A dirty bike = a clean soul

Finally on the 10th day of the 30 days of biking challenge I was able to ride off pavement.  I decided to explore two areas I've never ridden.  The first was the Howard Eaton reservoir area in North East township PA The second was 6 Mile Creek park.  The teamps were near 70 almost perfect for riding if there wasn't 30mph wind gusts all day.  Still It was a great day to explore two areas I have never ridden.

The trail around the Howard Eaton reservoir is more or less a grass and gravel fire road.  Nothing challenging but riding right along the lake was very relaxing.  There are a number of singletrack trails off the main loop but they were all very wet.  Hopefully I can return in a few weeks after  the string thaw. and explore a little more.

Riding over the dam

Enjoying the great weather

The second trail I hit up was 6 Mile Creek park.  The area has 2 nice trails that drop into the creek area and offer a nice challenging climb back up.  Looks can be very deceiving.  While most of the trail was dry and in great shape a few patches hidden under leaves were very wet.  The bike got a nice mud bath.  Though its was perfect to get out and enjoy dirt for the first time this year.  

A dirty bike = a clean soul

Drew