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Never been to Jamie Lynn's. We do ride that trail though so now it's in the list to stop there. Any recommendations from the menu?

@@ThatMountainMoment we may see eachother out there someday then. And they've got a decent seafood selection, and all their burgers are good. I havent tried them yet, but i hear the bangin shrimp tacos are a hit as well. Its just off the trail across the main road, next to the gym. (The Railyard i think is the name) booth, bar, and patio seating!

@coolergappney1943 sounds awesome! If there's tacos in any form, we're in!

That does sound awesome! So much to see! I bet the Hudson is really neat to ride along and I'm sure there's some great food and coffee along the way?

@ThatMountainMoment - oh certainly. On either side of it ! Lots of history, things to see and stuff to eat.

That's the only way we ride. Fun, scenery, and connection. Thank you. Glad to hear so many others feel the same way.

oh thank you so much, im glad you enjoy it.

Wow, thank you. I'm always hesitant to include the non bike stuff but everyone has given such positive remarks. When I started this channel it was more to just journal our life together through film in order to have memories to look back on and share the things that I hold close to my heart. I want to tell stories of all of life's special moments along with the cycling. I'm so happy that people like yourself are inspired or just feel good by watching. That means the world to me. I'm truly grateful to interact with such beautiful people regularly through this channel.

Great area to ride!

There's no better way to see the countryside than by bike. It tunes you in to your surroundings in such a way that words fall short of describing.

Such a great area for a ride. I love the paved backroads in that little corner of New England.

Ha ha, the bike and outdoors keeps us young at heart both mentally and physically. I hope I'm always healthy enough to "At least still be riding." Ha ha

Ha ha, yes they do!

The 5S's, Love that! Where did you ride this week?

@@ThatMountainMoment Bruce Freeman Rail Trail - Lowell to West Concord MA.. then a few bike rides with lots Ocean Views & Ocean Breezes.. Essex, Gloucester, Beverly, Salem, & Marblehead, Massachusetts.. Sunday I hope to bike Presidential Rail Trail 🚴‍♂️😎.. Live Every Day PS I just posted a Short Video on Kancamagus Challenge 2024 😁

Oh cool! Ill check it out tonight!

@@ThatMountainMoment Today I’m in Gorham, NH just finished the Presidential Rail Trail - Simply Gorgeous.. Amazing Beauty 🚴‍♂️😎🌞

Thank you still a lot to learn with the drone but it's really fun to add in those shots.

Words to live by.

Thank you! The landscape of new england itself feels poetic. Born and raised here and still find awe in our little corner of the country everyday. Nikki is correct spelling btw and her favorite holiday is Halloween because of the cemetery vibes in Autumn😉

I'm sure that it's difficult to keep generating ideas for new content, so I thought I would offer a timely suggestion. How about doing a route or tour that would take in some of Nikki's favorite old cemeteries? That would be perfect for Halloween, which will be upon us before you know it.

You watching, I appreciate😉

Thank you! My favorite so far for the season. So glad you enjoyed it. Did you get out and ride this week?

Yes! There's something about the golden hour lighting that gives a ride more texture.

Thank you, did you ride anywhere this week?

Thanks Edward! Hope you got a chance to ride this week yourself.

Thank you, I'm blessed to have the family I do.

Ha ha! Thanks for tuning in again. The Free S**t House is legendary, they put stuff out weekly and we always seem to strike gold ha ha! I'm glad you like the family vibes. I'm very grateful to have them.

Thank YOU for watching and saying hello! Hope you had a chance to ride this week

It's all about those "Gravel Feels!" I honestly forget that I'm actually riding most of the time, like the movement sort of just blends into the experience and the scenery is the main event. Petal For Peace! Petal For Presence!

I love your takeaway of the golden rule. That golden hour time period, the way the light peaks through the forest and the long casted shadows just makes for a magical experience.

And I must add that a real life video keeps it "real" . Over editing and a totally polished video isn't going to tell the whole story. Like doing 30 mph and jarring thru those rough road spots, many would have edited that out. Keep it real. It connects with people.

@davidweeks3758 thank you, I really enjoy a mix of raw camera moments and no music with nice cinematography of the things that I stop and admire. I try to use the camera as a reflection of what my eyes and mind are goimg through. If it's a jarring road the footage needs to reflect my eyeballs rattling out of my skull ha ha. If I pause to take in a view or appreciate some flowers, my mind is very still and so the camera should be. I was just having this conversation with my mom moments before reading this. She mentioned the camera stabilizatiin was shaky at times and it felt like her eyes had to try harder to focus (she wasn't critiquing but just said she noticed it)which is exactly the feeling I wanted from those instances so I'm really glad you enjoy that real aspect. Gopros naturally loose a bit of stabilization in low light conditions but it can be used advantageously. Man that really motivates me, I feel like I am able trust our viewers to understand the context of a video or specific scene.

