Today I did some scouting in another XC location. All I can say is that the geometry of my bike is great for leaning over and gasping for air. Things were going fine, until I hit a section that just went straight up, and up, and up. Still, I found some beautiful areas in the lower section, but I couldn't climb high enough out of the trees to get a shot of the Valley. None of my shots ever seem to show grades, they all look flat. A bit dark too. But talk about erosion, this trail must turn into a river during a heavy rain. Its like a creek bottom.
