bek, realized afterwards my post about the unfortunate accident of the cousins son was miswritten, didnt mean it to be reflecting on your downhill run or you in general. As a kid we did canoe camping trips etc, so had to learn that you had to be responsible when out in the boonies, thats all I was meaning.

ps, I love to bomb down stuff too, always have, always will I suspect. As you say, its just a matter of judging all the factors to have fun while keeping a bit of leeway for wiggle room for a slide or whatever.
That washed out trail looked fun going along.