When we go to the parking lot everything was all wrong. Friday the 13th indeed!
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That changed everything and instead of riding and running we did something completely different. Yuri does a lot of exploring and a few years ago he found ________. He had told me about _______ many times and without an exact location there is no way I would ever stumble to _______ on my own so I've been waiting for him to take me. So, Friday he took me and ______ was all I'd hoped it would be. Thanks Yuri!
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I only had my riding gear so I had to bushwhack in it which actually made it easier because there was less to snag. On the run back up to the cars I wasn't about to carry extra weight so I had to drink my PBR while running.
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Saturday I met up with David Cook for a purely fun little Pisgah ride.
1206 > 5050 > Yellow Gap > North Mills River > 142 > Fletcher Creek > Middle Fork > 5097 > Fletcher Creek > 142 > Trace Ridge > Wash Creek > 142 > 5000 > 1206
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Sunday I went out to Pisgah again for a fun little mini. I headed right back up the river to where David I had ridden the day before but this time I was headed for something rather interesting that I had noticed on the map for the first time on Saturday night. I had an idea that I what I saw was going to lead to a big bushwhack with my bike up to the Blue Ridge Parkway which would be okay as then I could ride Big Creek back down.
My gps batteries must have died and I didn't pay attention to the map or compass or anything and the bushwhack never came. I stayed on unimproved, and as far as I can tell perfectly bike legal, roads that looked a whole lot like pristine single track. I only know of one biker who has been on this stuff though it is used by other users. I thought I knew where it was headed but ended up being wrong and was very pleasantly surprised. If you want to ride this you got to find it on your own.
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The lack of a bushwhack made it a fast loop so I decided to go out and back on Big Creek just for fun at the end. I have the single speed back together and it was a nice day for a walk in the woods.
The local horse group has been out on Big Creek clearing dead fall and doing tread work. Next time you see them thank them!
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*Could be good training for the upcoming Pisgah99. That's right, it is going to happen again, but this time there is going to be a slight twist as runners are going to be invited as well. There has even been mention of a possible ride and tie team - 2 runners and 1 bike! Could be interesting and will be fun for sure!
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