Thursday nights have been THE night for good riding this spring. While it always seemed to pour on Tuesday, Thursday has provided us with some very fine weather for rolling the fat tires. The double downhill was on Thursday and it was the best one in a long time. This past post Men's Night (Wednesday is men's night at the golf course) presented some of the warmest weather so far this year and prompted 11 riders to show up for the evenings festivities.
The carnival started with a climb up Malde Creek road. Now Malde is not a fun climb at the best of times, but when it is hot out (complaining already) it can be a real beast, especially when the road is already dusty and the car droppers are in abundance. Ahh stop the whining and pedal, and so the Holy Wow Gang paid the gravity gods as usual.
Life does have a way of rewarding after suffering. I think it is all about contrast. You don't realize how good you have it until you don't have it any more. When that head cold is gone you feel great. When that knee stops hurting (usually happen when you stop thinking about it) you are ecstatic. When the climb ends, any single track seems perfect. Well Tamarac Trail seemed perfect and not just because of the climb. It was better than the last time and perhaps the BEST it has ever been. Dry and tacky. It brought out the best in us. There was hooting and hollering and some tight formation riding around banked switch backs that presented themselves in a way that lured you into speed. HOLY WOW!!!
The plan was to link Tamarac to Dukabor Draw. Dukabor has been closed for a while due to some logging. We heard it was open again. It was indeed, so down we went. Top part was just as usual with a little more mud and water than in the past, but mud and water seem to be the norm this year (where is Norm these days? Think he has been nursing a sore knee and also a very sick daughter Aimee. Our thoughts and prayers are with you buddy. Say hi to Aimee for us, hope she has a speedy recovery) Bottom part is a little bare but the track is still there. Didn't lose much, just the shade canopy that used to cover the road portion. Oh well, just be thankful that the land owner still let's us ride on the property.(it is private land you know)
Along the road to King George Park and the shuttle vehicles. On the way Crash and Stewy had a sudden impact while attempting to jump a puddle. Crash came away with road rash and Stew managed to avoid the ground. Poor Crash.
Refreshments at the shop were as good as usual and Thurday was another GREAT DAY.
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