Took a little break on the way up to ensure the early morning bike strapping was working out. Everything looked to be in place so off we went.
We arrived a bit late to the trail head so we quickly got our kits on and unpacked the bikes. I was able to snag this photo of the bus at the trail head before hitting the trail. It was cool to look around and see such a large group of mountain bikers. There were 20 of us once it was all said and done with 4
members of DP Racing representing. I think it was a pretty good turnout for a chilly morning in November.
The Southern Traverse starts with a nice, mild climb up a fire road for around 3 miles. Jeff and Joe quickly made their way to the front of the pack and left the rest of us far behind.
Once we got to the top, it was nice to look around and see that most of the DP team hitting the top first.
The first real climb started when we left the fire road. As it turned out, this really separate the pack. After this several mile climb, the flowy singletrack started. It was amazing how many miles of trail they were able to string together at this elevation with relative little climbing. The trail had several sections of nice, challenging rock gardens stuffed in between moderate climbs and fast singletrack.
Of course this entire trail is put together to reach the downhill at the end. This is one sweet downhill and well worth any of the climbing we had done this day. The whole trail was covered in leave, sometimes up to a foot deep. Funny how almost the entire downhill was somewhat tacky with only a few leaves. Just made it perfect!
Sorry guys, no pics of the trail. Guess you will have to make it out on the next trip to check it out for yourself. Thanks to Jeff for snapping these photos. I was too busy enjoying myself and trying to track down Jeff and Joe to reach for the camera.
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