Eric’s Ride Log

Dennis D. and I have worked together since October 2000. Today we went riding for the first time. Over the last couple of years Dennis has lost a huge amount of weight by simply changing his diet a bit and exercising regularly. It was running that got his cardio back to where it was in his Army days (or even better) but it seems that he’s found his true exercise calling in mountainbiking. It was a smile-filled day. Wet after yesterday’s rain which was perfect because it kept me in check on the downhills…. it was, afterall, only my second ride on the Smoke. We knocked out a pretty long route at Bent Creek despite the wet conditions, my new rig, and the fact that Dennis has only been riding for a few months: Starting at Hardtimes->Gravel up to Ingles Field Connector->Ingles Field->N.Boundary->Green’s Lick->Sidehill->Hickory Top->Ingels Field->gravel->down to Hardtimes Connector->Homestead->Deerfield->Pinetree->Campground connector.
Thanks for coming out Dennis!

 Big D.(not so big anymore) at Five Points:

and climbing Sidehill. This man wouldn’t give up while climbing today. Great job Dennis!!!

one more shot…. me with the new bike at the top of Green Slick (full write-up on the bike coming soon):