@@ThatMountainMoment being on the planet for many years, I have found that there are only some folks that are "in tune". But the ones that are not won't stick around for long. Usually get washed away by the meaningless aspects of society. Keep doing what your doing and "in tune" folks will follow. Enjoy the day, I'm off to cut down dead ash trees for the winter firewood supply. Fun? Kinda!

Western Mass is a gem for sure. So beautiful. Vermont has endless options that never disappoint.

Quite the dilemma indeed! But not a bad problem to have ha ha. The crisp fall evenings are what we all look forward to I'm sure. I love summer rides because of the post ride swimming hole dips but when I can ride without losing half my body weight in sweat, it's also a good day😂

Couldn't agree more! It's very freeing and fun to follow our curiosity to see where it takes us. The head unit is fine if we're in a new area but like you, prefer to leave it at home as much as possible. Ha ha I'm in the same boat as you with the phone, all my friends tease me about how often my phone is off. Despite having a CZcams channel, we're rarely on our phones and social media. I just don't enjoy it but do like being creative so CZcams serves that purpose for me. I feel like a planned route leaves me blindly following the head unit and closes off the options to explore freely.

It's amazing how much scenic gravel Vermont has. There's not a single part of the state that I haven't been utterly impressed with. Western mass border towns are highly underrated too. I love flowing in and out of both states on one ride. Never ridden in Adamant but the others you mentioned we've enjoyed many times. That ride sounds awesome! Thanks again!

It's a lot if fun to use. Really happy with it so far. I crashed it into a farmer's cow pasture and had to go find it. It's pretty rugged because it was good to go after wiping off a little cow manure ha ha!

Camping at Schoodic Woods was the highlight for us. It's well worth the extra hour from Mount Desert to have such a pristine section of the park to yourself. We did two nights at Blackwood campground and then Schoodic for the rest of the week and glad we did. Schoodic was a very different vibe. Thanks for watching and feel free to ask any questions about the area. Happy to help.

Agreed! Any bike ride fuels the soul.

It's beautiful that's for sure. Sounds like a flute.

Still learning the best way to film with it and make use of it into the flow of the videos but pretty happy with the footage we've compiled thus far for upcoming weeks of content. How was your week?

It our favorite little secret spot. In all my years here I've never seen another person at it and it's only a mile from our place.i bet you have some incredible spots like that near you too though.

To much weight ha ha ha

@@ThatMountainMoment 🤣😂 or one less thing to take off for a swim 🏊‍♂️

@billysbikesbrews7183 my thoughts exactly

It does look like a fun event! Right near my mom's house too

Thanks for watching! What country are you from?

@@ThatMountainMoment 😂 🇺🇸 👍👍

I went for a run after work and the air definately felt harder to breathe.

@@ThatMountainMoment On the up side, descending Pulsifer Hill Road has been improved by a lot.👍

@bobbabler1133 yeah huge difference!

Well thank you for such a nice comment. We have a fellow CZcams friend from that area of Canada, Wandering Eye Outdoors. He tells us how awesome it is up there. Been to Quebec before but yet to see Ontario.

@@ThatMountainMoment Ya Quebec is great. There are lots of nice rail trails here. I just started a small CZcams channel in my retirement to capture some of them. It is fun to share cool places with others to see.

Thank you for such a kind comment! It feeling like home is one of the best compliments I could ask for and describes the vibe I'm trying acheive because of how new england has always had the feeling of home for me, no matter where I go. I hope we run into you on a ride as well!

Should have stated it as Genesee Valley Greenway trail 😊

Love it! It's so refreshing to interact in here with people that just enjoy being on a bike or outside in nature. I have a friend that 8 work with from Buffalo and he's told me about those trails and they sound really fun. The history of those old canal towpaths are very interesting. We rode the C&O Canal Trail this spring near my sister's house in Maryland to West Virginia and it was stunning. The eerie canal has been on our list too and now I'll add the Genessee. Thank you so much for your comment and subscribing.

Also I have been keeping up on the progress of the Adirondack Rail Trail. Once they get the next portion done we will be riding that. Saranac Lake area is beautiful. Like your Whites in New Hampshire.

We love the Saranac area. Yes you're so right about it being similar to here. So much pristine land to enjoy. We used to venture over that area frequently but Buddy our little pup is 17 so he doesn't travel quite as well lately. Really want to also go there to use our back country nordic skis at some point.

