went on an adventure...

rest stop at mohican...
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on friday. randy was in town, so we hit mohican (the twenty-four mile loop), and vulture's knob in one day. good stuff.

first mohican. if you have not made the drive to loudonville...make it. it is worth every drop of fuel to get there. the twenty-fourer is amazing. but if you don't like going up hills or going down, then don't go. however, the effort to go up, is well worth the decent.

we picked a great day to go. the weather was perfect. just a little over cast, and not too hot. we both climbed really well. the course was dry, and fast. there's not a lot of pics, because we just rode. words are failing me here, because it was such a good time.

the knob was a good time too, but we could feel the fatigue from mohican, and then sitting in the car for about forty minutes.

i remember one of my very first times at the knob; at least ten years ago. the course was pretty difficult, you either rode what they had or you didn't. now they give you choices? novice one way. sport/expert the other. getting soft on me.

despite the fatigue, i remained focused. i made climbs that either were hit or miss, or climbs that i never made before. there's a switchback climb after the 'launch bridge' that i finally made. always had a hard time with that one. made the climb after the one bridge, but before the 'rocky descent' section. that one is always difficult. you cross the bridge along side the hill, and then one eighty straight up. seemed a little more rocky then i remember, but i jammed up on the right side of the hill where there were less rocks. after the furnace, zipped down the hill, and a pricker bush was hanging over the trail, and caught my nose. so i've got a nice scrap right on the tip.

only a few days later, and i want to do it again. anyone up for a saturday adventure?

amitabha...