weekend up north

ah! finally back on the bike again. it had been 24 days since i last straddled my big cheater bike and boy did it feel good! it was an absolutely perfect day up in harbor springs. mid-70s, low humidity and not a cloud in the sky! now that's my kind of ridin' weather, not the 100 degree bake-fests we've had in the past few weeks. (and no, i'm not referring to tom in amsterdam!) we took the lift up to the top of the mountain and followed the xc trails. i'm not a big freeride fan so i really didn't want to hurt myself on the stunts. unfortunately, elizabeth was a bit more adventurous. she followed chris and mike into the freeride park. she came out w/ an arm she can barely move. i've yet to hear back from her so i don't know if it's broken or not.

the trails are poorly marked. we got lost on our first loop and spent about 2.5 hrs before we came back down. 8.5 miles. yikes! so we went back up and did it again. this time it had a lot more flow since we sort of knew where we were going. the trail had some fun sections but definitely not worth the drive or the $15 lift ticket. it was fun to just be back on the bike nonetheless.

so after 19 miles, it was party time back at the condo! all i can say is that i drank for nearly 12 hrs. and almost drank a fifth of liquor which consisted of copious amounts of jager, grey goose and even a large shot or two of tequila. some stupidity ensued, of course and i felt like shit on sunday. so, no riding for me. just a LONG drive home. i'm just starting to feel somewhat normal today.

i'd like to get on the bike again this week. maybe maybury tomorrow and pontiac over the weekend. i miss riding.