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Tis the season... (Original Post) jberryhill Dec 2018 OP
Unfortuately, up here, tis the season for indoor trainers... LakeSuperiorView Dec 2018 #1
Where is this jaunt? Jim Lane Dec 2018 #2
It's an old DuPont family estate jberryhill Dec 2018 #3
Thanks! It looks like a great place for a ride, unless horse manure is an issue. (n/t) Jim Lane Dec 2018 #4
Sorry.. Maxheader Jan 2019 #5
Bicycle jberryhill Jan 2019 #6
I like your bike... Maxheader Jan 2019 #7
 

LakeSuperiorView

(1,533 posts)
1. Unfortuately, up here, tis the season for indoor trainers...
Wed Dec 26, 2018, 12:50 AM
Dec 2018

Unless you buy a fat bike, and I'm not willing to turn those monster tires...

 

jberryhill

(62,444 posts)
3. It's an old DuPont family estate
Thu Dec 27, 2018, 11:08 AM
Dec 2018

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
 

jberryhill

(62,444 posts)
6. Bicycle
Mon Jan 7, 2019, 04:13 PM
Jan 2019

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

(4,373 posts)
7. I like your bike...
Mon Jan 7, 2019, 06:13 PM
Jan 2019

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!!

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