Return to the Kingdom

East Burke Vermont is tucked into a beautiful corner of The Northeast Kingdom and boasts some of the finest mountain bike trails in all of New England and maybe even the entire East Coast.  The Kingdom Trail Association has done an amazing job to manage, build and maintain the trail network to create what is as close to a mountain bike mecca as one could ask for.  This place is truly a stellar location for the quality of the trails the low key atmosphere and the sheer beauty that surround you in all directions.  I now know that this is my favorite place to ride a mountain bike.  This is the third year in a row I have taken a Fall trip to the NEK with my regular mountain bike crew from the Portland area and once again the NEK showed us what a magical place it is.  Being a photographer in a place like this it is hard to not want to photograph everything, everywhere, all day long, but this was a vacation and the camera only really came out on the third day.  I took limited pictures and really focused on staying on the trail but those images can be seen here.  Things have been super busy this Fall and three days of riding and camping was exactly what I needed to recharge the creative batteries and get ready for the winter ahead.