Opening Day 2008 at the Fells

Bri and I dusted off the bikes after a long winter and headed to Fells to enjoy our first day of biking this season. The weather was great in the low 70s. Charles pussied out after a long night at Foxwoods yesterday and Steve skipped out to attend the Boston Beer Summit. We parked at the usual South Border Road Meeting House Brook Parking area. The highlight of the trip was our discovery of the prohibited area between the Middle and South Reservoirs. The trail meandered along the water providing some nice views and swoopy riding. We also did some exploring of the Reservoir Trail (orange), which had some good sections to the east of the South Reservoir. While riding on North Dam Road two dudes stopped us to ask for directions to the Sheepfold. Since they didn't seem to quite understand the implications of this inquiry, we subtly directed them to some better riding in the prohibited area. I took a bad fall towards the end of the ride. A cut on my left knee made my entire upper shin bloody. Bri cheered me up quickly, though, falling to a small stream as we tried to cut west to the Bike Loop. All in all in was good day to shake off the rust. More to come soon.