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We had a very good turnout for the ride and the ten of us headed out at 10 AM, hangovers or not!

The singletrack was nice and fast this morning and we quickly praised ourselves for making the decision to change venues. We never give these trails the credit they deserve.

We took some time for a mini skills clinic. Joe showed us how to clear larger log piles without using the chainring.

Since this is a hangover ride, it would only seem fitting to have some vomit. Nobody was giving some up so we’ll have to settle for Joe doing a nose blow.

We finish this trail and head onto the Mount Misery loop. It’s a pretty stupid name becuase there is no mountain and the only misery was me falling into the smelliest boggy mud ever! Not only does the warm weather bring out the hikers (there were many), but the MX riders had come out for the day too. They were tearing up the place really bad, too. Add to that the new fire breaks that were cut across the Mount Misery trail. It turned the normal hardpack into a sandy mess.

The cranberry bogs were especially beautiful today.

At this point we head to the park office to find a quick and short way back to the car. Having already done 23 miles and some people starting to feel the effects of no lunch, we roadie it back for a total of 25 miles.

It was a fantastic ride made even better by the weather and the comraderie!