and gravel riding in Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom.

Day 1: 38 mile loop through farm country to Lake Willoughby.
Day 2: 42 mile meander on Weyerhaeuser Co. logging roads & in the...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
05-26-19, 04:07 AM
Replies: 27,110
Views: 3,112,545
Posted By Greenhil

Wow, that Rotunda is wild...and dizzying!

Wow, that Rotunda is wild...and dizzying!
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
05-25-19, 04:51 AM
Replies: 27,110
Views: 3,112,545
Posted By Greenhil

When do you sleep?

When do you sleep?
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
05-23-19, 03:45 AM
Replies: 27,110
Views: 3,112,545
Posted By Greenhil

18 miles, 2,500’ on gravel and gnarly...

18 miles, 2,500’ on gravel and gnarly pavement.https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikeforums.net-vbulletin/2000x1449/0269aa61_40cb_4ab1_946c_8aae44d3284a_b60cbd83994dc94d51d480003d30ace74da30b33.jpeg
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
05-21-19, 10:03 AM
Replies: 27,110
Views: 3,112,545
Posted By Greenhil

So, you couldn’t ask me about a route I actually...

So, you couldn’t ask me about a route I actually completed?! (Just kidding! :). The gaps were Rochester And Roxbury. Here’s the route:

https://www.mapmyride.com/workout/3551743723

I started...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
05-21-19, 03:36 AM
Replies: 27,110
Views: 3,112,545
Posted By Greenhil

Nice!

Nice!
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
05-19-19, 04:47 AM
Replies: 27,110
Views: 3,112,545
Posted By Greenhil

Bonked. 44 miles, 4,800’ climbing up 2 ‘gaps’....

Bonked. 44 miles, 4,800’ climbing up 2 ‘gaps’. About 75% gravel. Ran out of water, steam and battery power on the final climb. Need to be better prepared for this approx. 65 mile, 6,000’ loop.
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
05-12-19, 05:08 AM
Replies: 27,110
Views: 3,112,545
Posted By Greenhil

Good for you! Managed 93 miles this week -...

Good for you! Managed 93 miles this week - “sucks” is the right word for the weather. Rain, wind and a little anemic sun (except for Monday).
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
05-07-19, 06:15 AM
Replies: 27,110
Views: 3,112,545
Posted By Greenhil

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Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
05-04-19, 01:49 PM
Replies: 27,110
Views: 3,112,545
Posted By Greenhil

Annual Waterbury VT Gravel Grinder - first event...

Annual Waterbury VT Gravel Grinder - first event of the season that doesn’t have “mud” in the title. 26.5 miles, 2755’. Well organized and fun. Thanks to the Waterbury Area Trail Ass. for putting it...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
04-29-19, 01:35 PM
Replies: 27,110
Views: 3,112,545
Posted By Greenhil

Sugaring season over. Mud season pretty much...

Sugaring season over. Mud season pretty much over. Which means gravel season is beginning. First ride off the pavement this year. 19...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
04-08-19, 05:19 AM
Replies: 27,110
Views: 3,112,545
Posted By Greenhil

35 mile/2,400’ Rt 100 out and back from...

35 mile/2,400’ Rt 100 out and back from Rochester to Warren VT, past all the weekend skiers taking the long way to the Interstate because of Mud Season. Made a couple of new biking buddies who...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
04-06-19, 04:54 PM
Replies: 27,110
Views: 3,112,545
Posted By Greenhil

Short ride on Northern Rail Trail in NH. Still a...

Short ride on Northern Rail Trail in NH. Still a tad wintry in places....
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
04-03-19, 04:35 AM
Replies: 27,110
Views: 3,112,545
Posted By Greenhil

First big hill of the season. Cutting wind with...

First big hill of the season. Cutting wind with temps in 40s, but sun. Passed some snow machines and a guy on snowshoes on the way up....
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
03-28-19, 02:52 PM
Replies: 27,110
Views: 3,112,545
Posted By Greenhil

24 mi./1900’ around and about Lake Sunapee, NH ...

24 mi./1900’ around and about Lake Sunapee, NH
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Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
03-24-19, 03:30 PM
Replies: 27,110
Views: 3,112,545
Posted By Greenhil

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Snow still here, but roads are clear. 15...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
03-20-19, 02:37 PM
Replies: 27,110
Views: 3,112,545
Posted By Greenhil

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Looking across Lake Champlain to the Adirondacks....
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
11-19-18, 06:14 AM
Replies: 27,110
Views: 3,112,545
Posted By Greenhil

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Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
10-25-18, 04:44 AM
Replies: 27,110
Views: 3,112,545
Posted By Greenhil

Just 11 miles of gravel up to “The Hollow” and...

Just 11 miles of gravel up to “The Hollow” and back. Stopped to talk with a guy hunting woodcock, which I didn’t realize is a game bird. Can’t be much eating there. 43 degrees and some wind, so I...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
10-06-18, 04:46 AM
Replies: 27,110
Views: 3,112,545
Posted By Greenhil

40 miles of gravel and paved roads, including a...

