Ringing the Montgomery Bell

I met Booker for a Black Friday ride on some trails I have always wanted to check out. It was cold as hell for our early a.m. start, and it never really warmed up.
But after a 4 hour ride, with Hank drifting and bending the corners with us, I was thrilled out. Booker had brought some home-brew, an India Brown that was delicious. Great day in the woods.

Monty Bell->Perimeter Red->Downhill Trail->Moguls->Downhill Extension->Roller Coaster->Goat Path->The Esses->Flume Zoom->Chain Reaction->Backwards->Backwards->Backwards->Flume Zoom->Chain Reaction->Boundry->North Slope->Table Top->Fern Gully->Expressway->Cat Track->Lonesome Blue

Hank aired it out on the jump at Fern Gully:


If you are ever west of Nashville, I would check these trails out:
Montgomery Bell
Here are directions to the trailhead:
From Nashville, go out I-40 west and get off at the Pasquo, Pegram, McCrory lane exit (next exit after Bellevue). Go north, to the right. Go about 1 mile to highway 70. Turn left (west). go thru Pegram, and keep on thru White Bluff on 70. About 1.5 miles out of White Bluff, look for Jones Creek Road on the right. Turn right and go past the Boat Factory, and look for trailhead parking lot on the right. Turn right on Bill Duke Rd and then immediately into the parking lot. This is about 20 minutes from the I-40 exit.

For conditions at Hamilton Creek you could call Bike Pedlar 615-885-0881 or check the NMB Trail Conditions Forum

Trail Map

girls

snapshot / pisgah

pisgah: smokers cove->north slope->276->(up)coon tree->(down)bennett gap->(up)475->(down)bennett gap->(down) coon tree->276->smokers cove->black mtn-> drift cove->papas and beer. great day in the woods.

Warriors Path

in the canyon

one from the weekend

photo of the day

I wish I could put the pieces together and add to the photos popping up from the brew ride. I'm not even sure why I took my camera. But I'm glad I made it home with it.

Here's some photos from a ride in Chattanooga.

Macie update

North-side Heinous Loop

shawn.eric.myself-> Kinzell Springs-> Wesley Woods->Foothills Parkway->bushwack->bushwack->I felt as if we were lost at sea and we desperate to reach land->finaly back to Foothills Parkway (Wears Valley side)-> Wears Valley-> Lyons Spring->Metcaf Bottoms->River Road->Townsend->barely back by dark.

12 hours of Hill of Truth

My team quit, so we hung out in the woods and took pictures. I am glad I didn't trash my bike in that mud. I had a blast. Thanks New Belgium for the beers!