Did Powderface/Prairie long loop today...a trail that usually isn't ready until June. The trail starts out with a lot of pretty steep climbing...for about 6km. There was lots of snow and wet sections at the higher elevations which made climbing difficult. But the steep rocky descent was dry and I was going pretty hard down it...so I killed two tubes on the descent and ran out of patches...serves me right for using lightweight XC tires and lightweight tubes! I had to ride the second half of the descent and all of Prairie Creek trail (about another 16kms) with a tire filled with grass, pine needles, and moss. Made it all the way, kept up a decent pace, and only broke three spokes.
And...no pics! I have resolved to take a lot fewer this year.