'Anderson, Has anyone ever told you you're one annoying son of a bitch?' 'Well, uh.... YEAH!'

West Asheville->Downtown->GPI trails->Old Toll->Sunset->(up)Patton Mtn->Town Mtn->BRP to Rattlesnake Lodge out and back->(down)Webb Cove->?->(up)Bartram's Walk->Town Mtn->(down)Patton Mtn->Old Toll->Town Mtn->Downtown->Burger Bar->West Asheville.

 

 

KIDsuma!

This Summer I've been 'working' at Camp Grier as the Director of the Mountain-Bike Program. With the help of Zach Miller I've been spending my weekdays teaching the next generation of riders!!!

 WOOOOO KITSUMA!!!!!

 Yes, we made them each carry 40 pounds of gear.

 Rishi and the Giant Mushroom:

 Zach and I got these bad-ass kids to race FIVE xc-eliminator heats today. They will sleep well tonight.

 Campers Will, AJ, Rishi, Damien, William, and John. (plus Zach!)

Tuesday we took them out and back on Jarret Creek Road. We ended up hunting raspberries the entire time:

 

 Plus we took them exploring on new trails at Camp Grier! ADVENTURE TIME!

Tuesday quote of the day: 'Well Kid, Did you know we are actually IN a rain forest right now? Yeah. That's why it's raining.'

Kounty-Line->Bear

The Farm

I got back from Snowshoe, WV on Sunday night/ Monday morning and then on Wednesday Erinna, Zoe, and I packed up and headed out to The Farm in Summertown, TN for the Ragweed Celebration!

500th post! WUVM-BVA! (and a Soviet era space junk!)

Jarret, Jay F., and I went to Snowshoe West Virginia last weekend to provide timing for the Snowshoe Enduro. Over the course of the weekend we got a few rides and one hike in. On Friday we went checked out stage 1, 2, and ummm.... 6 and 7? then went on a (public-safety assisted) hike to check timing-gear after the first torrential rain. Then, on Saturday after the job was done for the day, we were all headed to the after-party when Jay and I saw the lifts were still open... we sprang into action and got in two runs of DreamWeaver. Then AFTER the after-party we hit EZ-O, climbed back up, hit M-N-O, then got a shuttle back up (thanks sleepy Jarret!).

On the way home we saw something I will never forget.

A Soviet era rocket re-entering the atmosphere in the form of a HUGE fireball that streaked across the sky as we were South of Johnson City, TN. Ask me about it sometime.