45 Mile MTB Loop

Last night Quin Bingham and I decided to go on a Mountain bike ride because our road bikes are out of service waiting for some fun upgrades (shifters/levers, and derailleurs). So we have always wanted to do this loop, and decided it would be a good TNR replacement. This map is kind of hard to read, but we started in Providence and rode up the river trial, to right hand, to Cowley, four corners, down Richards hollow, left hand fork, blacksmith fork, and home. It was a 45 mile ride that took us 3 hours and 15 minutes. From my house up to hardware ranch is 45 miles as well, and on a typical TNR from my house we do it in 1 hour 50 minutes. So it was interesting to see the contrast. This ride kicked my butt! I should have eaten more before and during the ride. I can't tell you how beautiful Richards Hollow is right now. It was so much fun, and we enjoyed the best scenery ever! Had the opportunity to heard some sheep, and ride fast from sheep dogs. That added some fun excitement that got the heart rate up even higher than normal. I know that I could have prepped better by eating ahead of time. That is probably one reason it felt so hard to me, was because of lack of food. Great ride, great company, beautiful scenery.

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