Sand

Just south of the Winooski... lots of driftwood.
Just south of the Winooski... lots of driftwood.

Explored near home this afternoon after working this morning. Took a quick post lunch ride to check out a stretch of beach on lake Champlain. Part 1 turned into hike a bike over driftwood and through some boggy marshy reeds so I climbed out and tested the fat tires at North Beach. Firm and semi loose sand was no problem – but the pea gravel like mush didn’t like the bike nor the bike shoes very much.

Stunning November day. Hike a bike warmed me up.
Stunning November day. Hike a bike warmed me up.
1/2 mile or more to get to where I thought some decent sand was... so I backtracked it out.
1/2 mile or more to get to where I thought some decent sand was... so I backtracked it out.
North end of North Beach.
North end of North Beach.
2.2s at low pressure. Seemed to work well enough. Compressed snow maybe?
2.2s at low pressure. Seemed to work well enough. Compressed snow maybe?
The pea gravel mush was tough going.
The pea gravel mush was tough going.