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canal ridin'

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canal ridin'

Post by skierd » Thu May 20, 2010 11:18 pm

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Got off work early today and the weather was just too nice to stay home, so i made a ride out to the C+D Canal to explore some of the trails I and jeep tracks I passed up the other times out there.

Crossing the Conowingo Dam to avoid the toll :deal:
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Riding along the river...
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I saw a little side track and wanted to see where it led... to a nice clearing near the Susquehanna river.
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Out to the canal service road:
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Make the first left going up the hill and soon you'll find a nice big field full of fun
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Always something out there to keep you honest with your speed. I ended up hitting this ditch (deeper and steeper than it looks) at about 45 mph, hard enough to move my bars in the clamp.
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Further along the road, it started to go away.... I dodged jeep holes like this several times, no idea how deep they are and I'm by myself... 401dan's pokomoke stories plus the gelatinous pond scum had me going around instead of through
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fading...
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fading......
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discretion, valor, and all that, time to stop riding down the rabbit hole.
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The hole almost ate me on the way out
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Getting late, time to head home!
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I think you could spend all day up there and not hit everything. :)
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Re: canal ridin'

Post by chasbo » Thu May 20, 2010 11:40 pm

Nice ride report Skierd!

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Re: canal ridin'

Post by restukey » Fri May 21, 2010 1:39 am

Great pics, thanks.

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Re: canal ridin'

Post by JaxObsessed » Fri May 21, 2010 7:06 am

Nice job Dave. :thumbup: Discretion is the better part of valor. I gotta get my arse up there.

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Re: canal ridin'

Post by Wingfixer » Fri May 21, 2010 9:46 am

Looks like a great spot! Can you give a little more detail on how to get there? Looks like a place I need to find on the dizzer!
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Re: canal ridin'

Post by TheAntiCrash » Fri May 21, 2010 11:49 am

I enjoy my solo rides also, but will limit how far and exploring depth,

its always in the back of my head "how far to walk back",

or how will I retrieve bike out of this??


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Re: canal ridin'

Post by Daves08excr » Fri May 21, 2010 12:18 pm

It's up in chesapeak city we will be putting a ride together soon to go up there and ride. Maybe next month.
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Re: canal ridin'

Post by Wingfixer » Fri May 21, 2010 2:07 pm

Speaking of rides....monday is just around the corner, anybody going to get together for a monday night bombing mission?
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Re: canal ridin'

Post by CapoGreg » Fri May 21, 2010 6:00 pm

Wingfixer wrote:Speaking of rides....monday is just around the corner, anybody going to get together for a monday night bombing mission?
Sounds like we have a volunteer to organize Monday night rides... :lol2:

Cool trip along the canal, skierd. I've always wanted to go do it.

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Re: canal ridin'

Post by Wingfixer » Sat May 22, 2010 1:37 pm

i can pick a spot and time to meet but I have no idea where to go, thats why I want to tag along on one of these, to learn my way around b'more.
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