Ten Rides in Ten Days!

OK, so maybe I'm not so good at this blogging stuff.....been over a month since my last post! Can't complain. Been busy at work. The ecomony in NH seems to be holding up nicely.

But let's get to the important stuff....the riding.

John and I took at trip down to the mountains of NC and, by stopping to ride on the way down and back, managed 10 rides in 10 days. We found some epic rides on some epic trails. Here are the highlights....

Allegrippis Trails in Raystown Lake PA. Holly and I went here and John and I covered more ground. This place is wonderful swoopy singletrack, but kicks your ass before you know it....and you're about 5 miles from the car!

Dupont Forest, outside Asheville, NC. This place has some great climbs on "eastern slickrock" and some fast, fun downhills as reward!

Bent Creek, Pisgah National Forest, NC. We had a fellow from a local bike shop map out the route for us.....and damn it was good! After 45 minutes and 2000 feet of elevation gain, we had a 2.2 mile (hand cramping, thigh burning, contiuous) downhill! And then after another climb, we descended again for about 40 more minutes!

Tsali Trail. Classic, but still fun. I rode these trails back in 1989 and they haven't changed much. Still a lot of fun!

White Clay Creek Park, Newark, DE. Again, a place I've been to twice before, but always worth a return trip. The trails were dry and fast. John and I were able to ride out further and explore some new trails....along with the stunt park area....the bridge complex with the unknown teeter/totter was the only thing that threw John for a loop! (I rode around the tough stuff!)

So with all that riding, I'd have to say I'm in pretty good shape! This weekend we are supposed to go to Killington for some downhill fun (Did I let you know I'm expecting? ..... a Force Carbon Pro from GT?) Hope it's here in time for the weekend!

Next race is Fort Rock on August 2nd. We've ridden there a lot this year, so I'm hoping to know at least some of the lines....or at least know where I am on the course!