The most 'not dangerous' ride ever
I just got in from a great ride with a crew of folks. Dennis K, Jeremy A, Valorie N, Jonathon L, Steven J, David G, Jody F, and I met up at the Kitsuma trailhead at around 8AM and rode Heartbreak Ridge via Montreat. I took the video camera along so I'll try to get some footage up here soon. For now, a few photos...
You can always tell when I'm getting my ass handed to me on a ride: when I don't have a chance to pull out the camera. Here's the first shot of the day, at the 2/3 of the way up the climb overlook:
Puffy flowers and Pinacle at the overlook:
Hey guys! Wait up! Old Toll Road.... Long. Not Impossible. Relentless. (to quote an Old Toll virgin today)
More flowers.... The woods were beautiful today. At the top Valorie mentioned how at was still winter up there. There were no leaves, no flowers, a cold wind..... but as we descended it got warmer, and greener, and the flowers were everywhere! Mid-Spring in the mountains:
Thanks for the photo Jeremy! Yours truely, on Heartbreak Ridge.
Here's a shot of Tomato (w/ David G behind) rockin' at the bottom of Heartbreak Ridge:
Look! It's a flying Goat!
And finally, the ride profile courtesy of David G:
26.5 miles, 4600' of climbing
You can always tell when I'm getting my ass handed to me on a ride: when I don't have a chance to pull out the camera. Here's the first shot of the day, at the 2/3 of the way up the climb overlook:
Puffy flowers and Pinacle at the overlook:
Hey guys! Wait up! Old Toll Road.... Long. Not Impossible. Relentless. (to quote an Old Toll virgin today)
More flowers.... The woods were beautiful today. At the top Valorie mentioned how at was still winter up there. There were no leaves, no flowers, a cold wind..... but as we descended it got warmer, and greener, and the flowers were everywhere! Mid-Spring in the mountains:
Thanks for the photo Jeremy! Yours truely, on Heartbreak Ridge.
Here's a shot of Tomato (w/ David G behind) rockin' at the bottom of Heartbreak Ridge:
Look! It's a flying Goat!
And finally, the ride profile courtesy of David G:
26.5 miles, 4600' of climbing
