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[QUOTE="RM_guy, post: 772843, member: 20652"] Well here’s my ride report. I have to admit that I was a bit skittish about a long ride in the rocky mountains of the east after getting over pneumonia just a few weeks ago! Especially since I hadn’t even started my bike yet for the year. All my worries were for naught because my bike started on the second kick and had no problems on the 35 miles that we rode Saturday. I did have a nasty leg cramp and I couldn’t put my one foot on the peg for the last ½ hour but even that loosened up by the time we got back to the trucks. I rolled into the parking lot by 8:30 with my friend Bob. I had just met him a few weeks ago and the day before the ride he decide to come along. Dave and Lori and Nate were already there and none of the campers had arrived yet. Once most of everyone showed up we learned about snakes and bears and how to call for help at the training class. Little did they know I already know how to call for help :eek: The morning ride was a real nice warm up. Dan did a nice job of keeping us on some easy trails. I did talk him into hitting Howie Hill before we went back for lunch though. Before I let any fear of failure creep into my mind, I gassed it and was the first up the hill. My Eric Gorr tuned RM250 had little difficulty walking up the hill and I was anxious to see the carnage behind me. Unfortunately there was none! Everyone that tried the worst part of the hill made it…except for Dan. Seems he had some trouble but nothing as dramatic as I was hoping. I guess it’s time to find Howie Hill II. The real drama was getting going after the hill. That’s where the carnage was. I hope someone got some good pictures. After a quick ride up Turtle Hill we stopped and when we started again I didn’t have my helmet on and was in the back of the pack. Not to be left behind I threw on the helmet and raced through the pack. The trail we were on has some nice long and deep water holes and when I came up to a group that was picking there way around the water I just couldn’t resist the temptation and I wheelied right through the water in 3rd gear. I know I got Keith good cuz he let me know but I really never found out who else I nailed with a wall of water. That was fun. Now I know why everyone likes to roost me :) After lunch we decided to split up into a leisurely group and a sadistic group. Naturally OffRoadWarrior led the sadistic group. There was no way I was going to follow someone leading a trail ride when the leader is on a trials bike. That’s just crazy. It’s bad enough when he’s on a regular bike. Interestingly enough, we picked up a few from the sadist’s group when our paths crossed. I led the leisurely group on some trails that were a little tougher than the morning ride but still not too bad. MrMXer and his son Jared were in my group and we were concerned that the little guy on a RM65 might have some trouble. After riding on the bunny loop and some hills it was very evident that this 8 year old was not going to have any problem. You’d never know that he’s only been on the bike a few weeks and it’s his first one with a clutch. Every place that I thought he might have trouble I’d stop to look back at him. Although his legs were flailing around, he just kept coming. The funny part was when we stopped to wait for the rest of the group. The first thing out of his mouth every time was, “Where is everyone??? What’s taking them so long??”. I had a great time and really enjoyed seeing and riding with everyone again. I wish I could have stayed over but, well it just wasn’t in the cards :( I’m very disappointed that I missed the Trigger. You’d at least think he would have taking his Harley out on [i]some[/i] of the trails. There were plenty of nice deep water holes for him. I also regret not getting a chance to say goodbye to the sadist’s group. Apparently they hadn’t felt tortured enough and stayed out on the trail until the last possible moment. I am glad that we all rode together for the morning ride so we can truthfully say we did ride together. I brought with me a bunch of stickers that was to be awarded to the rider performing the most bizarre stunt, not necessarily intentional. It had to be witnessed by at least 2 people. Well I guess no one wanted the stickers because it was pretty much an uneventful day in the crash and burn department (which turns out to be a good thing since no one got hurt all weekend :)) So we decided to award them to someone that showed determination, grit and unending energy. That had to be Jared. He never said never and didn’t question anything that was thrown at him. He is what the sport is all about. I’ve always gotten a kick out of watching the kids ride. Talk about a permanent smile:) I’m really looking forward to the next time we can get together. [/QUOTE]
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