Ride Reports To Date Installment 2

[DirtGrlll]

Hodges Village - An Oxford, MA Trail Odyssey
OK, now I'm a three week veteran (http://s3.amazonaws.com/advrider/lol8.gif ) of learning how to trail ride. Topped off by the fact that I'm a four week veteran (http://s3.amazonaws.com/advrider/yelrotflmao.gif ) of riding motos, period. So far, it's been a fantastic journey. http://s3.amazonaws.com/advrider/thumb.gif

Today was another ADVenture at Hodges Village Dam in Oxford, MA. I'm lucky to live only a few miles away to a moto-legal trail system. DedSmurf was back for more fun and we met up with Beez at the trail head:

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Hit the dirt and make our way to the top of the quarry - a shot of Beez and DedSmurf, then Beez and me, as well as a scenic overlook:

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Beez gets acquainted with kick-starting the KTM - he would need this a few times today:

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We then decide to tackle a new route (for us) behind the quarry. I decide to start by practicing my get the KLX up off the side of the trail moves (I'm getting to be a pro - repetition clearly helps http://s3.amazonaws.com/advrider/lol8.gif ):

http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h199/JSecor/Hodge%2041008/JenDownQuarry.jpg

http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h199/JSecor/Hodge%2041008/JenPickUpKLX.jpg

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Apparently this looked like so much fun that Beez tried it in the water:

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We make it out of this trail and pop out onto the powerlines:

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Beez and I head out the powerlines:

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Back down the road towards the quarry:

http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h199/JSecor/Hodge%2041008/BeezRoad.jpg

End of a good day on the trails:

http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h199/JSecor/Hodge%2041008/DedSmurfBeezParking.jpg

Oh yes, a shot of the KLX with it's ADV decal http://s3.amazonaws.com/advrider/icon10.gif :

http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h199/JSecor/Hodge%2041008/KLXAdv.jpg

Thanks to DedSmurf and Beez for letting me be a part of today's antics.

Additional photos compliments of Beez:


http://beez.smugmug.com/photos/279347902_EEugg-L.jpg
DirtGrlll has some sort of cloaking device so no one can take a photo of her in focus.

http://beez.smugmug.com/photos/279348055_msDZa-L.jpg
That's DedSmurf. He wants you to join him on the TAT this June. No seriously, he's looking for riders.

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http://www.advrider.com/forums/images/statusiconCrash/post_old.gif 04-14-2008, 09:41 AM #7 (http://www.advrider.com/forums/showpost.php?p=6761513&postcount=7) Beez (http://www.advrider.com/forums/member.php?u=8890)


That's Numberwang!



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Joined: Aug 2004


Location: Framingham, MA


Oddometer: 2,606


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See, not in focus. http://www.advrider.com/forums/images/smilies/uhoh2.gif



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Focus.



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Not. Weird huh.



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That's all I have. BTW when I got home I dropped my bike again. http://s3.amazonaws.com/advrider/lol8.gif Was it only me experiencing all those gravity storms yesterday? http://s3.amazonaws.com/advrider/ne_nau.gif

[Veda]

"Gravity storms" - I love it! :rofl:

[Bonnie Abbzug]

You are doing fantastic for having only been on a bike for 4 weeks! Keep up the good work and be sure to share more of your rides with us!

[Luna Tique]

You sound like you are having a blast. but in need of a long soak in the tub after all those tip overs
Keep the ride reports coming :thumbup:

[sweptwingnut]

:wootrock:

[ridingAK]

I'll have to remember the gravity storms line. Not that my bike ever gets sleepy...:whistling:

[DirtGrlll]

Thanks all. I'm used to wiping out coming from mountain biking. I appreciate all the positive feedback from the ride reports. This weekend I have zippo unfortunately. Saturday afternoon took my dogs mountain biking and then Sunday afternoon a quick 50 miles close to home. But I'll try to do better next weekend if the weather cooperates!!!

[KCDakar]

Gravity storms get all of us one time or another!:thumbup:
Right rAK?:devilsmile:

[ridingAK]

:D: