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Day 3: Track 2 Into Lee, MA

9/5/2020

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Day 3: Pine Hill, NY to Lee, MA

The weather is certainly brisk as we were riders up by 0730. We weren't out on the trail for less than 30 minutes before we hit the long rocky down hill of Vly Mountain. It seemed we all had out different attack methods, and all were more successful than mine. I had the misfortune of stopping on a hill before a small rocky step down. Not wanting to smash a perfectly good skid plate, I dismounted and walked the bike over. But it did make for a heck of remount. It's not terribly steep, nor terribly rocky...but those two factors with the overall length >1 mile does make for a sporting section of the track.

But whether you think you can do this, or you can't do it...you were probably right! A bit later on the trail, spirits are quite high!
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A bit later on the trail, we run pass this covered bridge. Okay, so it is a bridge to nowhere. It was unique for its' time period as the center beam is continuous and arched. Turns out to be a bit of an engineering marvel!
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I do like how we mark trailheads around these parts..
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There is quite a bit of tarmac at the end of track 2. And perhaps a bit to urban for us as we get through Catskill. A word to wise is not to use the Ezpass lane on the Rip Van Winkle Bridge (Catskill). The lane gates are bit lazy sensing the bikes. The track on the far side seems a bit nauseating with the number quick turns, which interrupt the flow of the previous days. Being a Saturday on a holiday weekend in such a congested area, also means the parks are stuffed with people, more people and everywhere people!

We pass this neat old steel furnace
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This place is filled to the brim with waterfalls to boot!
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