Last day, and summer has once again given up the ghost.  We had a good run…

Yeah, we’re off to Kobau again today.   At least it’s only high overcast, so we can still benefit from a bit of a view.  Also, the wood was mostly dry ( a few retardedly slick sections, but overall not too bad), so we could hit up a few choice lines.

A few locals came with us today too, like Jason, Sheila, Andrew, and French Johnny.  Here’s Jason on one of the big log rides.  Ewan blew a few fuses on this one.  Not only was it big, but it was still wet enough to be very exciting.

The foresty part only lasts a little while, and then we’re out in the sage for the rest of the descent.

Conditions were, as usual on Cawston Ck., prime.  Only a little bit of dust, and very fast and very grippy.

Then Andrew got a little too excited.  Don’t worry, it’s only a flesh wound.  Actually, it was not a big deal.  We covered it up with some bandages, but it’s really only a scratch.  Nice and clean, cause it was his top cap.

Proof for the boys that we really are in a desert.

Little tiny riders.

More little tiny riders.  I like how the sage messes with digital cameras.  They seem to struggle with the detail, giving you this cool texture in the pics.

Yay Chevy!  Our shuttle driver in training.

Round two and … DOH!  OK, there goes the perfect season.  We’ve gone all year without going to the hospital (well, I did, but it was on a day off so I don’t count it), and then Steve wrecked it.

Bummer.  It’s not even that big, but it went deep.  He caught a random stick on a flat part of the trail at the very beginning, and it wedged one end into the ground and the other end into his shin.  The worst luck.

Oh well, we were close enough to the top that we were able to send him back with Barb and bundle him off to the hospital.  See?  There’s Steve…way down there.

We miss you Steve.

Not really.  TKO keeps you damn busy.  Not much time to think about other people.  You’re busy enough dodging gnarly boulders and such.

Jason on one of the steepest lines in the whole valley. Nice riding.  That part is tricky.

Dude…

Wanna see a gross close up of the wound?

Click here…

Well, that was another really fun trip.  Hope to see these kids again.