2008-05-22 South Rawdon

It was about two o'clock when the wife looked at me and said "Why aren't you out on your bike??" So off I went before she changed her mind!! I had initially intended to go on a street ride, but while venturing through South Rawdon I came upon the Elliot Road. Jspeed and I had passed this on an earlier ride and wondered where it went, so today I attempted to find out. The road starts out normally but deteriorates once the powerlines end and there are no more houses. Not a difficult ride, just lots of ruts and puddles to navigate. About 5-10k in I found the road branched off in several directions, all unmaintained rocky gravel. I saw several signs that read "101" and had an Arctic cat logo on them, so I can only assume they were snowmobile trails, however other than these signs I came accros no others, or gates etc.... I took a brief detour up a few and they seemed to go on forever, I was alone, with no cell service, so I did not want to get too far off the beaten path, but these trails definitely would warrant further exploration.

I came across what appeared to have been named the "Hazard County Bridge" It spans what I believe to be the Hubley river, but I could be wong, feel free to correct. There was a great waterfall there and it was in full force with all the rain we had, great scenery!! The bridge was in terrible shape, upon walking back across it I could see the nails coming through the deck. YIKES!!! No burnouts on this one Gasburner!!

It just proves even a short ride can be one of the best!!