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Singletracks #144 March 2016 NEW ENGLAND MOUNTAIN BIKE ASSOCIATION March 2016 #144 www.nemba.org September 2015 #141 www.nemba.org 2 |March 2016 Ride the Trails Save the Trails SingleTrackS No. 144| 3 SSingleingleTTrackS NEMBA, the New England Mountain Bike March 2016, Number 144 Association, is a non-profit 501 (c) (3) organi- zation dedicated to promoting trail access, maintaining trails open for mountain bicyclists, and educating mountain bicyclists to use these trails sensitively and responsibly. SingleTracks is published six times a year by the New England Mountain Bike Association for the trail community. ©SingleTracks New Englanders Editor & Publisher: Philip Keyes Guide to Southern Contributing Writer: Bill Boles Copy Editor: Nanyee Keyes Riding Executive Director: Philip Keyes Sometimes a road trip is in order to get your riding fix. [email protected] 9 By Steven Kasacek NEMBA PO Box 2221 Acton MA 01720 Board of Directors Adam Glick, President Matt Schulde, Vice-President Anne Shepard, Treasurer Harry Meyer, Secretary Rob Adair, White Mountains NEMBA Mike Akrep, Pioneer Valley NEMBA John Anders, Midcoast Maine NEMBA Malen Anderson, Merrimack Valley NEMBA Mike Avery, Pemi Valley NEMBA Matt Bowser, Central NH NEMBA Aaron Brasslett, Penobscot Region NEMBA Paula Burton, FC NEMBA Eammon Carleton, BV NEMBA Matt Caron, Southern NH NEMBA Steve Cobble, SE MA NEMBA Paper Trail Leo Corrigan, RI NEMBA SingleTracks Hey, get creative! We wel- Brian Danz, Greater Portland NEMBA come submissions, photos and artwork. This is Erik daSilva, Penobscot Region NEMBA Places to Ride — 9 Perry Ermi, Cape Cod NEMBA your forum and your magazine. Be nice, and Chris Gaudet, Southern NH NEMBA Chapter News share! Harold Green, Pioneer Valley NEMBA David Hughes, Carrabassett Region NEMBA • Connecticut — 14 On the Cover: Once you go fat you don’t go Stacey Jimenez, Quiet Corner NEMBA back! Photo by PK Chris Joosen, White Mountains NEMBA • Maine — 18 John Joy, Central Central CT NEMBA • Massachusetts — 23 Do you have a photo that would make a good David Julian, Quiet Corner NEMBA cover shot? Email it to [email protected] Hank Kells, North Shore NEMBA • New Hampshire — 29 Morgan Laidlaw, Midcoast Maine NEMBA • Rhode Island — 36 Want to Underwrite in ST? Thom Lamourine, SE CT NEMBA Frank Lane, North Shore NEMBA NEMBA Rides — 37 SingleTracks offers inexpensive and targeted Bill Markham, Berkshire NEMBA underwriting which helps us defray the cost of Barry Moore, Merrimack Valley NEMBA Support our Sponsors — 38 Kevin Orlowski, Central NH NEMBA producing this cool ‘zine. Call 800-57-NEMBA Peter Poanessa, BK NEMBA or email [email protected] for our media kit. Lauren Purtell, Pemi Valley NEMBA David Riding, SE MA NEMBA Moving? Pete Schraeder, BK NEMBA Maciej Sobieszek, Greater Boston NEMBA Don’t miss an issue! Change your address online Cory Stiff, SE CT NEMBA at nemba.org or mail it into SingleTracks, PO Box Joshua Tauses, Carrabassett Valley NEMBA 2221, Acton MA 01720 Al Tinti, Central CT NEMBA Ryan Tucker, Fairfield County NEMBA Brian Vibert, Northwest CT NEMBA 4 |March 2016 Ride the Trails Save the Trails SingleTrackS No. 144| 5 ANNOUNCEMENT Annual Meeting Election of NEMBA’s Board of Directors NEMBA members are cordially invited to NEMBA's Annual Meeting and Election of our Board of Directors on April 3 at the Cape Codder, locat- ed at 1225 Iyannough Rd., Hyannis MA at 12pm. NEMBA's chapters have nominated who will represent their chapter on NEMBA's Board as a primary voting member and alternate. Now it's time for NEMBA membership to vote. Berkshire NEMBA Central NH NEMBA Midcoast Maine NEMBA Rhode Island NEMBA Harry Meyer Kevin Orlowski John Anders Matt Schulde Bill Markham (Alternate) Jesse McGowan (Alternate) Morgan Laidlaw (Alternate) Peter Gengler (Alternate) North Shore NEMBA Blackstone Valley NEMBA Fairfield County NEMBA Frank Lane Southeast Mass NEMBA Eammon Carleton Paula Burton Hank Kells (Alternate) Steve Cobble Anne Shepard (Alternate) Ryan Tucker (Alternate) Dave Riding (Alternate) Northwest CT NEMBA Brattleboro-Keene NEMBA Franconia Area NEMBA Jon Regan Southern CT NEMBA Peter Poanessa Eric Pospesil Brian Vibert (Alternate) Cory Stiff Pete Schraeder (Alternate) Bob Lesmerises (Alternate) Thom Lamourine (Alternate) Pemi Valley NEMBA Cape Cod NEMBA Greater Boston NEMBA Lauren Purtell Southern NH NEMBA Mike Dube Adam Glick Slade Warner (Alternate) Matt Caron Perry Ermi (Alternate) Maciej Sobieszek (Alternate) Chris Gaudet (Alternate) Penobscot Region NEMBA Carrabassett Region NEMBA Greater Portland NEMBA Aaron Brasslett Wachusett NEMBA David Hughes Brian Danz Dave Burnham Joshua Tauses (Alternate) Rob Lavoie (Alternate) Pioneer Valley NEMBA Fred Meyers (Alternate) Harold Green Central Maine NEMBA Merrimack Valley NEMBA