Went Mt Biking today at Susquehanna St. Park.
Man, it's been quite some time since I have been on a Mt. Bike on some singletrack! A little history- I was an AVID Mt. Biker years ago. I rode at least 5 times a week, 2+ hrs per day. Then I had some injuries that put me out of the game for a while and, well, I got a little chubby and it wasn't fun anymore.
I've been hiking my old haunts for the past few weeks, and FINALLY decided to get back on the easier trails.
I'm gonna Brockeverly this thread because I had such a great day.
Bike mounts are still going strong, and pretty easy to use.
Susquehanna is full of interesting history. It also has a pretty good trail network, though most trails are very steep singletrack. I stuck to the walking trails and the singletrack that winds along the river up to the Conowingo Dam.
At the trail head, I stopped by the old Stafford flint furnace. The cracks are getting bigger every year.
What a beautiful day, and place!
I literally scared this Deer out of her bedding. Poor thing was only a few feet from me when she bolted out of there- scared the you-know-what outta me too! We sat and looked at each other for about 5 minutes before I rode away. She never walked more than 50 ft from me...
There are two more deer in this picture. Can you spot them???
This is the Conowingo Dam, which happens to be America's longest concrete slab dam.
Usually the dam is a quite place where I like to stop for a snack but today the Bald Eagles were out. They were flying everywhere and lots of photographers were snapping pics. One photographer said there were about 40 Eagles today (most were across the river and my pics looked like specs). Thanksgiving week they expect 70-100! Conowingo Dam has one of the largest concentration of Bald Eagles in the East (so I was told).
Best I could do was some IPhone shots!
If you google "Conowingo Bald Eagles" you can see some really cool professional photography if you like that sort of thing.
What a great day!