06-19~21 Mt. Carleton Park and environs
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06-19 day one - 290 KM, nearly half on gravel
feels like 40 in the parking lot. It his 36 degrees during the ride
finally ready to make a VERY late start. Meanwhile, the day is heating up and it's going to be a sweltering ride.
Day one, I opted to take the "two bridges" shortcut (grey line) rather than the long way around (pink line).
(clipped from video) blazing across the first of two sketchy bridges
(clipped from video) blazing across the first of two sketchy bridges
(clipped from video) blazing across the second of two sketchy bridges
(clipped from video) blazing across the second of two sketchy bridges
(clipped from video) arriving at the park
it was a beautiful evening and so warm I slept without the rain fly on the tent
Big Nictau Lake
Big Nictau Lake
night descends, the black flies give up for the day and the mosquitos show up for their shift
pointing across the Little Tobique river to the "little" and "big" ridges that we used to hunt on back in the 70's~80's
Fueling at Riley Brook Store, less expensive than I'd expected for backcountry, Premium gas.
Apart from the sign, it was a nice little boondocking spot.
Bridge across the Little Tobique
parked up for a bite of lunch
ugh, dog people. I'll never understand how they can do the unpleasant part then neglect to follow thru with a trip to the garbage can about 25m away.
Trusty KLR parked for the day.
nightfall day two - the flies are worse, if that's even possible.
nightfall day two - the flies are worse, if that's even possible.
06-20 191 KM exploring the area.
the view from the "Kenneth Overlook" rest spot.
06-21 the 666 KM ride Southwest, then all the way home.
The whole trip - 1,146 KM with lots of gravel.