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🙏
I live in Manchester, NH and my sister lives up in Holderness, and I'm up there often and hang sometimes in Campton! I always imagine how sweet it would be to run into you guys some day while I'm on a gravel ride! LOVE this channel; feels like home to me. Thank you for the time and effort you both put into making these beautiful videos.
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!
I rode your Perch Pond route today on a glorious early October day - clear & crisp as it could be. Thanks so much for posting this one with the RWGPS route. The farm with the white barn at the sharp right-hand turn on Pulsifer Road (9:59) was a calendar worthy picture with the fall colors today.
Akron, OH checking in. I'm in bed with covid so I can only ride vicariously through others for the time being. But it looks absolutely beautiful up there. Ride on, my friends!
Hello out there in Ohio! I lived in Lima for 4 years so Ohio was home for a while. Sorry you have covid and can't ride. Hopefully you're in the upswing with it though.
Tuscon! We love the desert. I'm so glad you enjoy our channel. It was sort of my home away from home when I was in my career days that travelled there quite often. Almost moved out there at one point. We've never been to Tucson though and it's been the #1 place on our list to see lately. Looks like such an awesome place. I love the vastness of the desert it has always hit me deeply at the heart level when im there. There's something so alluring to witnessing its landscape. Favorite book of all time is Desert Solitaire by Edward Abbey. Are you from there originally?
My wife had a baby a couple of weeks ago so I haven’t been riding much, but I was able to sneak out for a bike path (paved and gravel mix) ride around Park City UT a few days ago. A few sections I’d ridden before, but never linked up until now. Super fun. Lovely video as always, thank you.
Congrats on your baby! I bet the bike path in Park City has awesome views. Love Utah's mountains! Good to hear you still were able to get out for some "you time" especially as a new dad. Much Love and health to you, your wife and your newborn baby.
So wholesome 💚🚲 Gravel Feels™️ "The gravel feels" I definitely know exactly what you are describing, love that! Wow, that is some really pristine gravel road conditions. Like you said, just enough bumps to keep you engaged but still smooth 😍 BUDDY!!!!! ❤❤❤🥺😊 So happy to see him! Thank you for another wonderful video, Nikki and Caleb (and of course Buddy). Yes, I think we need your skills to have a drone. Love you guys too, and love New England the more I watch your adventures. Not a creepy house, just a misunderstood house 😋 It was national women's day here in South Africa yesterday, so I took the time to appreciate all the wonderful women in my life and the world. And took the long weekend opportunity to go camping at the beach and surfing for the weekend, no riding unfortunately. But I love the ocean just as much as I love biking. Scottburgh caravan park camping sites right on the ocean (if you're interested in seeing the view 😊). I hope everyone is having a great weekend so far 💚 I feel like 100 bucks too, Nikki 😊 Ps. Can definitely feel the love and authentic gratitude being exuded through the camera. It's always so wholesome and rewarding for me (and I'm sure others) watching your videos. I'll be sad when winter takes over New England and there are no more gravel videos from you. But grateful that I was able to experience them while I could 😊 And I'm not at all surprised that you two were featured on a local TV show. You two and your videos have the best vibe and Gravel Feels™️ talking so lovingly and enthusiastically about your local area. Local is Lekker (is what we'd say here in South Africa).
I too am so grateful for all the incredible women in my life and in the world. So much love. Your surfing and camping trip sounds absolutely heavenly, I miss surfing and frequenting the ocean when I lived within walking distance to the beach but now 2hrs away so it's only a few times a year I see it. Talk of you're trip makes me realize I need to put in more effort to go appreciate it more often. I hope you stick around for winter and enjoy what our mountain wilderness looks like under a fresh blanket of snow. We use our backcountry touring skis to explore deep into the wilderness where its not possible to travel in summer because of the thick forests. The snow allows for easy travel to remote areas. But still lots of summer left and fall is where new england really shows the world it's unique beauty and there is no better climate than fall for a bike ride. The forest is a palette of color that almost feels like an alien planet on a sci fi movie. Do you have any foliage changes in any parts of Africa? P.s. what type of board do you surf with there?
Oh cool that's Vermont's state bird and I always here them when we ride over there. Don't seem to hear them quite as often in our region but still definitely enough to enjoy thier song.
Hello from Kingston, Ontario. Great video. Looks beautiful there. You guys are a pleasure to watch. Very genuine and the videos capture your rides very well. Keep it up!
