ComfortZone

Last week­end was another great week­end away to Black Butte with the guys. 19 in all went, some fished, some hiked, a couple played golf, and 13 of us moun­tain biked on one ride or another.

On friday, David Andres and I biked over on Horse Ridge, about 20 miles east of Bend. It is desert cli­mate over there, and it was HOT. mid 90s. I got a bit over­heated and had to lay down under a Juniper tree for a while. after that I was OK.

On Sat­ur­day we went to the Phil’s Trails area. It’s the best com­plex of bike trails any­where in my opin­ion. Our favorite, called the Whoops Trail, is named for its many large jumps and curves. Unfor­tu­nately, David had a pretty seri­ous crash on the upper end of that trail. It took us quite a while to get him off the moun­tain, since he couldnt walk or ride. We didnt know what injuries he had, but he was hurt­ing pretty bad. Thank­fully there was an access road nearby, cell phone ser­vice, and a Jeep in the area that brought him down to the van. (David found out yes­ter­day he has a torn hamstring.)

On Sunday we rode on the Sis­ters trail, and there were no mishaps, except for Taylor Swan turn­ing his front wheel into a Taco!

Here are some more pic­tures of the trip…