This is my first ride on the NRT this year. It was a rough ride. The trail is not in good shape. There are numerous tire impressions in the soft dirt and where horses have traveled, it is very choppy. At Fries Junction I met a local fellow who told me the trail had not been worked on this year yet. He said the state park had equipment which roughly brushed the trail rather than grading it. The brushing evened out the tire track and horse chops. That is done 3 times a year. The trail is usually not rideable during the winter up until after freezing has stopped. The good news is there are no trees across the trail like there has been in previous years.
I rode from Cliffview to Byllesby Dam and back. On the return I saw what looked like a bag of garbage laying in the woods. After walking to it, I saw that it was a large day pack which had been ripped open, presumably by an animal. Inside were the usual items, some food wrappers, toilet paper, toothbrush, Qtips and some headphones. Also, a stack of condoms and a bible.
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