Well thank you for such a nice comment. We have a fellow RU-vid 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 RU-vid channel in my retirement to capture some of them. It is fun to share cool places with others to see.
I live in north New Jersey, close to NYC, but you'd be surprised how many places there are to hti some gravel, and traveling out the Deleware/ Lehigh river canal trails or Deleware/ Raritan trail, the Old Croto Aqueduct. there are so many places to see. Riding in the city (NYC) and seeing stuff and along the Hudson river is amazing.
Great video! Actually used to live in Campton NH back when I worked at Plymouth St. Unfortunately I didn’t get into gravel riding until after we moved down to Virginia.
Campton a great town. Virginia has a lot of gravel roads too. I forgot the county name but it boasts 300 miles of gravel in just that county. Are you from NH originally?
@@ThatMountainMoment yeah there is a lot down here. Some cool rail to trails also. Did the Virginia Creeper Trail a few months back and that was awesome. No grew up in the Cincinnati area but my wife is from outside of Boston and we lived in Campton NH for 4 years while I worked at PSU. Benton’s Sugar Shack, Little Red School House and Mad River Coffee are some amazing food spots that I really miss!
@jeremyfritz7850 Nikki used to work at Mad River and its still our go to of course. Little Red School House is delish! I went to college in Lima, OH so we have some similarities there.
Love the wizard of Oz opening with the black and white to color Those canoes were bagging to be put in that pond next time take some paddles with you . Thumbs up on the drone My new knee is starting to healing iup nicely and I've gotten back on the bike for a few short rides What a great feeling Again great video
Oh that's so good to hear about your knee. It's been a while s8nce you've been able to ride correct? I feel like we initially discussed it quite some time ago. So happy to know you can enjoy the freedom of two wheels again. The Canoe was very tempting ha ha.
What a wonderful attitude you guys have towards your area and bicycling. Your videos are not about carbon fiber bike equipment, How Far?, How Fast?, Double diamond technical routes, spandex and energy bars, etc. Your biking just puts you in the mood to enjoy Balanced Land that has variety. Does the little doggie ever get a chance to run on a leash alongside the bike, in low traffic areas?
Thank you so much for that recognition of how we perceive a ride. You're spot on with that observation. Also, I really want to save people the visial horror of me wearing spandex 😂Buddy used to trot next to us from time to time but he's now 17 years old with poor vision and just likes to enjoy the breeze and a quick dip in the river. I'm so glad that's what you took from our videos because my goal is to simply portray the emotion that being in a beautiful landscape with loved ones can evoke. Thank you!
@@ThatMountainMoment well usually it’s the dutchess rail trail, I get off to do some hills and then back home. It’s the perfect 17 miler before work. Burn 800 Cals etc. I do have weekend rides that are on country roads north and east of me that are harder. I also get up to the Adirondack’s which is very amazing.
@johnlieto8906 ADK is such an awesome part of our country. We love visiting there. Might be heading over there to Buck Pond State Park to camp for a couple nights in a few couple weeks. Your local ride sounds perfect. I feel the 20 ish mile distance is perfect for that "out your door" type of ride.
You two definitely have a beautiful area to ride. We have some beautiful places/routes here in Oklahoma, but you have to drive at least 45 minutes or more to get to them. There's a nice 27+ mile gravel route with pretty views and a swim at the end, doing it again in two weeks on my 26" Frankengravel build.
That sounds like an awesome day! I bet there is loads of open gravel roads 8n Oklahoma. I love a cool frankenbike build. A lot of my bikes have been something of the sort over the years. What's your bike build consist of?
@ThatMountainMoment The frame is my 1998 Barracuda XC URT steel frame that I had ridden for ten yrs before hanging it up. The build consists of: Carver rigid steel fork (suspension corrected at 440mm axle/crown), 26" wheelset w/ Continental tires, 12 spd crankset off my hardtail w/ a 32t nw chainring (6mm offset to keep chain alignment correct), 11-34 7 spd cassette, Alivio 7 spd derailleur, friction thumbshifter from an '86 Jamis, a Satori Aero bars (Amazon, knockoff of the Origin8 Strongbow), and Paul Components Cross Stop 3's brakeset that I bought in 1997, actuated by Dia-compe brake levers from the '86 Jamis. It's a softtail gravel bike of sorts with the URT rear suspension. It looks rather odd but rides great.
Love your videos! The quality is awesome. Keep them coming. I rode 24 miles today. It was a beautiful low humidity 75 degree sunny day in Indiana. Rare for August.
