2011-04-03 Chester
Kelsow and Jason did an impromptu ride with the goal of mapping out a scenic route to Traves farm. The ride was to be a mixture of tarmac and dirt loops.
We rode down to Chester on the #3 and took the #14 towards Windsor. Not far along on the #14, we took a dirt road that would be approximately 20-25 kms and then it would come back out on the #14 again. That 20-something kms took over 3 hours to complete on the KLR and GS. There were huge amounts of snow in places - even where the trail was wide open to the sun. If we weren't spinning through mud, we were pushing through snow. A great way to ease into the season's first ride!
Nearing the end of this excursion, we met some guys on quads. They said we were about 2 miles from the main road. This last section took the most of the time to get through. The trail narrowed into the width of a quad path and it was snow covered the entire way. Jason got cross-rutted in this quad beaten path and went to put his foot down to no avail. It felt bottomless and both the ol' K and J decided to take a snow nap. Good times!
Unfortunately, this won't be a good loop to take in 2 weeks for the farm ride...
..but what a great way to spend a chilly Sunday!
Read MoreWe rode down to Chester on the #3 and took the #14 towards Windsor. Not far along on the #14, we took a dirt road that would be approximately 20-25 kms and then it would come back out on the #14 again. That 20-something kms took over 3 hours to complete on the KLR and GS. There were huge amounts of snow in places - even where the trail was wide open to the sun. If we weren't spinning through mud, we were pushing through snow. A great way to ease into the season's first ride!
Nearing the end of this excursion, we met some guys on quads. They said we were about 2 miles from the main road. This last section took the most of the time to get through. The trail narrowed into the width of a quad path and it was snow covered the entire way. Jason got cross-rutted in this quad beaten path and went to put his foot down to no avail. It felt bottomless and both the ol' K and J decided to take a snow nap. Good times!
Unfortunately, this won't be a good loop to take in 2 weeks for the farm ride...
..but what a great way to spend a chilly Sunday!
