Dog Gone Good Ride

Tuesday night had been hot and muggy so we decided it was time to go to Nancy Greene Lake on Thursday to ride, swim, barbeque some sausages and swill a few cold ones . The trail that we rode is called Vertically Descending Nancy(politically correct name). The only problems that we encountered was rain, cold, thunder, lightening, slippery logs and roots, and a Dog Gone wandering dog named Murray. These obstacles did not put us off the ride. We got drenched riding up the road to the trail head that still did not stop us. The first drop in contained a super slide of a log but still no stopping the Holy Wow Gang. The smell of smoke from a fire hung in the air and the sounds of a helicopter scanning the forest for smoldering lightening strikes did not deter us as we had committed to ride so let's get on with it. Then Murray the dog decided to go for a walk into the forest and not come back even when called. This nearly stopped us, along with the thought of 15 Canadians laying in a freezer (inside info required). Well we finally found the dog and the Canadians ended up OK because they were huddled together sharing body heat and using a cardboard box to insulate the outside members. The ride was great and we all said that it needed to be ridden again when it was not as slippery. Al Santano schooled us on the drops. We opted out of the swim(too cold) and went to the comfort of Norm's deck for the barbeque (helped with the rescue of the Canadians). Thanks Norm. Don't know if Murray the dog will be riding again. Only time will tell.