Thank you! Oh I remember the humid summer days of Indiana quite well ha ha! Proud to have called it home for so many years. Some of the nicest people I've ever had the pleasure of being around. Where did you ride?
I rode an easy paved trail from converse through Sweetser to eat at Culver’s in Marion. The little town of Sweetser had a nice bike repair station. I’ve never seen one before. I’ll put a pic on Facebook. Also, a side note…the other day I was wondering if you still have Buddy. Good to see the little guy. :)
@KayKunkle-h8c that sounds wonderful. Indiana has some awesome rail trails. We miss the Monon and The Nickle Plate trail. Seems like they've built a lot more since we moved.
I was just up in Lincoln for 3 nights! Stayed in a condo right at the base of Loon, went and hiked up the Basin, gondola-d up Loon, drove up Mount Washington for my $100 bumper sticker, went and had a Muddy Moose burger in NoCo...such a great part of the country.
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. 🤫
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 need you like a rising sun”, your videos are like the rising sun that brightens up my day…Nikki your shorts are cool and Buddy looks like he was on a big adventure…as for the drone yeh why not, it will give us an eagle eye view of the beautiful landscape…gravel riding is such a buzz, it transports and immerses you into the moment, making you feel great to be alive…
Ah yes, one of my favorite song and lyrics we've used on our channel. Cool you picked up on it and once again your comments sound beautifully lyrical. Be out in nature or out in the world in general is such a buzz. I always ponder the uniqueness of simply existing as a human being, able to experience a myriad of fantastic emotions and when I'm out riding or in the woods that inner philosiphizing becomes more heightened. What a trip we get to all be on together in this universe. Thanks for the thought provoking comments. Always look forward to them.
@@ThatMountainMoment I appreciate your kind words, as William Henry Davies “Leisure” poem says “what is this life if, full of care, we have no time to stand and stare” life passes us by in an instant, its good to slow down and appreciate what’s around us, a gravel bike is an earthy conduit to help us connect with nature, as always I love your music choices in the video, thanks a bunch 😀
You have a gift for making even a simple day ride feel like a huge journey across a continent. As others have said there is a patience to your editing pace. It's like you trust the attention span of the viewers enough to hang on each moment just long enough. It's similar to a cinema movie pacing rather than short form social media. Thank you for what you create here.
Thank you, I really want these little films to have that grand adventure vibe. I think the impact and perception of an adventures magnitude is all in the beholder and less about the size of the logistics. If it feels like a big journey by simply riding around your neighborhood because you're present with the experience, then in my eyes, it's a big journey.
I also love the extra content you include to your rides. The total experience of showing where you live, the places you hold close to your heart, swimming holes, and of course the coffee shops😉☕. they all add up to so much more than just a bike ride. I don't even ride bikes very often these days but your channel is hands down my favorite to unwind to over a morning cup. I would love to see what a longer form video from you would look like beyond the cycling content. Your lives just seem so romantic, the world needs to see there are authentic people like yourselves that are in love with life and eachother.
Thank you! I love the Carolinas, reminds me of here in many ways but with a friendlier winter climate ha ha. Do you have a lot of gravel near your town?
I love your videos. They make me miss NH. Such a beautiful state. I need to take a trip and do this loop. The song of the Hermit thrush is my favorite, first really heard it up on Mt Desert Isle. Sounds like a flute!
When's the last time you visited NH? And yes the flute is the exact way I've described it to people before. Incredible that a living creature can create such a perfect tone without an instrument.
@@ThatMountainMoment I spent a week camping in June of 2021. Too long ago! I don't live that far away (a couple of hours), so no excuse not to pick one of your rides and go. I really enjoy your channel. You do a wonderful job of telling a story. And its the simple things that bring joy like a bike ride with beautiful scenery and a swim in a river.
@mariasven822 what a motivating comment. I always struggle with the idea of the story telling side of things and not just footage of a bike which is why I try to include little extras like swimming and coffee etc. My goal is to continue making gravel videos but also include sort of a video journal of the little moments that make life special and of how much I hold new england in my heart almost like a video journal. I have stories that I want to tell beyond the bikes but i know that's why most tune in and do enjoy making them. Thank you🙏
Just watched this video ...first time watching you 2...and immediately subscribed. Your riding attitude is the same s my wife's and myself 's riding attitude. Wash the social crap away and unwind and enjoy what's around you. The beauty of the gravel and nature. We live in the foothills southeast of Buffalo N.Y. Out favorite trails are the Erie Canal Trail and the Genesee Valley Rail trail. This trail is 90 miles long and goes from Rochester to Cuba NY. It's also a state park...50 ish foot wide and 90 miles long! An old canal towpath/ railroad bed which has been used by us humans for 160 years. Highly recommend these 2 trails. Take care for now and pedal for peace!
