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liv2day · #2 01-29-2016, 10:20 AM

Stopped for a snack after running all of DM Ridge with a plan to hit Cramlett's and then DC.

DC was in good shape, though there was more windfall to deal with. At least for the guys at the front of the pack, the rest of us could just sit back and watch them struggle while we waited for our path to be clear...LOL.

There's one section that's getting a little dicey; the washout that was mostly easy to get past last year is a bit sketchy now. Lots of water has run it's course down the chute and you definitely don't want to get it wrong, at least don't get it wrong and fall to your left (assuming you're coming from Cramletts).

We finished with DC, then headed down to Old Cedar Creek with the intent to run it to Outback. The stream crossing on Old Cedar Creek is more of a challenge now, the water has moved some bigger rocks into the crossing area and the water is definitely swift. Right after the crossing, it's easy to see that the trail has a big flow of water running down - deep rut that goes on for a while. It was tough keeping the tires out of the rut, but most managed without a problem.

Outback was a blast as usual, no windfall to deal with and it was really fun running it from the Old Cedar Creek side (we usually run the other direction after coming off Wolf Point). Although there wasn't anything across the trail, a tree had fallen off the downhill side of the trail and created a sizable dip; and of course I tried to put my foot down where there wasn't anything to support it. Fortunately, I didn't go over the side of the trail, but it getting the goofy bike off my leg without leverage was interesting.

We finished with Outback and hit Cedar Creek to Jones Creek to Mikes to call it a day. Not a ton of ground covered, think it was ~27 miles in all, but a great day with smiles all around. We even had the pleasure of enjoying the last ~8 miles without mist/drizzle/rain falling.