Sita
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This past Sunday Deere led the dirty boys on a rather adventurous trail: The Jesus Trail. It was quite the day, with fog and mist creating some interesting conditions on the trail.
I know that the Jesus Trail is a popular one on the RA forums so many people know where it is or can find a GPX file. However, I'll include my recording just in case.
GPS Track (Komoot)
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Youtube Video
We all met up for coffee beforehand, not knowing what the trail had in store for us that day.
Photo courtesy of Deere
After a lengthy drive to Mae Wang for another coffee and letting down of the tires, we were off. The rain and mist had forced a few of us, including yours truly, to buy rain jackets from a local Mom 'n' Pop shop.
The trail had some rather steep and rutted sections, requiring a team effort to overcome. Everyone pitched in for the pulling, pushing, cajoling and man-handling of the bikes through these ... technical sections.
That's a Brand-New-Off-The-Dealer-Showroom CRF 300 (with the new color scheme). I think it had 50 km on it before starting the ride today.
While only 18km, it took us 4+ hours to cover the distance.
Good thing I bought the jacket. Pushing bikes through the mud is a dirty business.
Resting after a particularly challenging section.
Our tires quickly became completely with mud, making the red clay feel like glass.
Uh oh. A field-repair in action. After a fall, the handle bar extenders on one of the bikes snapped.
After a bit of a rocky climb, I took a spill down the hillside. Don't worry, the thorny branches caught me from falling further.
Jeez, can't this guy keep his bike on the ground?
At the end of the day we all gathered round the camp fire for "lunch" at 4:30pm. Pad Gra Pow never tasted so good.
I know that the Jesus Trail is a popular one on the RA forums so many people know where it is or can find a GPX file. However, I'll include my recording just in case.
GPS Track (Komoot)
The Jesus Trail | Tour | Komoot
Larkin went on an outdoor adventure with komoot! Distance: 26.8 km | Duration: 04:16 h
www.komoot.com
Youtube Video
We all met up for coffee beforehand, not knowing what the trail had in store for us that day.
Photo courtesy of Deere
After a lengthy drive to Mae Wang for another coffee and letting down of the tires, we were off. The rain and mist had forced a few of us, including yours truly, to buy rain jackets from a local Mom 'n' Pop shop.
The trail had some rather steep and rutted sections, requiring a team effort to overcome. Everyone pitched in for the pulling, pushing, cajoling and man-handling of the bikes through these ... technical sections.
That's a Brand-New-Off-The-Dealer-Showroom CRF 300 (with the new color scheme). I think it had 50 km on it before starting the ride today.
While only 18km, it took us 4+ hours to cover the distance.
Good thing I bought the jacket. Pushing bikes through the mud is a dirty business.
Resting after a particularly challenging section.
Our tires quickly became completely with mud, making the red clay feel like glass.
Uh oh. A field-repair in action. After a fall, the handle bar extenders on one of the bikes snapped.
After a bit of a rocky climb, I took a spill down the hillside. Don't worry, the thorny branches caught me from falling further.
Jeez, can't this guy keep his bike on the ground?
At the end of the day we all gathered round the camp fire for "lunch" at 4:30pm. Pad Gra Pow never tasted so good.
