So I decided it was time to get away for the weekend. The woman and I (she loves it when I call her the woman) thought it would be a good idea to head up to Tampa and visit her folks. While we were up there she was nice enough to let me get away and go riding (and the Gator game). So I called BillT for a guide of Alafia. Well my camera made the trip, but saw some limited duty...
Me, Jen and the Heckler driving to Tampa
There are lots of rivers to Cross on the way
Saturday AM I woke up early and made the 40 minute drive from Tampa to Alafia River State Park.
If you have never been there it is one of the nicer trail heads in the state.
BillT's Subie and My Jeep getting unloaded
It must have rained pretty recently because the trails were damp and there were a few muddy spots. The mud at Alafia cakes up really nicely. After a loop of Moonscape and Rollercoaster my bike weighed at least an additional 3lbs. In addition, since Bill and I got there pretty early we were making first tracks on probably a number of trails. This is BAD since Bannana Spider Webs are every where. I ran through more then my fair share. Here is a look at my helmet after a close encounter. I am not sure where the SPIDER WENT! :cuss: :cuss: :cuss:
We did about 12 miles of riding. It was fun, but Gatorback was closed :cry:
I dont remember the names of where the pictures were taken so you are just gonna have to ask BillT
Bill dropping into a cool section (click for larger pics)
a view of what Bill just dropped into from the top
A couple more random shots of trail. Alafia is a really fun and flowy place to ride. It has lots of rollercoaster type sections
And this is where Bill went into the water on a previous trip
Here is me hitting one of those roller coaster sections. This trail had no less then 5 of these dips. (click for larger pic)
Then me coming back
and last but not least a short video clip of me hitting a fun section
Right Click Save-As
http://www.clubmud.com/library/Videos/DSCN0962.MOV
Me, Jen and the Heckler driving to Tampa
There are lots of rivers to Cross on the way
Saturday AM I woke up early and made the 40 minute drive from Tampa to Alafia River State Park.
If you have never been there it is one of the nicer trail heads in the state.
BillT's Subie and My Jeep getting unloaded
It must have rained pretty recently because the trails were damp and there were a few muddy spots. The mud at Alafia cakes up really nicely. After a loop of Moonscape and Rollercoaster my bike weighed at least an additional 3lbs. In addition, since Bill and I got there pretty early we were making first tracks on probably a number of trails. This is BAD since Bannana Spider Webs are every where. I ran through more then my fair share. Here is a look at my helmet after a close encounter. I am not sure where the SPIDER WENT! :cuss: :cuss: :cuss:
We did about 12 miles of riding. It was fun, but Gatorback was closed :cry:
I dont remember the names of where the pictures were taken so you are just gonna have to ask BillT
Bill dropping into a cool section (click for larger pics)
a view of what Bill just dropped into from the top
A couple more random shots of trail. Alafia is a really fun and flowy place to ride. It has lots of rollercoaster type sections
And this is where Bill went into the water on a previous trip
Here is me hitting one of those roller coaster sections. This trail had no less then 5 of these dips. (click for larger pic)
Then me coming back
and last but not least a short video clip of me hitting a fun section
Right Click Save-As
http://www.clubmud.com/library/Videos/DSCN0962.MOV
I cant imagine it will remained closed after a regular Trail Maintenance day.
