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Event Coordinator(s): Rhonda S
Participants: Rhonda S, Heather MacDonald, Carl McCowan, Graeme The group met at the Westhills Canadian Tire parking lot. We were joined by a long time friend Mike and two others, Barb and Linda from the Elbow valley Cycle Club. The ride began at Station Flats West of Bragg Creek and followed counter clockwise along the trail loop. Weather cooperated very well as its was one of the warmest days of the summer. Rhonda received her calling as a most impressive downhill rider. Way Cooll!! The ride followed an unscheduled midnight ride to Moose Mountain by Mike and Graeme. Rhonda and Graeme discussed that night rides may be incorporated into the event schedule. -- Graeme This was definitely one of the most well-attended events that I've been too. We had a great group of people and I think that both seasoned and less-experienced riders were able to have a good time on this trail. The downhill on this trail is definitely worth the heat and relatively steep climbing we endured on this ride. Right from the beginning of the trail, we kept going up and up, some of us much faster and with less effort than others. However, the faster riders were both patient and supportive and on behalf of us slower folk, we just like to thank you. An interesting aspect of this ride is definitely the cows. Yes, there are cows on this trail and many of them! They just stood there on the side of the trail relatively undisturbed by the mountain bikers wizzing by. Very cool! The downhill on this trail is gggreat; very fast and somewhat technical. Most of it is single track and is protected by trees to give riders a break from the summer heat. Unfortunately, some of us got carried away and went home with a few minor injuries. There were a few points on the downhill where we had to get off our bikes and walk because of the difficulty of the terrain (water, logs, etc.), but for the most part, we were able to hold on and let er rip. If you're new to the sport, it's probably advisable to work your way up to a trail like Tom Snow. As I already mentioned, there quite a bit of climbing and the downhill is fast. After our ride, most of us we went to one of the golf courses in Bragg Creek for some food and beer (and to clean out the wounds!). The food was good and we had a few more laughs as we recounted our adventure that day. --Heather |
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