Deerfield Dirt Road Randonee (D2R2).
Spectacular ride. Maybe 15 miles of pavement and the rest dirt road. Nasty climbs, screaming descents, and a really diverse group of people. This is a bucket list ride.
Rolling out
And onto the dirt.
A quick section of pavement -- most were less than a mile long.
This wasn't a mass start event, so we spent much of the day as a duo. Lots of people out there though
Typical ho-hum yankeeland views. Ride was in northern MA and southern VT.
Course took us right through a couple of hill farms. Dairy country for sure.
And some pretty nice places out there as well.
Not a ride without a cemetery
I could spend my eternity here
Lunch stop
A small sampling of the many, many boutique steel frames out there. Steelwool Truffle Pigs. You can Google them.
Back on the road. Ho-hum.
At first I couldn't figure out why everyone was all dressed up for a sag. Then I realized it was a wedding in a field. Surreal just as we crested the last hard climb of the day.
This was the sag. Artists house for sure.
Homeboy
The last 15 or so miles was mostly downhill. A really nice way to end the day's riding. Not without its challenges though, as this also saw the roughest road -- I know it claimed at least one rider as he was down when we went by.
Tent at the finish. BBQ and beer. W00t!
And home for second dinner.
The profile. This is the short course -- about 73 miles. The long one, on tap for next year I hope, is about 112 miles.
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