40 miles of gravel and paved roads, including a sidetrip up a woods road. It was in the mid-40s when I started and warmed about 10 degrees by afternoon. The downhills were chilly!...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
09-24-18, 01:18 PM
Replies: 27,110
Views: 3,112,545
Posted By Greenhil

Did the 2 gap route in the annual West Hill...

Did the 2 gap route in the annual West Hill Grinder in Putney, VT. 34 miles, 3,400’ of climbing. Few, if any, of the riders were my age and the satisfaction of completing rides like this is tempered...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
09-17-18, 05:59 AM
Replies: 27,110
Views: 3,112,545
Posted By Greenhil

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Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
09-01-18, 01:22 PM
Replies: 27,110
Views: 3,112,545
Posted By Greenhil

A couple of 25 mile days and a 50 miler all on...

A couple of 25 mile days and a 50 miler all on mixed gravel and pavement while camping in S.VT. Photo of the road not...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
08-26-18, 05:08 AM
Replies: 27,110
Views: 3,112,545
Posted By Greenhil

I’m impressed! Is a lot of what you’re doing...

I’m impressed! Is a lot of what you’re doing gravel?
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
08-13-18, 05:07 AM
Replies: 27,110
Views: 3,112,545
Posted By Greenhil

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Just finished 4 day/3 night stay at Maidstone Lake...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
08-08-18, 04:07 AM
Replies: 27,110
Views: 3,112,545
Posted By Greenhil

48 miles of mixed pavement and gravel. 3643’...

48 miles of mixed pavement and gravel. 3643’ ascent/descent including a one mile gravel climb where a sign urged motorists to use 4 wheel drive. Consulting the map I was excited to discover a road...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
07-30-18, 04:51 AM
Replies: 27,110
Views: 3,112,545
Posted By Greenhil

After a rainy week and just one short ride to...

After a rainy week and just one short ride to town, a dry day came along and I rode my second metric century this summer. Mostly pavement but some gravel. It incl. a climb up Roxbury Gap - one of...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
07-25-18, 05:35 AM
Replies: 27,110
Views: 3,112,545
Posted By Greenhil

Glad you’re in one piece! 2-3 seconds can be a...

Glad you’re in one piece! 2-3 seconds can be a long time to take your eyes off the road.
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
07-24-18, 05:00 PM
Replies: 27,110
Views: 3,112,545
Posted By Greenhil

42 mile sun-baked ride through open farm country....

42 mile sun-baked ride through open farm country. Getting low on water I stopped at a state park and was told the only water they had was “heavily chlorinated” so I took a pass. Later, on a...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
07-13-18, 04:50 AM
Replies: 27,110
Views: 3,112,545
Posted By Greenhil

35 miles with a buddy on the Northern Rail Trail...

35 miles with a buddy on the Northern Rail Trail in NH. Couldn’t have asked for a nicer day for riding. Nice to chat with the cyclists who stop at the Danbury Country Store. Last time I rode this...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
07-12-18, 04:18 AM
Replies: 27,110
Views: 3,112,545
Posted By Greenhil

Sounds like a great time. I’ve spent many hours...

Sounds like a great time. I’ve spent many hours riding the Trinity River trail there and I assume that’s a big part of th event?
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
07-11-18, 04:23 AM
Replies: 27,110
Views: 3,112,545
Posted By Greenhil

62 mile lump-in-your-throat beautiful day on some...

62 mile lump-in-your-throat beautiful day on some nice, quiet paved roads on the flat part of my little state....
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
07-05-18, 05:39 PM
Replies: 27,110
Views: 3,112,545
Posted By Greenhil

16 miles and what did I get? Another day older...

16 miles and what did I get? Another day older and covered in sweat.
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
07-04-18, 01:54 PM
Replies: 27,110
Views: 3,112,545
Posted By Greenhil

just 10 miles on some paved backroads in NH. We...

just 10 miles on some paved backroads in NH. We don’t have such fancy things in VT. Then it got to be 90 degrees.
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
06-23-18, 05:20 AM
Replies: 27,110
Views: 3,112,545
Posted By Greenhil

Continued checking out the forest service roads...

Continued checking out the forest service roads in Green Mt. National Forest. Rode over Brandon Gap then tooled around on the dirt roads, checking out a reservoir and discovered that the forest...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
06-16-18, 03:28 PM
Replies: 27,110
Views: 3,112,545
Posted By Greenhil

30 miles today, mostly on a Forest Service road...

30 miles today, mostly on a Forest Service road called the Natural Turnpike - most of it deserted. Went partway up the Lincoln Gap Road, which supposedly has a stretch billed as “the steepest paved...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
06-10-18, 04:59 AM
Replies: 27,110
Views: 3,112,545
Posted By Greenhil

Put off mowing the lawn. Again. 35 mile paved &...

Put off mowing the lawn. Again. 35 mile paved & dirt road ride up to Brookfield VT’s famous floating bridge and across to Allis State Park then down the steep road through Northfield Gulf. Gorgeous...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
06-03-18, 05:17 PM
Replies: 27,110
Views: 3,112,545
Posted By Greenhil

Steered clear (mostly) of gravel and big hills...

Steered clear (mostly) of gravel and big hills today and logged 50 miles.
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