went back again w/ the MTB to explore the maze of trails through the woods. had an epic ride, in epic heat, circling down from White Crest to the dirt rd, then took a right North on the 1st single track, & a left at a big single track intersection, worked my way thru the woods past all the ponds, Great, Dyer, Long & turning around at Gull Pond after a snack. Gull Pond has a bath house w/ flush toilets & cold water sink. I would have been in heat related trouble later if I wasn't able to refill one of my large water bottles there. from Gull Pond Rd, took the power lines (rough & hard in the sun & heat but loved it! then the old RR grade (yay easy), to a single track, directly into Duck Pond, where I recuperated enough to find my way back to the RR grade, the CCRT extension & the dirt rd back to Ocean View. 12 miles in all. before taking that single track off the RR grade, I had to lay down for a few minutes due to some mild? heat exhaustion. yikes

the Cape is roaring in vacation mode. sadly PJ's on route 6 was closed, even after 5pm. must be a staffing issue. I'll share more elsewhere, when I can & not hijack this thread. still lots more trails to explore in this same exact area but also off to the left of the main dirt road, meaning West & South I think

work trucks are back on the extension

I'll enjoy watching this, this winter. squeaky front disk brake. grrr need to work on that