J-Vicious and I went to ride Colt's Neck last night for a quick loop after work. There were a ton of people in the lot getting ready for their rides. While I didn't know everyone there, I definitely recognized most everyone. There is getting to be quite the regular crowd at Colt's Neck these days.
On the trail we ran into a bunch of guys that we have seen before; Marcus, Gonzalo, and Josh. We started sharing trail stories while resting in the clearing on Carpers Farm Way half way through the loop. The five of us decided to do the full loop instead of turning back. The eastern half of this loop needs a good four or five days after a soaking rain to dry up...and even then there are several mud holes. Well the trail was in pretty good shape on this day.
We bobbed and weave through Mirkwood Forest, raced on the gravel road that leads to Browns Mill Road, and practiced a few stunts when we encountered them. One of the highlights was when J-Vicious decided he would cross a small section of the stream with a steep embankment. I smelled trouble so I whipped out the Canon SD300 to record some video...have a look.
Click the image below to view a streaming video or download it to your computer. It's only 27 seconds and about 3 megabytes in windows media (.wmv) format.
After a ride like that J needed a beer. Luckily he had planned ahead and picked up some Shiner Hefeweizen at Whole Foods before the ride. We all grabbed one from the cooler, but of course he had forgotten a bottle opener. Ahhh... but not to worry J's Vicious Cycles frame has a bottle opener welded onto the frame. We knew he came in handy for some reason!
