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donv
10-06-2002, 18:56
Hi Folks,

Here's the one shot we took yesterday - apparently, we were too engrossed in the driving to take more ;) . Hope to see some other photos posted soon!

That run up Equinox mountain was pretty thrilling -- yeeehah!

Charlie, thanks for all your efforts to set the trip up - we had a great time. Well done!
CharlesGordon
10-06-2002, 20:35
It was a real thrill! The trip made for a long, long day, but it was very rewarding. Thanks for coming out, everyone!

- Charlie

This picture is of the first meeting area in Ayer...
CharlesGordon
10-06-2002, 20:37
Second meeting area in Greenfield
CharlesGordon
10-06-2002, 20:39
Classic Vermont
CharlesGordon
10-06-2002, 20:40
Lunch at the Equinox...
CharlesGordon
10-06-2002, 20:43
Lunch at the Equinox...more
CharlesGordon
10-06-2002, 20:44
Lunch at the Equinox...and more (actually I missed my table)
CharlesGordon
10-06-2002, 20:46
Not a bad view from our table, but here you can see it wasn't much of a "foliage" run...the leaves are about a week later than normal because of the warm autumn.
CharlesGordon
10-06-2002, 20:50
Lined up and ready for a breathtaking ride up the privately owned (no speed limits!) Equinox Mountain toll road...
CharlesGordon
10-06-2002, 20:53
A few of us shown here parked at the top (where's that windbreaker I forgot to bring!)
CharlesGordon
10-06-2002, 20:54
Awesome view from the top!
CharlesGordon
10-06-2002, 20:56
Another one...
CharlesGordon
10-06-2002, 21:00
Top of the toll road, looking down. Beautifully graded, banked switchbacks, fun to break the tires loose exiting the corners :D
CharlesGordon
10-06-2002, 21:01
A little more detail...
CharlesGordon
10-06-2002, 21:04
The view from that unstable steel bin...
CharlesGordon
10-06-2002, 21:05
View from the halfway area
CharlesGordon
10-06-2002, 21:07
Shameless vanity shot ;)
CharlesGordon
10-06-2002, 21:09
Sara & I
CharlesGordon
10-06-2002, 21:13
But all things come to an end...in this case a very long ride home--especially for our dedicated NY folks! This was our last pit stop as a group.
EDfromLI
10-07-2002, 00:13
Great pics & a great drive :D !

Charlie, thanks for coordinating the event.

Enjoyed meeting the GBBG - when you want to do a Long Island run we'll set up the details .

Regards,

:cheers:

Ed
Rey
10-07-2002, 14:54
Good run. I'm kind of wishing that I had blasted up and down the Equinox mountain road a couple of times from the midpoint or lower. Don't get to drive something like that too often.

Thanks to you and Michael for putting together the logistics!

Nice to meet a few new faces as well.

Rey & Juliette
CharlesGordon
10-07-2002, 18:02
Thanks Rey,

Sorry you guys got caught up in the confusion (twice!) in the back of the pack through the Manchester traffic and again at the top of the mountain. Hopefully we'll devise a better strategy for the huge-sized group we had!

Credit goes to Michael Russell for the awesome tip of Mt Equinox.
Jonathan
10-08-2002, 19:01
For those of you that want a little more info on the mountain run....5.2 miles, 3248 feet vertical gain, 41 turns of which 20 are hairpins.

http://terraserver.homeadvisor.msn.com/image.aspx?t=1&s=11&x=1628&y=11945&z=18&w=1
This link may need to be loaded a few times

http://www.equinoxmountain.com/

-Jonathan