Domnarski Farm Pleasure Benefit Ride
The weather totally cooperated for BSTRA the day of the Domnarski Farm Pleasure Benefit Ride � sunny skies, temps in the high 60�s � and no rain! September 10th was absolutely gorgeous and the perfect date for us to reschedule this ride from its original date of June 25th. If you recall, back on June 25th we had had a lot of rain and the mud abounded, making conditions dictate that the ride be rescheduled.
This was BSTRA�s first ride at Domnarski Farm located in Ware, MA, and sincere thanks go out to Lisa and Matthew Domnarski for inviting us to use their property. As you can see from the photo below, they had plenty of parking for us � with lots of room to spare. Located only a few miles from the Mass. Pike exit, the property was an easy location to get to. Matthew Domnarski had marked the trails, and there was a 5-mile loop with two side excursion routes, bringing total mileage up to 10.5 miles. Many of us ended up doing a little exploration on some of the other side trails � we managed to miss trail markers so ended up just winging it. But I�m told that the 5 mile loop trail is a Jeep trail and is relatively easy terrain. The first excursion is very hilly and rocky, and the second excursion is also hilly, but less rough-going. Lisa Domnarski was at the lunch area following the ride, and after hearing that so many people had trouble with the trail marking decided that the trails needed to be better marked for the future. Lisa and Matthew are both committed to making their property the best it can be and welcome feedback. You can reach them at DomnarskiFarm@aol.com. You can see more photos from the ride by going to their blog at www.domnarskifarm.com, click on trail rides and then on current news.
With the help of our official ride sponsor, Tally-Ho Products of Ware, this ride netted $554.60 for the Rail Trail Bridge Fund A special thanks goes to Sharron Cochran for volunteering at the registration table. Thanks also to Ann Sellew and Leah Edmunds for volunteering to help with providing dessert! Between the efforts of Ann, Leah and myself, there were plenty of �happy endings� after we had our fill of some great pizza selections! I hope the 25 riders enjoyed themselves at our first ride at Domnarski Farm!
Lynn Paresky