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Tis the season... (Original Post)
jberryhill
Dec 2018
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LakeSuperiorView
(1,533 posts)1. Unfortuately, up here, tis the season for indoor trainers...
Unless you buy a fat bike, and I'm not willing to turn those monster tires...
Jim Lane
(11,175 posts)2. Where is this jaunt?
It seems you have a good selection of car-free routes.
jberryhill
(62,444 posts)3. It's an old DuPont family estate
Years ago, it was a country estate owned by a member of the DuPont family where they kept their horses which they raced at nearby Delaware Park. It had been abandoned after a fire in the main house quite a number of years ago, and the grounds were a favorite area haunt and hangout, particularly in the winter when the ponds would freeze over thick enough for skating. Eventually, it was taken over by the county and turned into a facility for the mounted patrol and public riding stable with a cross country route...
https://www.nccde.org/425/Carousel-Park-Equestrian-Center
Jim Lane
(11,175 posts)4. Thanks! It looks like a great place for a ride, unless horse manure is an issue. (n/t)
Maxheader
(4,401 posts)5. Sorry..
Are you on a bike or a motorcycle? I can't tell..
jberryhill
(62,444 posts)6. Bicycle
The goofy thing is that I started riding to improve my leg strength for skiing, and now I use my ski gear to ride my bike in the winter...

Maxheader
(4,401 posts)7. I like your bike...
Oh yeah!..And I wear a face mask, gloves and layered pearl izumi
stuff too...Specialized hard rock for the township roads and a specialized
tri cross for the asphalt...You make me feel guilty...I should be out
riding...60 degrees..instead of trimming trees...
Safe travels!!