enfer du nord westchester

so i didn't recap D2R2,
which i rode 90 miles of in september.
it brutally destroyed me.
i limped the last 30 miles back to deerfield.
from vermont.

it was a beautiful ride.
not as beautiful as i thought it was going to be,
but really wonderful giant hills and valleys and trees.

9000 ft of climbing later,
and my knees were toast for almost two weeks.

so when i found this route, enfer du nord westchester,
mixed terrain, unpaved roads, some sizable hills,
and not far from where i lived,
i thought: it's been a whole month.
i should be good to go again.

60 miles later, and ~5500 ft of climbing,
and i was, once again, thoroughly thrashed.

it's actually much like a mini D2R2.
not as steep, which i am thankful for,
but still pretty damn challenging.
terrain was a good mix of road and dirt.
the dirt was not too loose or rocky,
except for one or two tougher climbs.
like i was told about the area, lots of washboard.
good variation in ascent and descent.

one of the roads was a gated farm road,
that, unfortunately, was closed so we had to reroute.
we also missed a couple turns; 
road signs up there aren't easy to read.

but man, the fall colors are starting to come in.
more yellows than reds right now, still great scenery.
also, TONS of horses. equestrian country up there.
giant houses. mansions? mad money.

all said and done, i'd ride up there again.

here is the link of the route and what our route ended up as.
go do it!

to the edge

when limits are exceeded,

things either break, or become greater.

that outer boundary, beyond the edge,

can be terrifying or beautiful.