Mike Akrep White Mountains NEMBA Chris Riley Barry Moore Rob Adair Malen Anderson (Alternate) Quiet Corner NEMBA Stacey Jimenez Glenn Tourtellot (Alternate) 6 |March 2016 Ride the Trails Save the Trails SingleTrackS No. 144| 7 8 |March 2016 Ride the Trails PLACES TO RIDE A New Englander's Guide to the Southeast By Steven Kasacek By now your riding has taken one of two paths; nonexistent or fat. wanted a peak. OMBA has built great qualifiers that really let riders While there are a multitude of winter activities beyond mountain bik- know if they belong there or not. I was impressed with the jump lines ing to keep one fit and active (does anyone remember Nordic skiing?) I saw at the beginning. The Red Trail that circles the manmade play- riding is now our collective favorite pastime. But, before fatties took hold there was little in the way of riding during winter beyond head- ing somewhere new. And if you wanted to see dirt this was your only option. I relocated from New England to Charlotte, NC last June, and while my heart will always be in New England (props to Philip and NEMBA's stand on wilderness), I'm taking my younger years to live and ride new places. I had the opportunity between jobs to spend six weeks on the road and trails visiting new places. So here is quick run down of various places I've loved in case you want to wear baggies and ¾ fingers, not tights and lobster claws. Florida Let's start in the perennial favorite of snowbirds everywhere, the Sunshine state. Since my girlfriend was working in Sanibel, an island near Fort Meyers, I had the chance to drive the near length of this state. Make no mistake I hit five different riding areas of Florida and they all impressed me but two stand out areas were Santos and Alafia. Majorie Harris Carr Cross Florida Greenway: Ocala, FL Located in Ocala, FL and home to the OMBA (Ocala Mountain Bike Association) Epic, an IMBA designation. Majorie Harris Carr Cross Florida Greenway, better known by its main trailhead Santos, is also part of the Hurracan 300, a bikepacking race. Needless to say, there are plenty of trails in the area. A beautifully sculpted pump track and practice area greets the rider at the Ocala trailhead. For those who think Florida must lack techni- cal I urge you to try Santos. Sure the elevation won't rival Vermont but the limestone treads will. Sinkhole, Anthill, and John Brown are all rocky test pieces. Don't let the fast XC flowing jungle atmosphere fool you. Santos is host to the Vortex, a large freeride area famed in these parts and afar. Being a more XC oriented singlespeeder I wasn't sure I belonged but I Save the Trails SingleTrackS No. 144| 9 PLACES TO RIDE ground was my personal favorite. Carved out of the limestone Again the State park hosts a great campground for those willing to bedrock with plenty of features, tight turns, and burly ups (and spend the night. And Balm Boyette another SWAMP classic is less downs) this will have you sweating if the heat doesn't. I was than 15 minutes away for added riding. awestruck with how much this trail worked my upper body and I loved it. GA, AL, and TN For those traveling Santos is also home to a campground, but beware Moving north you come across a trifecta of riding potential. Georgia, it can fill in the winter months. With over 30 miles of trails right out Alabama, and Tennessee all are home to a wide variety and huge of the campground one can fill a weekend here easily. number of riding areas. I'll highlight one from each state. Alafia River State Park: Lithia, FL Mulberry Gap Mountain Bike Get-a-Way: Ellijay, GA Building off the Red Trail of Santos theme, Alafia River State Park is Maybe you've heard of this mountain biking oasis, but maybe you carved out of the remains of the phosphate mining industry of haven't. Situated in the North Georgia mountains at the tail end of Florida. Further south than Ocala, Lithia will stay warm all year long our Appalachian range is a small bed and breakfast specifically for (and too warm come summer, I found out the hard way). mountain bikers. A mere $4 for a day pass gets you access to this gem of riding. The Ginni, Kate, Andrew, and Diane know how to make one feel welcome. SWAMP Mountain Bike Club maintains Alafia complete with a park- Whether you're staying in one of their cabins, camping, soaking in a ing lot home to a pump, tools, water, bike wash station, and toilets. Jacuzzi, or of course taking in Ginni's home cooked southern meals; What more could one ask for? you'll feel right at home. If you think the word exposure has no bearing in south Florida think Andrew can point anyone toward some of the Cohutta's best riding. again. Try Buzzard Bay and Razorback on for size. Steep ups and The Pinhoti, a long distance trail, runs right by here.
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