2006-09-17 CDA pre ride
The day started off great, Trailrider and Adam showed up at the last minute
so after a coffee we were on our way. Getting into the trail proved more difficult to some. I went up, over and around the gate while others drove through the gate.
See, this time the gate was open and I didn't notice. The trails were on the dusty side and in need of a good rain. There is one part of the trail that has a jump that will sneak up on you. It didn't seem to bother B_Bozz as he jumped the ol KLR several times, one time he actually got air. The purpose of the ride was to mark the trail for the Diabetes Charity ride so that's what I'm doing in some of the pix, I'm not a amateur botanist, I just play one on TV.
At one point we were taking a break and heard a bike approaching, turns out Donair wanted to tag along. His beer injury had healed enough that he could join in on the fun.
After a bit of rough going we heard some trucks coming our way, then we could hear dueling banjos playing on the 8 tracks. Apparently it's all about roosting each other and getting dirty. What a bunch of id..... Wait a second. Never mind.
2 minutes down the trail they were stuck so we took some pix and were on our way.
On the way back we met up again, this time it was at the hill climb. Not sure if any of them made it up but Adam and Trailrider did and continued on. This is where my pictures stop and Trevor's start. Apparently after the hill climb it gets rough, so rough they had to turn back but not after they had already gone through 2-3 bogs.
The rest of us waited patiently trying to hear them but not knowing what their situation was. It took about an hour for them to finally meet us and to head back home.
So, all in all a good ride and I think this trail for the CDA ride will be very easy,
maybe too easy for some but remember, if you come out, it's about raising money for a good cause.
Hope to see you there.
Read Moreso after a coffee we were on our way. Getting into the trail proved more difficult to some. I went up, over and around the gate while others drove through the gate.
See, this time the gate was open and I didn't notice. The trails were on the dusty side and in need of a good rain. There is one part of the trail that has a jump that will sneak up on you. It didn't seem to bother B_Bozz as he jumped the ol KLR several times, one time he actually got air. The purpose of the ride was to mark the trail for the Diabetes Charity ride so that's what I'm doing in some of the pix, I'm not a amateur botanist, I just play one on TV.
At one point we were taking a break and heard a bike approaching, turns out Donair wanted to tag along. His beer injury had healed enough that he could join in on the fun.
After a bit of rough going we heard some trucks coming our way, then we could hear dueling banjos playing on the 8 tracks. Apparently it's all about roosting each other and getting dirty. What a bunch of id..... Wait a second. Never mind.
2 minutes down the trail they were stuck so we took some pix and were on our way.
On the way back we met up again, this time it was at the hill climb. Not sure if any of them made it up but Adam and Trailrider did and continued on. This is where my pictures stop and Trevor's start. Apparently after the hill climb it gets rough, so rough they had to turn back but not after they had already gone through 2-3 bogs.
The rest of us waited patiently trying to hear them but not knowing what their situation was. It took about an hour for them to finally meet us and to head back home.
So, all in all a good ride and I think this trail for the CDA ride will be very easy,
maybe too easy for some but remember, if you come out, it's about raising money for a good cause.
Hope to see you there.
