Great Weekend-Great Timing

This weekend at Tsali did a body good.
I have been exhausted the last two weeks. Since ORAMM I have been dragging tail on every ride and been a bit out of it when off the bike. I think the summer caught up with me after training pretty hard leading up to ORAMM and not resting too much after.
Either Greg or Scooby mentioned camping at Tsali and riding and relaxing in equal amounts. I was not sure at first but one look at the weather forecast and I could not resist inviting myself along. Man, I needed that. Laid back riding, the tame but fun trails of Tsali and no worries. Thanks to Greg, Melinda and Scooby for letting me crash the party-it was therapeutic.

You know-every time I am going to Tsali I catch so much heat from folks who think that place is antithesis of all things holy to mountain biking. I can understand where they are coming from, there are a plethora of crooked helmet, flat pedal, wal-mart warriors but I think the haters are missing something. Every time I ride the Tsali trail system I fall deeper in love with mountain biking. It is beautiful there and the trails are so much fun. Yeah, I know its not technical riding, so go faster-that will give you enough to focus on. I have raced fast XC, raced endurance and ridden with beginners for fun and that place gives justice to all aspects. (OK, OK I rode at Tsali back in the early 90's and it is where I first realized what the bike was all about-it is pretty special to me) The folks that don't like it there I think are in search of the holy grail, and might be passing up some great things along the way. I say to the haters: meet me there and lets see if it's "too easy" for you.