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Posted by Steve L on August 27, 2008, 8:15 pm
Leaves are starting to change, a bit cool in the morning. Leather
jacket time in the evening and shorter days. Great time of year, but
doesn't last long enough.
Time to stuff the Gerbs in the saddlebags for the cool evening rides
home.
Took a great little ride the other day. I call it a fender pointer.
Headed north on 119 out of Ashby and entered the Manadnock Region of
New Hampshire. The Monadnock area is the southwest corner of NH. It is
mainly known for the overlooking Mount Manadnock and is an old summer
residence place for many of the aristocrats of Boston in the older
days. It's also known well for the town of Peterborough which is the
town that the play Our Town by Thorton Wilder was modeled after.
Quaint little towns with names like Jaffrey, Rindge, Fitzwilliam,
Troy, and Hancock. Beautiful area, very Vermont like, more so than the
eastern part of NH. Also very beautiful scenic country curvy roads.
From 119 I go north on 202 into Jaffrey and then 137 into Hancock, a
little town that comes right out of the 50s untouched. White church
steeples, red brick garrison homes on Main St. a little general store
and deli next door. I took 123 into Stoddard and then 9 east to 31S
into the town on Antrim. Pretty well kept farms, lots of horses, some
corn fields and lots of leaves changing in the swampy areas.
Great riding and the Harley loves the brisker temperature. Lonely
roads I have all to myself. From Antrim south into Peterborough and
then back roads down into Jaffrey again and a stop for great ice cream
at Kimballs farm. The family has been making the great home made ice
cream for years and keeps all the local kids working part time in the
summer. Lot's of bikes out and no lack of diversity in the bike
parking area. Goldwings, Ducs, Harleys and BMWs, every one is
friendly.. well, except the Beemer guy.. but hey, that's his problem.
Gotta love the cuties that are coming straight from the camps on Lake
Monomonac and sporting skimpy little covers-ups, stretching summer
into late August. Thumbs-up girls.
It's just a short afternoon ride. A bit over a hundred miles. I love
this area for riding. Love the late Summer early Fall, but man.. it I
don't care so much for what follows. Maybe time to get that knee
replacement I keep procrastinating on. In the mean time, it's ride,
ride, ride.
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Posted by BryanUT on August 27, 2008, 8:32 pm
> mainly known for the overlooking Mount Manadnock and is an old summer
Isn't that one of the most hiked mountains? In all the years I live in MA I
never went there, I spent all my time in Vermont around East Wallingford,
hiking the AT.
Sometimes I miss New England and then I wake up. :)
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Posted by Turby on August 28, 2008, 1:19 am
wrote:
>I think Mt. Manadnock is the most hiked mountain, mainly because it's
>close to the Boston area and is also a pretty manageable size that
>most people can climb.
At 3165', it's only a hill.
--
Turby the Turbosurfer
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Posted by Steve L on August 28, 2008, 6:56 am
> wrote:
>
>>I think Mt. Manadnock is the most hiked mountain, mainly because
>>it's
>>close to the Boston area and is also a pretty manageable size that
>>most people can climb.
>
> At 3165', it's only a hill.
>
> --
> Turby the Turbosurfer
But, looking up at it from a twisty back country road, it's a pretty
hill.
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Posted by Bob Myers on August 28, 2008, 10:15 am
> wrote:
>
>>I think Mt. Manadnock is the most hiked mountain, mainly because it's
>>close to the Boston area and is also a pretty manageable size that
>>most people can climb.
>
> At 3165', it's only a hill.
Around here, if you're at 3165' elevation, it means you're
pretty damn far down a mine shaft....;-)
Bob M.
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