MelloYello
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- Nov 22, 2002
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Now, let me preface this report by saying I'm not that good of a rider. I think I'm a good rider, but I'm really not. But I like to ride challenging trails and that's where things can get a little tricky.
The Place is a "trail" that follows a usually-dry creekbed in a rocky canyon and supposedly, people have ridden their dirtbikes in there. I had seen the entrance once when placelast took me there last Christmas. It looked intimidating then, yet also a bit alluring.
So yesterday after work, my brother and I headed up to Gorman to do a little exploratory trail riding. We decided to check out The Place first while we were still fresh. The trail that lead to the creek was fun, if a little rocky, and soon the dirt turned to water. Low-hanging branches and small boulders impeded progress, but we made our way up slowly, oftentimes off our bikes.:confused:
Here's a pic of my brother struggling to find traction on a submerged rock:
http://groups.msn.com/JakesPicturePage/dirtbikes.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=205
This is only about a fraction of a mile in and we're already taking a break. It looks like my brother is taking a leak into the creek, but rest assured, he is not:
http://groups.msn.com/JakesPicturePage/dirtbikes.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=206
We got hung up on a couple of tallish rocks, but this section made us turn around:
http://groups.msn.com/JakesPicturePage/dirtbikes.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=207
It doesn't look like much (probably isn't to any good rider), but it's steeper and more abrupt in real life:). I wanted to keep going, but my brother wasn't having any of it. (At least, that's what I'll tell you guys) The sun was starting to set so I relented and we headed back. Though we covered just a few short tenths of miles;), it was a lot of fun and I intend to revisit The Place soon.
If any of you good riders have suggestions for conquering tough, rocky trails, I'm all ears. Better yet, let's go there and you can show me.:thumb:
The Place is a "trail" that follows a usually-dry creekbed in a rocky canyon and supposedly, people have ridden their dirtbikes in there. I had seen the entrance once when placelast took me there last Christmas. It looked intimidating then, yet also a bit alluring.
So yesterday after work, my brother and I headed up to Gorman to do a little exploratory trail riding. We decided to check out The Place first while we were still fresh. The trail that lead to the creek was fun, if a little rocky, and soon the dirt turned to water. Low-hanging branches and small boulders impeded progress, but we made our way up slowly, oftentimes off our bikes.:confused:
Here's a pic of my brother struggling to find traction on a submerged rock:
http://groups.msn.com/JakesPicturePage/dirtbikes.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=205
This is only about a fraction of a mile in and we're already taking a break. It looks like my brother is taking a leak into the creek, but rest assured, he is not:
http://groups.msn.com/JakesPicturePage/dirtbikes.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=206
We got hung up on a couple of tallish rocks, but this section made us turn around:
http://groups.msn.com/JakesPicturePage/dirtbikes.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=207
It doesn't look like much (probably isn't to any good rider), but it's steeper and more abrupt in real life:). I wanted to keep going, but my brother wasn't having any of it. (At least, that's what I'll tell you guys) The sun was starting to set so I relented and we headed back. Though we covered just a few short tenths of miles;), it was a lot of fun and I intend to revisit The Place soon.
If any of you good riders have suggestions for conquering tough, rocky trails, I'm all ears. Better yet, let's go there and you can show me.:thumb:
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