ATV Use at Bear Brook State Park

Below you will find a link to proposed legislation from our State Senate regarding ATV use in state parks.  There was a real push for this about 6-7 years ago and the proposal was blocked because of a technical problem.  Wi think the legislature thinks the time is right to try again.  They really want to get ATVs into Bear Brook State Park, but this bill will make any park fair game.  We will find out when the Senate is having a hearing on the bill and who we need to write to about the bill.  There have been many "secret" bills in the Senate this year and they are really trying to get things passed by not letting the public know what's going on.  They tend to announce hearings on bills the day before they are scheduled.  They also tend to schedule them at a time that most people can't make it. 

Senate Bill 0250

Renew those Memberships!!

Winter has stalled out a bit on us but don't let your NEMBA membership stall out.  This time of the year is a good time to double check when your membership expires and make sure that you re-up for next year.

I know mine will be due in March...when is your's due?

Renew or Join Now!

Also this time of year is great to revamp/upgrade gear and CNH NEMBA is looking into working on some new digital resources as well as some updates to our web presence...stay tuned!

Page Hill Trail Map!

Check out the gorgeous new trail map for Page Hill created by our own Jesse McGowan on the Trails Map page.

The snow is gone (again!) get out there and ride while you still can!

Page Hill Trail Day Recap

Success! 'The Dude Abides' is completely roughed in and before the flakes fly!  Well before the real lasting flakes anyway, we won't count that little Halloween hiccup.

Riding from beginning to end would still be pretty challenging at this point, there is some difficult terrain on this trail and we still need to do some finish work; benching, rock work and line refinement once we can actually get some wheels on every section.  Once it is entirely complete though it is going to be SWEET.

Not bad for our first full season of trail building at Page Hill.  Bearclaw and Hardhat are already riding great and will only get better and The Dude Abides is looking like a challenge that will take at least a few seasons to completely crack...who will be the first to clean it all?

We've already got the gears turning on more trails at Page Hill.  I wouldn't be surprised if we get another trail or two flagged before all is said and done this year.  We'll be ready to hit the ground running next Spring that is for sure!

Mmmm Soupy

I said it in the email blast earlier this week and I'll say it again.  Rides like this one make you really appreciate warm weather rides.  All but 3 three of us had enough sense to stay home tonight, but there's nothing like getting soaking wet riding through countless puddles in the rain when it's dark and 35 degrees out and then finishing the evening with some nice wet snow.  There aren't too many rides under 10 miles that you can call epic, but this was one of them.

I broke out #5 and #9 of The Velominati Rules to make this ride happen!