Bike & Hike to Mount Everett State Reservation

I finally did it today, combined a long ass cycle ride and did a little hiking as well.  Today's destination was Mount Everett State Reservation which is in MA right near the NY/CT border.  Next door to Everett is Mount Washington State Forest and Bash Bish Waterfalls.  Basically there is a lot of hiking up here and plenty of scenic views.  I am definitely coming back (with an SUV) to explore further.  As you can see in the pics the Appalachian Trail cuts through here as well.  Going up I took Route 22 in NY for most of the way.  There were not too many places to really open up the bike but as I got close to my destination the scenery picked up a bit.  Lots of mountains, farms, and stinky farm animals by the side of the road.  As for hiking on Mt. Everett, it actually was not that great.  The views from the summit were blocked by a lot of trees and brush.  I think Mt. Washington has many more trails, however I learned the hard way that the "roads" around this area are basically wide hiking trails.  I rode my street bike on about 12 miles of dirt and rocks going about 9 miles an hour just to get out of there.  This happened because I decided to change it up a bit on the way home and go down Route 7 in CT instead of going back the way I went up.  HUGE mistake.  Like I said the roads back to civilization were all off-road.  I kept saying to myself if I get a flat up here I am SOOOO screwed.  After about 12 miles I finally got back on the real roads, and then the fun really started!  I was up around Lime Rock, CT and up here the roads are twisty, wide, and empty.  I was able to really open up the bike all the way down Kent, CT.  This is a great area for motorcycle riding, and I easily saw over 100 bikes today, and most of them ended up stopping in Kent to get a bite to eat.  Overall it was a good day.  Right now I feel like I can ride about 120 miles total in a day, 200 was a little too much on an FZ1.  My ass is NOT happy with me right now.
If you are interested in learning more check out these links:
Mount Everett
Mount Washington

No video highlights this week, just some pics.  Enjoy!