Thursday Night Rides

We had some crazy weather in Northern VT yesterday afternoon. Tornado warnings, black skies, howling winds, hail etc etc. Perfect weather for our planned Thursday night trail head camp out. It rained super hard for about 15 minutes, at which point, most folks opted to bail.

We persevered. The heaviest weather was far off to the north, and we just had a small but intense cell roll through, dumping over an inch of rain very quickly. But just as soon as it came, it passed, and the sun was out.

We went for a short ride in the lower or "yellow" loops, which drain very well due to the sandy soil.
We had two small groups, the guys, led by yours truly, and the gals led by Mandy. The roots were very slick, which ups the ante when riding some of the more technical sections. Frequent wheel slippage makes things interesting. I thought to myself just how lucky we have been with a dry spring and summer this year. We (or at least I) haven't had to ride in poor conditions this year. No one died, everyone was muddy and only one member of each group crashed.

Once we all regrouped at the bottom, we fired up the grill, and had some dogs and recovery drinks. A good time was had by all.

This little nugget of info came into my inbox this morning. I will say I am not surprised.