Ski O at Ken Walker’s aptly named Kingdom Valley. I’d seen it from sky’s purview but not from the road. Glad I recalled the 2066 house number (and the gps led me right to the drive) as the fields, a few contours up, were not visible from Rte 11, and no cell to call for help. An excellent assortment of trails, well-engineered on a rather steep hillside. Just did one short course & then explored the extremes of the trail system, taking one up high enough to see the hills to the north and west. A small group: Phil, Jim, JJ, Ed, Ken & bl.
Thoroughly enjoyed myself. A ‘breakaway’ makes for a good day. Thanks, Ken!
Going there, I passed by Keene. Had never been on Rt 12 NW from Keene. Went home on 11 and was caught unexpectedly by Springfield, then Claremont and finally Newport having no more of a challenge than to keep on the lookout for the “11 East” signs. Forgot how substantial Claremont is (hadn’t seen it in maybe 10 years). Almost did a U turn in Newport to see if I could find the Newport Health center building/plaza where I used to work in the late 90s. Would of looked around there had I given myself a heads up. As it was, the car was acting up, running rough, portending something unkind/unkempt. Fortunately it made it back and has an overdue inspection visit Monday with a list of items already predetermined, and one extra now.
Got a capture-the-moment-itch:
“embrace the road no more”…
Walled shut, nowhere to go anyway.
DST tonight for what its worth. I wish the change would be 15’/week for four weeks.