High Adventure

High Adventure was great! I had loads of fun and I think the young men and other leaders did too. I'll post some pictures later, but for now, here are the maps of our trails. My gps did something wierd, so I had to use other profiles for the maps. Here they are.

Day 1: Cassidy-Lossee


This was a horrible trail, kind of. The uphill and flat parts were great. The views from the peak were incredible. Going down was not so fun. It was in a dry wash. The terrain was slippery and full of gravel. I had only gotten three hours of sleep the night before and was so tired. I fell several times more than anyone else and was the slowest downhiller, which is not normal (my weight gives me some pretty good speed downhill). On one fall I landed on my handlebars with all my weight and some momentum. I'm still not sure how it happened, but if my handlebar had been a spear it would have gone right through me. I think I have two bruised ribs. Alison wants me to go to the doctor tomorrow to make sure that they are not cracked or broken.

Day 2: Thunder Mountain


This trail was awesome. We climbed up a long paved pathway that was designed for cycling. We then went through some beautiful terrain at a slight incline. We rolled up and down through ravines. It was great. We stopped for lunch at the top and then headed down. The highlights were the fin, and the last downhill push. I'll have to post some pictures soon. I was so relieved after doing this one because after the first ride, I had no confidence in my ability as a mountain biker. But, it really was the three hours of sleep I had gotten. This trail was great and I had no crashes. We did have a father and son duo that crashed on this one though.

Day 3: Bunker Creek


This was a very cool downhill trail. We started at the top of Brian Head at an elevation of a little more than 11,000. We descended to around 8,000. We actually tool a wrong path. It's not marked on here since my gps data got messed up. I really enjoyed this intermediate-technical. There were a few advanced places that were especially fun. I was able to stay at or near the front for the majority of the ride because it was downhill, where I feel I shine (not because it is less aerobic work, but because I have the weight to go faster and the confidence to not slow down too much). I believe my max speed was around 27 mph.