Some Fat Tire in the Poconos--mileage total 1179

On the road east I was curious to do a bit of riding in the Poconos so after some internet searching heading to Jim Thorpe was my choice. This cool town is about 45 min southeast of Bloomsburg, PA and nestled in the mountains.

I arrived in the late afternoon and stayed in the Inn at Jim Thorpe--what a great place http://www.innjt.com/

Digs for the night

 Prior to my 2 hour fat tire ride I stopped for a bit of culture at the Jim Thorpe memorial

Arguably the best athlete in U.S. History

Thorpe Stats

I called Blue Mountain Sports http://www.bikejimthorpe.com/ and they suggested I ride Broad Mountain a few miles out of town as some of the other good trails were closed. I did not want to ride anything too technical as my body and hand were still a bit sore and beaten-up.

Came across this memorial in the woods

The trails were not the most demanding with a lot of double track with some single track branches heading off to the woods. Unfortunately I had to ride with caution as my hand was not strong enough to effectively control the bike.

While riding I came across the Fred Knauf memorial site from a WWII crash of a training flight. Sometimes you just have to be on a bike to find these things...................

http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WMZXT_FRED_J_KNAUF

JOCMO: The excitement I felt prior to getting on the MTB after not riding it for almost 2 weeks.