Our local (Madison wi) lovable trail is the Quarry. About 2-4 blocks of woods in an urban area with
an estimated 7 miles of super fun technical trail. It's within riding distance of my house so I ride
there *all* the time. Without realizing it, I've been riding there exclusively for the last 6 months
so Sunday I figured it was time to experience other trails again.
I called Bob because he's always ready to ride on a moments notice. We head out to the Camrock
trails to see the new sections that they've been working on for the last few months. Neither of us
had been out there more than once and didn't think to get directions so we wandered around this
quaint little town that was having a pottery fest until we found a road that looked familiar.
Once we got to the trail we were most surprised to see absolutely no one else there. The weather was
perfect but alas no one seemed to notice. Their loss.
Now Bob is great company and an amazing rider, I swear he can climb and descend what can only be
described as rock walls, but speed really isn't his thing. We're talking about a mosey. I knew this
starting off so I mentally prepared to not hammer and just hang out. I had to keep reminding myself
to slow down and admire the greenery but still managed to gain a few hundred meters every few
minutes. Normally that wouldn't be a problem but prolonged waiting screams buffet to the swarms of
mosquitoes.
We had purchased a disposable underwater camera for a previous adventure and had a few shots left so
we took some poses (I'll post them when I get them developed, where is a good place to upload
them?). There is a pretty spooky double drop on the new section that I wouldn't even think about
doing last year but felt a little more confident on that day. The first drop is still out of my
league but I took a go at the second and got both attempts on film. Bob doesn't really do drops, his
specialty is the no dab ride which he skillfully demonstrated in numerous spots.
On one of the loops we found a friendly little mouse that didn't run away! We played with the little
fella until the mosquitoes zeroed in and then moseyed back to the truck.
So the weather was great, the new trail fun, the company friendly and the pace slow. Made for a very
relaxing day.