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Well folks, we had smiles on our faces when we showed up to the motel and jumped out with T-shirts on at 9:30 in the evening. We started our celebratory drinking and quickly went to sleep (passed out?).
Today we headed to the LBS to get the local knowledge. Armed with a map and a general direction, we headed out on our "All mountain" tour of the area. Since neither Rob and I have been on bikes since mid-December, we wanted to get our legs under us, balance back on the bikes, and take in the views and area a bit before we start to rip the DH this coming weekend.
We cruised up Girl Scout Trail (Green) to hook up with the inner Caldera loop. Before our departure, another rider from SoCal shows up with his Kona during a training break from Vegas. Juan was hauling with a 38lb triple clamp Kona... hats off to him.
First shot is Rob cruising the top of Girl Scout. G-scout is a fun rolling up hill you can mostly do in your middle ring. Lots of G-outs will keep the grins on your face.
2nd shot is Rob and Juan after a G-out with a huck on the left side (you'll see the alternate line with some shade. Its not trivial, and you can get at least 4 ft of air without trying.... Remember, this is a GREEN TRAIL!
3rd shot is the return to the road on the inner loop. THIS TRIAL IS FLOWY!
4th shot is Rob negotiating the ragged lines and expusre of the Skyline trail. Yeah, we're going up this baby. Its a black trail... I see why.
5th shot is Juan on his Kona. We're still on Skyline heading up. Vegas in the background.
Today we headed to the LBS to get the local knowledge. Armed with a map and a general direction, we headed out on our "All mountain" tour of the area. Since neither Rob and I have been on bikes since mid-December, we wanted to get our legs under us, balance back on the bikes, and take in the views and area a bit before we start to rip the DH this coming weekend.
We cruised up Girl Scout Trail (Green) to hook up with the inner Caldera loop. Before our departure, another rider from SoCal shows up with his Kona during a training break from Vegas. Juan was hauling with a 38lb triple clamp Kona... hats off to him.
First shot is Rob cruising the top of Girl Scout. G-scout is a fun rolling up hill you can mostly do in your middle ring. Lots of G-outs will keep the grins on your face.
2nd shot is Rob and Juan after a G-out with a huck on the left side (you'll see the alternate line with some shade. Its not trivial, and you can get at least 4 ft of air without trying.... Remember, this is a GREEN TRAIL!
3rd shot is the return to the road on the inner loop. THIS TRIAL IS FLOWY!
4th shot is Rob negotiating the ragged lines and expusre of the Skyline trail. Yeah, we're going up this baby. Its a black trail... I see why.
5th shot is Juan on his Kona. We're still on Skyline heading up. Vegas in the background.