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.
I can definitely see the comparison. South Carolina is a beautiful state. Winters are much more kind there for continuing to ride through the year ha ha.what town are you from.
@@ThatMountainMoment I live in Lexington right outside of Columbia. Lots of farm roads around us. But we also have the mountains in the upstate and all the coastal towns too. No more than a 2 hour drive for either.
Oh that's a nice location. Very similar distance to ocean for us, farmland in Vermont and mountains where we are. How are your winters? We've considered travelling to our amazing southern neighbor states for a few weeks to escape the cold and ride.
@@ThatMountainMoment Winters can be great. January and February can have some cold snaps that I’ll choose to not ride in. But with proper outerwear we can ride close to all year long. But the fall is best which basically can last through much of December. Especially in the lower elevations like where we are and towards the coast.
@rug212 oh that's good info. Thank you. Fall is perhaps my favorite climate. Cool, no bugs, dry air that's ushered in with the most perfect breeze. It's perfect
Greetings from East Tennessee and congratulations on another great video. One of the best things I like about your channel is that you're regular, everyday people and you're not constantly promoting products. I also love your dog. Terriers rock!
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.
Love your Gravel, Coffee, Swim Videos.. when I visit my Dad.. sometimes we watch the NH Chronicles.. learn A lot about NE.. very cool you had a segment.. Will watch it.. Lots of Great Rides in NC.. Yesterday Bike Ride is one of my favorites.. Lake Tillery Loop.. my route is in Strava & Rides GPS 🚴♂️ with Lunch at the Boathouse fantastic views of the lake.. you can actually park your boat & Have lunch.. Next week I travel to my Dad’s house for a few weeks.. Kancamagus Bike Ride soon.. with Fuel & Caffeine at the Bagel shop..
That lake loop is right in our wheelhouse for sure, sounds so fun! Ooo the weather is going to be so perfect for the Kanc ride. Fall breeze already in the air and pops of foliage too. Gotta say hi to Nikki when you stop in!
Yes, we've done it many times. Highly recommend it especially during fall. Be sure to stop at Cherry Pond preservation along the way. Great open views of the Presidential Range. If you have time to zip over to Vermont and ride parts of the Lamoille Valley Rail Trail especially around the Cambridge area. It's awesome!
I just discovered your channel, and now you have a new subscriber. I'm not too far away, over in southeastern Vermont. I'm always looking for new and interesting rides within a couple hours' drive from home, and this looks like one I'll definitely have to try. Looking forward to exploring more of your content.
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: ru-vid.com/group/PLOBOh_xHjhn2pQCxDC_6VDXXTQrQQkxFl
@@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!
It was really cool, had the perfect amount of aged patina to it. I grew up in the hot rod world and later a career un motorsports so my love for old vehicles runs deep. What year was yours?
@@ThatMountainMoment I believe it was a '71. Ended up being purchased by a friend's daughter who used it well as a college vehicle for four years. A little TLC and those trucks will serve you for a long time.
@PastorKwangle oh for sure, small block chevy from those times was bulletproof and the steel back then was such higher quality. I had a 63 falcon that I built up in high school. It was a lot of fun, 4speed manual, high revving small block and a nitrous oxide system. Miss it a lot. Vintage vehicles are untouchable in price now.
Merlin app while you ride. I ride for fun but also to change my body for the better (from 242 to 195 in 3 months). Got a snag with a surgery to the face this week motors is out for a while. Recumbent bike watching you to though. Keep it up from southern Nh
Wow that's an incredible change. Be proud of that for sure. I love how the bike is a vessel for fun but also how the health aspect is built into it. Live hearing a story such as yours. Very inspiring! Thank you for sharing such an open & honest comment.
We work weekends up here by choice so we have the quiet midweek days off but I'm really wanting to figure out a chill group ride and be able to host some people. We're thinking of doing a small grassroots gravel gathering at my mom's property in the heart of gravel country Vermont. She has 10 acres to camp on and gravel out the door. I guess this will be my first gauge of interest in this comment 🤔
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!
@@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.
