Happy Canada Day from Hartland July 2
I love big holidays! Everyone was dowtown Victoria and no one on the trails! Kitt and I had everything to ourselves as we rode the awesome singletrack for just over an hour before I had to go to work. It was another big day for me in terms of boosting my riding confidence. I became way more comfortable with ratchetting my way out of sections that my pedals bottomed out on (still have a LOT more to learn and need to log hundreds of hours of practice!) Kitt set up a mini course for me to ride and time to gauge my progress over the next couple of weeks. First time 2:22. Second time 1:57. Kitt rode it to the tune of 1:15. *sigh* at least I have some more goals now!
Then, my favorite moment, was on our way back: a boulder bridge that started between 2 (fairly narrow) trees. I was up onto the rocks no problem, but the left side of my handlebars hit the tree and next thing I knew I was off the bridge going down, down and further down into the brush. I was soooo happy my instincts are now tending towards sticking my butt back to balance and just riding it out instead of sticking my legs out and frantically trying to dump my bike! Once I realized I was still alive, it was kinda like ‘Hey - that was almost fun! Did you see I didn’t stick my legs straight out??’ Needless to say tho the adrenalin dump made me a little jittery and unsure of myself for the ride back to the car. A couple of times I chickened out at the peak of a rocky climb when my back tire started to spin out in the gravel. All in all, still making forward progress!
Happy Canada Day everyone!