Jen and loaded up the VW which left little room for Islay by the time we had all of the biking and camping gear. I am not sure how the pioneers managed to travel across the entire country in a covered wagon and we have a full SUV for two nights of camping. It must be all of the beer we needed to bring along.
After arriving and setting up camp, including the CT3 EZ up we jumped on our bikes for a short ride before dinner. Jen has never ridden the SM 100 and what better way to introduce her to the course than the first big climb up Lynn followed by the downhill on Wolf. Lynn is typically a conga line during the race as riders hop off their bikes and push them up the nearly two mile climb. I really thought I might be able to clear the entire section and was doing well until about the last 1/2 mile where I decided I was out here to have fun and not experience a cardiac arrest. I think the climb may have given Jen some different ideas about ever doing the SM 100 but that training is for some other year.
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| Our camp |
The climb was well worth it. Chris Scott and his crew have done some great work to improve the downhill on Wolf and we enjoyed the ride back down to the forest service road. Back to camp for pasta and potluck dinner with Islay and a chance to see some friends from the mountain biking community.
The next day we rode with our friends Brad and Simona who are competing in several 100 mile mountain bike races this summer. We rode the first section of the course including a super fun down hill section. The riding this weekend made me remember how much I love mountain biking and my technical skills are not that bad considering my time away from the trails.
Islay enjoyed meeting new people at dinner and made several new friends. She also did a good job of navigating the skinnies, she may have a bit of circus dog in her.
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| Islay taking a break after navigating the skinny course. |
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