Keeping the theme of yesterday, we banged out another big one today in the form of McDougall.
As usual with McDougall, not a lot of shots, but a lot of riding. A rare wet one out there, with just enough sun to make it memorable.
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Powers Creek Trail Day
It’s maintenance time again, courtesy of the MTBco and Outbound Cycle….and of course yours truly.
Awww… baby’s first trail day. There’s all my girls.
We thought be doing a trail day in the fall that we’d have great conditions to buff out the trail.
Well, maybe it’s a bit too dry. We did manage a few good things, but mostly we made piles of sand and clouds of dust.
Some much needed carpentry got done on the failing teeters at the swamp.
Some lucky gack winners. You should always stay to the end. No mail in prizes here.
Oh, and some new work got opened near the bottom. Justin’s creation finally is finished, and it’s a good’un. Schnepf styled it out for the camera (note that he did NOT dig today. He’s sort of A.D.D., we’ll let it go this time).
Fel Ci Efo Dau Gynffon – Day 6
First things first….
Hapy Birthday, Mom!
OK, that’s outta the way. Yesterday was a huge day. No doubt about it. The topper had to be stopping for dinner at the Burner Bar. You haven’t lived until you’ve been to the Burner. Just be careful if you order the Burner Burger, They really mean it, “hon.”
As a consequence, we took it easier today and shuttled up to McDougall Rim. I didn’t realize just how tired the crew was until we got a few clicks in. Good thing there’s plenty of nice lookouts.
A bit hazy out compared to yesterday. This turned out to be smog from Los Angeles. Really.
If it’s this bad 1500km away, imagine living there. No thanks.
Well, we didn’t have to worry about that to much. There was singletrack to ride.
Not a lot of climbing when you shuttle in, so Graham and Richard were all about cleaning the tech parts.
Yeah, what stitches? Those things oughta be almost ready to come out now.
I don’t have a ton of pics from today, so you’ll have to put up with several of the same one.
My plan was to shred the upper sections quickly, and then do some bonus sections around Rose Valley Reservoir.
However, large vistas intervened. So much for a fast run.
At least we got some trail maintenance done. I love my chainsaw….
Uh oh…time for another break.
OK, back to riding. Big smiles from the girls.
Mandy seemed to really enjoy this one. I’m beginning to suspect there’s a freerider hiding under that lycra…
We didn’t really have the time or the motivation for extensive bonus rounds, so I’ll have to leave that for another time. Instead we did some suburban riding and exploration and ended up back at Bear Creek Park.
Here, see check it out on this handy map.