Wednesday, March 23, 2011

The woods are still there


Last fall, Dario, Salem and I had an appointment in Berlin. We rode there by way of Cedar Mountain. While in the spooky woods, we encounter a woman who was sad that all the trees were being cut down to make way for a subdivision. That didn't sound good, though it did explain the orange bands on lots and lots of trees. However, it did seem strange that any would want to build a subdivision in this economy.

I haven't been back in the woods since the end of December and when I rode through there it was evident that something with big tires had been through. It hasn't really taken down any trees, so I don't know what the big-wheel thing was doing in there. Bulldozer off roading?

Today, I rode over there in the romantic sleet and the trees were all still present. The spooky woods are still standing and hopefully will be forever.

7 comments:

Damian said...

That's really picturesque. Like the view from inside a snow globe.

Nice photo from that cliff, Brendan.

Brendan said...

That's not snow. Those are tiny UFOs.

Damian said...

That's a nice photo of tiny UFOs.

Brendan said...

Thanks.

So, do you still think we should do the goodwin / cedar mountain rally?

my concept would be a 2hr thing, so you'd have to start your last lap by 1:59:59. although, I don't know how long a lap would take. I guess I'd have to figure that out.

Damian said...

Yes! Spooky Mountain Rally is perfect.

Brendan said...

the merchandise options are endless!

Damian said...

i've itemized the possibilities:
1) airbrush t-shirts of the creepy gate at Haddam St.
2) J.P. Morgan zombie dolls w/dagger
3) collectible chunks of gravel from the portion of Russell Rd. that's crumbling into the quarry
4) framed prints of the little girl in the window of the abandoned asylum who always waves and mouths, 'Help me.'
5) plush dolls of bloated, pale skin adolescents with dilated pupils
6) silver bullets for the 100 lb. "coyote"
7) little pull-string green men that say 'take me to your leader.'
8) spoke cards?