Eric's Ride Log

photo by Mike Rischitelli 

DuPont Night Ride 

Corn Mill Shoals->2nd Cedar Rock->Powerlines->Cedar Rock->Big Rock->Burnt Mountain->Longside->Twixt->Quarry Rd->Wilkie->Cascade Lake Road

with Wode,

Mike R.,

and Jonathan

Another fun and fast ride last night. Wode and I drove out to DuPont and met Mike R. and Jonathan at 5:15. We were on the bikes by 5:30 and the pace was fast from the first pedal stroke. I don't really know my way around DuPont so I was content with following a leader all evening. Jonathan led the uphills, Mike led the downhills, Wode and I held up the middle ground. Not much to say about the ride except we got to the top of Big Rock trail just in time for a beautiful sunset, I sure was glad to have sent Mike out as the 'Scout' on the downhills... he made some impressive moves that I was lucky enough to witness first hand, I followed a tumbling rock that Mike stirred-up and nearly crashed into a big drop since my eyes were following the rock and not the trail, Jonathan was climbing like a madman and encouraging me to do the same, Wode took a digger, the sky was filled with stars and the milky way was easy to spot, the weather was unseasonably warm,.... and we had a blast. 2 hours total, milage and elevation unknown.