commuting on the mtn bike, I took a dirt trail for a little bit last night going home; I think there's another one closer to home, might look for that tonight.

However, boy was it a mistake to try and find that same dirt trail this morning, going the other way. I've noticed each time I took it that I couldn't quite place the exact spot it kicked me out to the paved bike trail, and I sure didn't find it this morning.

I wound up wading through a mix of deer trails and blueberry bushes for about 15 min before fighting my way back to the paved trail (farther 'upstream' from where I left it). I was pretty fortunate to run into only a few raspberries and no stinging nettles while toting the bike (w/ panniers) through all that undergrowth. I found a few beer bottles mixed into the woods at the occasional clearing, but at least I didn't step on any sleeping people.