Finally on the trails

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Finally hit the dirt this past weekend. Been quite a while. Yesterday, headed over to MPH. Casey, Val, Mark, Suzanne, Jim, c-dog and lizzy along with myself put in a few miles before the trails thawed. Since the paragon has been pulling double duties, a quick wheel swap was required in the am and I was out the door.

It was nice to be on the dirt and the sugary snow that was left in a few hidden areas. I think the last time I was off-road was at the hollow a few weeks ago! Been that long, damn. Alas, my mind hadn’t forgotten how to handle the bike, but some subtle nuances were missing. I wasn’t out of my element, but definitely wasn’t on top of my A-game. I felt really good climbing the hills and making the transitions, that you get in mt. biking but miss out on on the road. A few wheel slips in the snow while climbing, and walking some of the looser stuff had me on my toes. Mark, however, managed to climb everything as usual(I swear he has velcro on his wheels, never seen him struggle on a loose climb)

It was also nice to be in the woods and get the stillness and quietness of nature. It wasn’t very quiet though when you hit the crunchy snow; with a gaggle of riders, you could barely hear yourself think it was so ungodly loud.

The day ended a little bit early for myself and lizzy as she had taken off early for her usual exit. She returned, a little bloody (some hers, some not), and tired. She hobbled on as long as she could, but I ended up having to walk her out of the woods as she could barely move. She hasn’t opened her eyes up since she’s been home. I wish I could sleep like my dog.

Hopefully all the snow will be gone soon everywhere and the trails will open up.

Most likely not gonna happen, but one can wish right? Oh well, there’s always the California singletrack to look forward to in a few weeks right?