I heard about Quarry Park in a Courant article and somewhere else. This former hill, a rocky one, is where Rocky Hill got its name. The article describes the park in far more purplish prose than I would, both because I was looking for single track (not a newspaper column) and because it felt more like an abandoned quarry than a park, which isn't really that scenic. There's a little bit in the way of single track and it's a really quick ride through old Wethersfield from my house to get there. The single track is ok and there's about a mile of it, so I definitely wouldn't drive a great distance to get to it. In fact, I wouldn't drive at all. Maybe if you're passing by on a bike, stop in.
This house watches over the quarry.
The single track.
I thought this track that I made through the stone dust was cool.
I rode home through Great Meadow in the sunset.---
Also, and unrelated, Johanna tipped me off to this:
http://www.orleanscountycitizenadvocacy.org/ Check out the link on the lower left. It's my account of our ride of their century. Pretty cool, huh?
http://www.
The shot of the Great Meadow is sweeeet, very beautiful!
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