Purchased a map last night of Pisgah National Forest. (Scary drum beat.. NOW.) Sycamore Cycles stocks an illustrated map that has Topo, creeks, trails, and pretty well labeled at that. With map in hand, and a new chamios on my butt I headed back out to the fish hatchery. Mounted up Kate & grinded up the gravel to the top. Passed the loop I was originally going to take & kept going down the road till it dead ended. Hit the trail that looked like continued from the road. Seemed to turn into flowers & lovely green grass. I could see the path under it all but it felt wrong to roll over the last flowers of the year.
Rode back where I had come from. Hit Caney Bottom again. The correct way. The way that the markings pointed. The end of it I was a bit shaken. The trail was fast & stuttered, but more than that my legs couldn't support me as well as I wanted after the gravel grinder back and forth. Thought about a second go around but it was getting dark. Arrived back at the parking lot & my partner in crimes vehicle was parked. Had he gone looking for me? Did I miss him by minutes? That sucked. It would of been nice to share the glorious day with someone.
I have been making little maps of the big map I had purchased. Jersey pocket friendly maps. I hope to make them water/tear proof too, once I find some plastic to heat up. Looks like I'll be riding in the mountains 2-3 a week this winter. Hopefully hitting up the weight room on the other 2 days during the week.. Who knows what the weekends will bring.
This weekend - Hobby Park. Next weekend - running?? Weekend after - pitt crew. Weekend after - Savannah?
