A Little Better Day

This morning I met JB at Oak Mountain and we did a modified version of the trail, starting with Mr. Toad's Wild Ride, the Johnson's Mountain. Then up the Peavine Falls road to the fire road which leads to the top of the BUMP trail (where Blood Rock is located), down the BUMP trail, back onto the road and finishing up with Mr. Toad's back to the parking lot.

It was a good morning to ride...the weather was overcast, but it wasn't threatening to rain, just cloudy. Temps were moderate, and there wasn't any wind at all. It was almost perfect.

It was a better ride for me today than last week. I felt a little strained on Peavine Falls Road. I still need to work on dialing in my position on the MTB, and better fitness will help as well. I've got to excercise more than once a week if I want to get any stronger.

On The Trail

Saturday I went to Oak Mountain State Park to ride my mountain bike. It's been quite a while since I've done any off-road riding. It was also my first time on a bike since Hunstville two weeks earlier.

My friend John and I went together. We ran short on time and had to skip Johnson's Mountain, but otherwise, we had a good time. It was a tough ride, but if I can motivate myself better, I'll start riding faster.

But it was a beautiful fall day in Alabama and even if I'd crawled the trail, it would have been a pleasure to be outside on such a pretty day.