@davidweeks3758 how long is the ADK trail when it's complete? If you haven't already done the Lamoille Valley Rail Trail in Vermont, it's so beautiful and lots of great towns to stay in or camp along the way. One of our favorites.

Thank you so much! Just picked it up at the post office yesterday. Learning how to fly it this week.

I'm so grateful that our channel adds a bit of happiness to your day. I always say that the White Mountains have a humble beauty vs. other places in the country that are more well known or larger in scale. Thank you🙏

That sounds like a great trip to the Whites. So much to do and see. It really is one of the best parts of the country. Buts still mostly just New Englanders that credit it and visit. Which im fine with ha ha. 🤫

Agreed. I’m one of those from MA that keeps getting in y’all’s way and contributing to traffic 😂

It's our planet to share with eachother and enjoy as long as we all respect it. I'm glad you come and enjoy it. Nature needs to be an integral part of our lives. It makes us better people and adds more meaning to our lives. Thank you.

I've never counted but hyper aware of them because we love the wildflowers. Lots if frequent admiration stops on our rides for them. How many species have you counted?

We stayed at Promised Land State Park on our way to my sister's in Maryland and it was quite beautiful are you close to there?

Terriers do rock ha ha. We have company's send us products but we will only ever suggest a product if we've put it through many tests and then we'll use it in the videos and if someone inquires about it we'll arrange for a discount code but it needs to align with our videos flow and our vibe. I think straight up product ads disrupt a videos flow and only work if it fits in organically to the content. We are currently testing a couple cool items we think are neat and if we think it's worth mentioning then we will but my goal is not to feel like a salesman pitching things to people. I don't enjoy content like that so no reason to make content like that. We have a membership subscription and if people feel compelled to donate then cool, it can help with film equipment etc, but it's not what drives us to make these videos. I just love that people enjoy them and take something positive from them. Thank for your kind words.

I love Tennessee, used to travel to beautiful Bristol every year when I worked as a pit crew member in professional drag racing for 12 years. Gorgeous area.

@@ThatMountainMoment That's quite a coincidence. I live less than 20 miles from the track. Small world.

@rogerdavis3454 ha ha that's a good coincidence. I worked in NHRA for the Napa Racing Nitro Funny Car and always looked forward to going to Bristol.

Yes we frequent there often. Love that trail. We have a gravel video from a couple years ago where we made a loop from Beebe to sandwich notch into squam area then back up and over Mountain Road which dumps out right near "the creepy house" and back to Beebe. Great loop!

Here's the route on ridewithgps we made: ridewithgps.com/routes/36526803

And the video: czcams.com/video/Mck8PLNTwmA/video.html

@@ThatMountainMoment Cool! I will check it out. Have lived in the area for years and explored a ton but fun to see it through someone else's eyes. Bet I have ridden past the creepy house a bunch of times and never stopped to look. Keep up the fine work!

@dontfollowdoug4814 thank you I really appreciate that. Forewarning, mountain rd. Is more of a trail and fairly rugged but the video shows what your getting into.

Hi Bob, thank you so much for subscribing to our channel. What town in Vermont are you in, my mom lives in Jacksonville, VT near Wilmington. We're actually there now visiting. She has some incredible gravel rides out her door that I can share to you if you need any. She's south central Vermont I guess I would call it. I really appreciate you exploring our channel.

Here's our gravel and bikepacking playlist for a rainy day binge if you want 😉🙏: Gravel Rides & Bikepacking: czcams.com/play/PLOBOh_xHjhn2pQCxDC_6VDXXTQrQQkxFl.html

@@ThatMountainMoment I’m located in Brattleboro. Although I love rides that start and end in my driveway, I’ve been trying to venture farther afield lately. And NH is sort of mostly unexplored territory for me. So definitely interested in any gravel ride recommendations. I’ve ridden around the Wilmington area a bit. Hope you’re having fun there. And thanks for the binge list. I’ll check it out!

@BobInVT up our way in the White Mountain region; Sugar Hill, Rumney, campton, Lyman, landaff, Dorchester, Orford, Swiftwater, have some gems. Get on the NH Gravel Facebook Page. We're all on there sharing our routes and they keep a link to the huge collection to all the routes. Really good resource!

So that's been the most suggested so I think you're right. What beautiful sound.

@@ThatMountainMoment I have an app that will identify any birds by sound or picture. I’m kinda a bird nerd!

@jagoss45 that's cool, what's the app? I'm always trying to figure out what birds in hearing?

@@ThatMountainMoment Merlin Bird ID.

@jagoss45 awesome, thank you. I'm going to try that this week.