Over the weekend, I enjoyed a much needed return to the trails. On a moment's notice and against my better judgement, Chris Scott wrangled Erin and me into going to Stokesville to join in the camp out and mega-epic ride from Stokesville to Douthat State Park.
(Thanks to Marty for the photos!)
Erin and I had fun hanging with our mtb friends. I felt like I had been transported back in time to a place where I was more concerned about incredible single track adventures than power zones and intervals. It was sweet!
We rode from 5:30 in the morning to about 6 p.m. Some of the more hard core riders - like Matt Lee and Mike Carpenter - forged on to log one for the ages. They added a full section of Douthat's famed trails to their day.
When the ride is over 12 hours, you can stop to rest.
Erin meet me at Douthat. She did a fun ride on her new Trek 9.8 Top Fuel and then we did the 2-hour drive home. I was stupefied that the crew was going to eat dinner, get their stuff ready and do it again the next day.
Early in the next morning they did start the ride back to Stokesville over Elliots Knob, finishing well into the dark. That's a soul crusher. The attrition rate must have been high.
As for me I can't hang with all these adventures yet, but this fall when my xc sprint racing is winding down, I am going for the big one. I've been brain storming a Huge Jass epic from Harrisonburg to Davis, West Virginia via the gnarly North Fork Trail. You know its a good one if you're nervous you won't make it.
Go for it!
Jeremiah
Labels: Epic Adventures
