Mountain Biking
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Epic MTB Adventure in NH
Back in October, a few of my girlfriends and I booked a weekend mountain biking getaway to New Hampshire. Jordan and I discovered the Green Woodlands trails while up in NH for a ski weekend. A local on the lift at Ragged Mountain told us about some pretty epic privately owned mtb trails called Green Woodlands. After discussing with the girls, we decided it would be a great place to have a girl’s getaway to do some riding! We booked a small, rustic cabin in Dorchester, not too far from the trail system. Mid-October just happened to be peak foliage up in NH. It was incredible! The mountain bike trails…
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Mountain Biking in Flagstaff, AZ
As you may already know, Jordan and I went to Arizona for our honeymoon back in September! The first part of our trip included hiking into the Grand Canyon, which was an incredible experience. For our honeymoon, we spent the first three nights at the National Park, followed by four nights at a cute cottage called “Berguhette” in Flagstaff, just 1.5 hours from the Grand Canyon. The cottage was the PERFECT base for us and it was a perfect size as well. Since we brought our mountain bikes along with us for the honeymoon, the second portion of our trip would be dedicated to just that–mountain biking! We had to…
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Training for the Farmer’s Fatty Gravel Ride
Last spring, Jordan and I rode the Farmer’s Daughter Gravel Grinder. We cut the ride short at ~40 miles since we hadn’t really trained for such a long ride. See my video below for a recap of the ride! On March 17, we’re riding the Farmer’s Fatty, a 25-mile gravel ride that consists of some of the routes as the Farmer’s Daughter. The ride is designed to be a fun, early season tune-up ride for those riding the Farmer’s Daughter in May. I set up my gravel bike on a trainer on the basement and have been following the four-week Zwift Fondo training plan in preparation for the Farmer’s Fatty.…
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Fat Tire Bike Race at Gurney Lane
Last month, Gurney Lane held the first ever Fat Tire Bike Race. Gurney Lane is a popular trail system for mountain bikers in the area. We ride there a lot in the summer, as it’s a park that offers a variety of beginner/intermediate mountain bike trails. This winter, the Queensbury Parks and Recreation raised money for a groomer so the trails can be maintained and accessible to fat bikers in the winter. Cath and I decided to participate in the first ever Fat Tire Bike Race held at Gurney. The race had two variations, a 5 mile loop and a longer 10 mile version. Cath and I both rode the 5 mile…
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Happiest Place on Earth – Kingdom Trails
Last weekend Jordan and I took a trip to the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont (our favorite place!) to get some riding in Kingdom Trails, one of the best mountain biking trail systems in the Northeast! On our way, we stopped for dinner in White River Junction at a new-ish spot called Trail Break Taps + Tacos. They had good food, good beer, and a great ambiance! With their ski/mtb theme, it was a great place to stop on the way up to East Burke. We arrived at our rustic tiny cabin around 10 pm. It was just what we needed for the weekend. It was a one-room off-the-grid cabin, complete with…