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We have been home for two weeks now. Our yard is a jungle, our rainwater tanks are full, and our dog, Zeus, remembers who we are. All is well! Trip numbers include: 49 days gone (seven weeks) 28 different campsites 23 bike rides 2500 miles driven (rough estimate) 0 number of times we said “I wish we had stayed home.”

This is really great advice for folks just getting into more technical riding. It took me a few solid years of riding 3-4 times per week at BC before I was able to conquer most of the features. My approach during the developmental phase was to go out with the primary objective of having fun and staying fit. Secondarily, I would focus on one or two features per ride that I thought I should be capable of tackling. Initially when I couldn't clear something the first try, I was trying 3-4 times and just getting frustrated. Eventually I adopted the approach of never trying a particular feature more than two times per ride. As my confidence grew and I started clearing more and more features each ride, I adopted the approach of never trying a particular feature more than once per ride, and if I failed, I would focus my next ride on making sure I attacked those same features that tripped me up the last ride. Speaking of BC features, there is one that I love that gets little attention or discussion on this thread. It is the alternate drop when coming E-W on Picnic at the point where you would otherwise turn left towards PicnicX. It's a steep, rockface that requires some finesse braking and cornering, without which you'd be slamming into the adjacent rockface. You also need to maintain enough momentum to get you up the incline at the other end of the horseshoe. Not sure if it has a name, but it's a great feature.

The feature on picnic you are discussing is Ravine Drop. I still haven't done that one. It scares the crap out of me. I've seen it done, but man that thing is intimidating to look at. Even if I roll down, I got to refocus to make the hard left and then carry momentum to get out. That's a lot of things that have to go right 🙂

Good Times

At the Taos end of the South Boundary Trail last Monday.

Some bike builds going on in the dirty south. I'd expect a bit of rain😁 Finished the wife's 2018 Meta AM 27.5. Picked up the frame as a leftover and swapped the parts off the delirium I built earlier this spring. She's surprisingly stoked about this one. Can't wait for some cooler weather and a trip to spider.

How I see Brushy on a Saturday, 1:20 is probably Cru or Basket: https://www.facebook.com/Discovery/videos/2472218702922122