Revenge of the Sith – Day 1

Usually, I refer to this trip as “Return of the Jedi Council,” but as circumstancs warranted I had to change the title. There’s a little foreshadowing if you ever had it.

The setup is thus: a recurring group of London types keeps returning, and they seem to have some skills. Or put another way, cockey Cockneys.

I can’t think of why they keep wanting to come back…

Unless it’s to pollute our water supply.

The traditional late night arrival turned into an early swim and a full day on Seymour. I was feeling the effects of shuttling a drunken wedding party off the mountain until 3am (congratulations to Mr and Mrs Costigan). Nothing like hanging out with your drunken friends while stone cold sober to put you off drinking for a bit.

The trails were prime first thing.

Nothing like getting right into it on the first day.

Seymour is old hat to the Council now.

Except for Craig. He’s te newest member of the crew (Tony, Stophe, Paul, Panama, and Pierre are the veterans).

Craig’s only been riding for a year, and he’s all over the sport.

I can’t even remember where these shots are from. Sure looks nice……

OK, back on track. Panama hangs loose.

Some backlit zipper totter action…

More Salvation lines.

As you can see, it’s a black and white kind of day. With no Germans on the schedule for over a month, it loooks like it’s gonna be blue skies and warm temps from here on out.

Which always makes the log rides easier.

Doesn’t it?

Return of the Jedi Council — Part IX

As they say, all good things must come to an end, and so it is with the Brits tor of 2005. Just as weel, as the white man carnage was getting a bit out of control.

Cracked ribs, bad sprains and possible fracture of the ankles, and a good laceration on the shin.

Jedi

Fractured toe.

Stouph

Fractured metacarpal (hand bon)

Stu

Various bleeding shins.

(everybody, but this is Barb)

Good times…good times. With just enough left in ’em for a lap of Seymour.

Panama

Funny how hard CBC can feel when you’re that beat down.

Mark

It’s still a great ride though, and tough to pass up when you only get here once a year.

Barb

Panama(?)

Jedi

Jedi

The new Corkscrew trail is finally open, and although only a couple of the boys were feeling like riding that far today, the ones that did made the most of it. Synchro has really made a gorgeous addition to Seymour with this one, and the log gap is an instant classic.

Stouph

Two weeks just isn’t enough time for you guys, let alone 9 days. I can hardly wait ’till you come back. It had better be sooner than the next time I see Chaz on a pink bike…..