Harlem Valley Bike Ride

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The trail passes through some of the Harlem Valley's most scenic land with farmland, wetlands, beaver ponds, woodlands, and rolling pastures.</b></div> <div> <B>After, the four of us dined at one of the areas wineries: Cascade Mountain Winery and Restaurant.</b></div> <div> <B>Enjoy these photos taken that day.</b></div> <div> <B>For more information on this bike path check out their site at:</b></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.hvrt.org" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.hvrt.org"><U><B>www.hvrt.org</b></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <B>Happy Biking!</b></div> <bR> <div> <B>- Matthew</b></div> </td> <td valign="top" height=458 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <I>Harlem Valley Bike Ride</I></div> <div> <IMG SRC="04207040.gif" border=0 width="263" height="4" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <IMG SRC="04c64db0.jpg" border=0 width="356" height="475" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id17.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Al and Stef meet us at the trail head in"><U>Al and Stef meet us at the trail head in Amenia NY</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id18.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Stacey gets ready to ride"><U>Stacey gets ready to ride</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id19.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Trail Head in Amenia"><U>Trail Head in Amenia</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id20.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Trail Head"><U>The Trail Head</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id22.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Trail Head"><U>The Trail Head</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id23.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Getting ready"><U>Getting ready</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id24.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Al, riding"><U>Al, riding</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id25.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="On the trail"><U>On the trail</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id26.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Riding through the forest"><U>Riding through the forest</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id27.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Stef takes a break."><U>Stef takes a break.</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id28.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="We pass a beaver pond"><U>We pass a beaver pond</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id32.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Al takes a break"><U>Al takes a break</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id33.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Beautiful pastures"><U>Beautiful pastures</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id34.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="View from the trail"><U>View from the trail</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id35.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Looking down the trail"><U>Looking down the trail</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id36.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Stacey and Stef biking through colored l"><U>Stacey and Stef biking through colored leaves</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id37.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="A carpet of leaves"><U>A carpet of leaves</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id38.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Al biking through the foliage"><U>Al biking through the foliage</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id39.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="A view down the trail"><U>A view down the trail</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id41.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Stacey and Stephanie take a break"><U>Stacey and Stephanie take a break</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id42.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The photographer gets photographed"><U>The photographer gets photographed</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id48.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Al and Stef on a bridge"><U>Al and Stef on a bridge</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id49.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Just Stacey (and her bike)"><U>Just Stacey (and her bike)</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id50.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Stacey"><U>Stacey</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id51.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Matt on bike"><U>Matt on bike</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id52.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Stacey waits for others to catch up"><U>Stacey waits for others to catch up</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id54.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Fall scene"><U>Fall scene</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id55.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Tree and field"><U>Tree and field</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id56.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The trail"><U>The trail</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id59.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="At Cascade Mountain Winery Restaurant"><U>At Cascade Mountain Winery & Restaurant</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id60.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Al "><U>Al </U></A>   |   <A HREF="id62.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Al"><U>Al</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id63.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="P1010051"><U>P1010051</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id64.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Goodbye"><U>Goodbye</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id66.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Good bye Al!"><U>Good bye Al!</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id67.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Heading home"><U>Heading home</U></A></div> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>