First Spring Bike Trip

I went on a small bike trip yesterday I am too tired for the shortness of  the trip.
My friend and I embarked on this journey to find some old house sites, we never did.
We started in Fort Plain, me with my fresh build

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and Jon with his dept store MTB.

We had some fun and lots of pain!!
The trail is unpaved and similar to pedaling through about 4-6" of snow, it was really soft, and littered with horse tracks which acted as jackhammers to our rear's and other regions.
I also carried every tool needed to tear my whole bike down, about 40lbs. so my shoulders and back are killing me.(Good thing I did, I got a flat)
The trail we took traveled along the old south side tracks (South side of the Mohawk River)
and also the old Erie canal.
Here's a screenshot of the trip on Google Earth.

Along the way we saw a dead spotted salamander, and a medium sized snapping turtle here

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She was probably ready to lay eggs.

We did get refresh at a local spring though, and I refilled my water.

Over I am really sore so I cut out of work half-day, but a good ride, and good company.

Round trip was 18.5mis. according to my comp, 18.3 according to Google Earth.

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First Family Ride 2011

We all decided that we would go for a ride on Sunday, we had beautiful weather.
We went from Fort Hunter to the old Erie Canal Lock (now a closed state park due to the budget cuts)
on Queen Anne Street. It was a nice short ride. I pull my son's trailer with my freshly painted fixed-gear (now named Gumby), my daughter rode my daily commuter, and my wife rode Victor, sporting his new shoes.
Here's a pic I snapped with my phone.