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Girlrider put's Leapinlisa to ultimate test and .
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[QUOTE="Leapin Lisa, post: 146331, member: 22538"] What a way to be welcomed back home from my Hero Girlrider, saying that I passed! And what a grueling, yet exciting ride it was for me in Steamboat Springs. As Dave and I are driving to this campground area last weekend to meet with Nicole and her husband, we both look at one another and say, "We'd better be very careful riders this weekend because if we get hurt, we will die before getting back to civilization." :eek: Colorado is a beautiful state, I have to admit I wish I lived there so I could ride the awesome terrain that Nicole has the opportunity to ride each and every day. Perhaps if I did I wouldn't freak out at the height of the mountains, the size of the rocks, and how high some of those big old tree roots stick out on the trail. The closest I have ever been exposed to trails that Nicole shared with me was at the Trials Training Center in Tennessee. I took the course the weekend of July 7 and 8, 2001. I remember the second day of the course Tony, the instructor, looking me straight in the eye and telling me when I get home not to avoid the "difficult trails." I think Nicole can attest for me that I didn't avoid much of anything while in Steamboat. I was willing to attempt nearly anything that was presented to me, and I survived. I didn't ride nearly as fast as Nicole and the others that were in the group, but I did ride over the same stuff as they did (I think.) I really like the fact that everyone in the group was so patient and didn't push me to go faster than what I was comfortable riding. Nicole and this other lady, Caitlin were riding pretty fast on the trails--and I'm glad I didn't hold up Nicole's training for the ISDE. I got a charge out of the comment, though, when I did finally catch up with them, "we just got here," yet both Nicole and Caitlin and the others all had their helmets off. Yeah, right :D Another thing I am grateful for was the fact that Nicole waited to tell me that we were going to ride Nipple Peak until the moment before we left the campsite. Just ten minutes before we were sitting in her travel trailer eating breakfast when another fellow, Devon, comes over and asks Nicole if this gal in their group could handle Nipple Peak. Nicole goes into this little talk about how Devon and this gal better start the trail now, because it would take them all day to go up and get back because Nipple Peak is the most difficult trail in the area and you need to be a good rider to do it. I'm thinking to myself that there's no way I could do it then, either, because I'm not that good of a rider. Good thing Nicole felt I could handle it, because I did go and I discovered that it was beautiful and I would have been disappointed to miss it. There was areas where I was scared clean out of my mind, especially the sharp turn on a rocky mountain side where the drop off was endless and the turn was sharp. Another area of fear for me was the tree roots coming out of the trail. I've never ridden over those before and didn't know what to expect. I got so bounced around that I had to stop just to rest my body from the banging and pounding of the bumps. I told my husband I just had to stop and catch my breath for a minute. (I think he was grateful for the little break, too). All in all, as fearful and stressful as it was for me, it was a spectacular experience. I thank Nicole for the tips she shared with me and for introducing me to her riding pals. I have never had the experience to ride with other women, so this was a very special experience for me. Thanks, Nicole, for a fun weekend and allowing me to face my fears head on, even though I still want to puke when I think about what I endured! Leapin Lisa 00 GasGas 200 EC 00 GasGas 280 Trials 99 KTM 200 Exc - ( now just a spare bike ) [/QUOTE]
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