Kingdom Trails, VT - October 2012

Headed up to VT for our second annual Kingdom Trails trip with Scott, Chad, Josh and Zack in mid-October.  A little past peak fall season, and a nice overnight frost, but once again the trip was a blast.  Crashed in the Burke Bike Barn for the second straight year as well, can't speak highly enough about the place.  Plenty of space, a fully functioning heater (which was key this weekend), and a new "game" room - but we didn't take advantage because, well, it was under 30 degrees out at night.

Saturday was beautiful though, blue skies and cool air.  Scott and I hit up the cross country network, and Chad, Josh and Zack headed over to the downhill on Burke mountain.  Turned out to be our only day of biking due to pretty heavy rain on Sunday, but it was a great one.  Scott and I logged more than 16 miles.  Troll Stroll stood out in particular as a great ride, I don't believe we went down that trail last year.   Scott and I also came across a man who took a really hard fall on Tap and Die.  We were able to contact emergency services and get him out OK on a backboard, but definitely an opportunity to pause and make sure to keep things under control the rest of the day.  Hope he is doing alright.

Anyway, please enjoy the video.  I kept it short because, frankly, the footage is borderline unwatchable.  So much bouncing.  I guess strapping the Contour to my bike helmet with an old ski goggle strap was not a good strategy.   But the still shots I mixed in should give a feel for what the bike barn was like and the beauty of the surrounding farm lands, so it wasn't all for not.

Ski season is getting closer.  And by then I vow to have a Go Pro, so hopefully this site takes another step in the right direction from a quality perspective.