first time on the DH bike this year for me, and it was a fun one...spent two days @ one of my favorite places to ride, Jiminy Peak. day one was spent w/ a couple of local friends, DP and Stork, and we pretty much had the mountain to ourselves. some rain/thunder/lightning stopped the lift for a while (esp after a rain-slicked alpine slide track f'd up some poor woman, who had no brakes and slammed into the barrier at the end of the track), but then we had the place to ourselves until we called it a day at 7PM. fun stuff, but the rain-slicked roots made it a bit of a challenge.
the next day, it dried out quite a bit and the rain held off (though i think it did rain a bit overnight). met up w/ some old NJ friends from mtbr, and also had the pleasure of meeting and riding w/ Jim Mac for the first time. the main lift was in operation, so we bombed down the mountain a bunch of times. found some new to us stuff too; #15 to #16 was a blast!
enough blabbing, here are a few photos taken w/ my aging and now falling apart G2:
DP, following the instructions on his shirt:
stork on the birch drop:
scenic berkshires:
Jim Mac, tearing it up:
chris, as seen from a ladder which was strapped to a tree:
chris, on a drop much bigger than it looks (depending on the speed you get, i'd say it's comparable to the phantom drop @ diablo, albeit w/ far less margin for error):
stork, same drop:
stork on the gap, tail end of the 'condo run' trail:
my camera and i got soaked on this one, but it was worth it:
where he'd go?
end of a successful day, time for food and beer:
a few more can be seen here:
http://narlus.zenfolio.com/p517896442/
the next day, it dried out quite a bit and the rain held off (though i think it did rain a bit overnight). met up w/ some old NJ friends from mtbr, and also had the pleasure of meeting and riding w/ Jim Mac for the first time. the main lift was in operation, so we bombed down the mountain a bunch of times. found some new to us stuff too; #15 to #16 was a blast!
enough blabbing, here are a few photos taken w/ my aging and now falling apart G2:
DP, following the instructions on his shirt:
stork on the birch drop:
scenic berkshires:
Jim Mac, tearing it up:
chris, as seen from a ladder which was strapped to a tree:
chris, on a drop much bigger than it looks (depending on the speed you get, i'd say it's comparable to the phantom drop @ diablo, albeit w/ far less margin for error):
stork, same drop:
stork on the gap, tail end of the 'condo run' trail:
my camera and i got soaked on this one, but it was worth it:
where he'd go?
end of a successful day, time for food and beer:
a few more can be seen here:
http://narlus.zenfolio.com/p517896442/
Perhaps I will be bringing 2 bikes with me to Pedros 
