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| web photo of mountain bike trail |
Uhhh I'm not too sure. Even though, we had just watched the movie "ET" again over the holidays and cheered the boys who took flight with their bikes, this looks entirely too real for me. I cannot picture myself enjoying such a thing. But with reassurance that there were cross county paths which officialy state that your wheels will mostly stay on the ground and a desire for adventure, exercise, the woods and a good companion to share time with off we went.
The daring bike riders that we encountered couldn't have been nicer. Helpful with path directions, always saying hi. They love what they are doing so much that it seems to be their pleasure to share the joy. Even when they saw a grandma aged rider like me they had encouraging things to say. I moved aside for a biker to pass me on this bike bridge.
I felt I had to explain and give myself some cover for going so slow. "This freaks me out - it's all pyschological I know..." He said "At least you are trying". If I could have taken my hands off the handlebars I would have patted myself on the back - Yes, I'm trying! Hurray for me. One has to grasp at every straw when your hands are glued to your handlebars in fear of life and limb. I have no problem balancing on a trail as flat as this but raise it a few inches off the ground and I feel I'm going to tip over....
I couldn't have done it without the encouragement from Erika.
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| Erika patiently waiting for me |
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| she has time to take pictures while waiting |
By the time we had done the 'Boot Camp' a 2nd time, I was getting my confidence and started to enjoy (going oh so slowly) the berms and gentle bumps of this trail marked "Easy".
Some Web photos of the trail
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| Pick your route-I take the path of least resistance |
1 comment:
That looks so fun! You were brave. I would love to go on such a ride as long as there was not a log of uphill. I am am wimp when it comes to uphill work.
This was a great post!
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