TALES: Rain can’t dampen a good ride

When the thick, oily mud jammed between some of our wheels, frames and brakes this morning finally forced some to a complete halt, I couldn’t help but feel ecstatic that this was my fourth ride of the week (including my first-ever night ride with my new Jet Blast HID). Friday night was the first real rain in three weeks and many of us had been flocking to the trails – day and night – like fisherman to rivers of running salmon. It was the longest dry stretch I can remember in the past 2 ½ years.

That said, the mud, luckily, was near the end of what was an otherwise terrific day to be riding. Blurred Vision, One-Way Hills, La Luge and Paintball were just slick enough to keep us on our toes without repeatedly ripping the front tire out from under you, and the Mother of all Downhills was miraculously dry.

Our group got split up over where the linkup point for La Luge was, but all-in-all it was a great day, and we continue to get more new riders on the trails.

Had some camera issues, but at least you can check out some of the photos and a couple of videos down One-Way Hills (plus a great video of Jason admiring some shrubbery from close up).



Adrian Shreds One-Way Hills



Jason Tackles One-Way Hills



One-Way Hills Tackles Jason