Couldn't even slow down for a picture of the view, had a time limit on the ride. Went gravel up and back on 477. From the stables, 13 miles roundtrip, 1400 ft of climb in 6.5 miles. Not so much as I thought, but the steepest part is at the end. Very clear and still cool.

Spring Camping

 

Had a great time out in the woods for the night with Theo and Abe. We hit our favorite "overlook" off of Cemetery Loop.



We found a geocache right where this picture was taken and we weren't even looking for it. Now we want to find more geocaches in Pisgah.

Here's a bit of peacefulness on the mountain for you.


Looking Glass Rock, Easter Eve, Pisgah Forest NC from Zeb Ridn29s on Vimeo.



There are two large waterfalls across the valley that I would like to see up close.

The second photo is actually a better one I took in the winter and enlarged.



I did get a ride in the late afternoon, so it was a perfect day. Time with the boy and time on the bike....

breakage

Well, I suppose the PMBAR training is going well. How do I know? Things are breaking on my bike, and that means I'm riding hard enough to push the equipment so I must be pushing myself. Today's ride started at the Horse Stables, up Clawhammer in record time for me (42 min.) and then off down Buckhorn. I was riding with Patrick (Asheville YetiRider) and Eric (NC_dirtsurfer) and we had a good pace going all the way over the S. Mills bridge. Then, about a 1/2 mile up Squirrel I lost a crank arm. The threaded end cap was gone and it just wouldn't stay on under load. At first I dismounted and tried to run after Patrick and Eric to let them know I had a mechanical, then when I realized I wasn't going to catch them I stopped to fix it. The fix lasted about 100 ft, it broke again... and I had not picked up the end cap where it fell off. In the middle of all this I encounter the one and only Eric Wever who noted my demise in his blog along with Dennis D. I finally got to Patrick and Eric, we returned to my original break and amazingly I found the end cap. Another fix, and then off. I got about 1/2 mile from Horse Cove Gap and it broke again. This time I noted that the threads of the end cap were stripped pretty bad so I figured my best best to start riding towards the car (now some 10 miles away...). I managed to make it all the way back down Squirrel, back up Buckhorn, and down Clawhammer without further issues.

trail work

I finally had a chance to get out and do some work with the PAS folks today. Met quite a few people who were just funky names in the forums before..... FeloniousDunk, D.F.L, epicrides, CarlosG... to name a few. The work party headed to Squirrel and Cantrell Creek earleir than I could make it so I ended up having to hike up, around, and down little FunnelTop. About 6 miles into the work party but some real great views along the way.