Sorry you two missed a great ride.

I heard a few people "complaining" at the Ridge Manor rest stop about not knowing there was more than one registration/check-in place. They said they lived south of the southern end of the trail and drove all the way to Inverness to check in. They also had registration at the Ridge Manor trail head. They said they would have ridden to the southern trailhead and checked in at Ridge Manor. Then ridden to Inverness to start the ride. Then ridden home after the ride. Since they didn't know about it they had to drive, then ride, then drive home.