On the evening of April 18, 2007, JP, Harv, Marc, Brian, Eric, Tim, & Bob drove two trucks out of Michigan and headed for the Pisgah National Forest for the 4th annual Mountain Bike North Carolina. The original plan of taking Marc's motor home for the trip fell through that same morning when he learned a head gasket was failing and would not likely last the trip. Harv's small SUV and Harv & JP's dad's diesel pickup were used instead. The pickup had the required power to pull the borrowed (Thank-you, Ade!) trailer for bikes, tents, food, etc.
We drove through the night for about 12 hours and after breakfast at the Cold Mountain (yes, the area based on the movie) Cafe, we arrived at the Davidson River Campground. After setting up site #117, we biked across the street to the Sycamore Cove trail. It ended back on the road US276 and we biked the trail in the opposite direction for a total trip length of nine miles. We made sandwiches for lunch and prepared for an afternoon ride to a familiar trail of the past two years, the Caney Bottom trail at the Pisgah Fish Hatchery. A light drizzle kept starting and ending. We rode along the road for several miles, then started up the 45-minute climb up the gravel road. The rough downhill ride took less than half that time including the fast rolling gravel trail on the bottom along the creek. Total biking miles for the day: 30 miles. We hit the showers and headed for El Chapala in the town of Pisgah Forest for a good Mexican meal. We hit the sleeping bags exhausted.
Click on the PHOTOS link on the left and look for the album name "North Carolina 2007 Day 1". All of Harv's photos are available for viewing but they're not all labeled and tagged yet. More postings coming soon.
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My heros!
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