A ride through Case

[Quo Fan]

So earlier in the week, I e-mail MMcG and say we should ride. He agrees, and then we decide to invite MBC and IAB. The ride was decided on and Case was the winner. We met at the Line St lot. MBC and IAB brought MBC's relative Keith, and I brought BigT.

MBC stylin' her new Motolite and FREE socks.
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i284/pygar909/Case%204-21-07/IMGP0516.jpg

At the summit
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i284/pygar909/Case%204-21-07/IMGP0519.jpg
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i284/pygar909/Case%204-21-07/IMGP0520.jpg

Keith
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i284/pygar909/Case%204-21-07/IMGP0521.jpg

MBC
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i284/pygar909/Case%204-21-07/IMGP0522.jpg

BigT
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i284/pygar909/Case%204-21-07/IMGP0523.jpg

A guy we saw on the trail. He cased the landing.
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i284/pygar909/Case%204-21-07/IMGP0525.jpg

IAB
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i284/pygar909/Case%204-21-07/IMGP0526.jpg

MBC
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i284/pygar909/Case%204-21-07/IMGP0528.jpg

About half way through the ride, I landed on my back and my still camera fell out of the pouch I carry it in. I didn't realize it until we were almost finished when I wanted to take a shot of IAB after crashing. So IAB, MMcG and myself decided to ride back and look for the camera. MBC, BigT and Keith were going to ride back to the cars. IAB gave them directions, and we went our separate ways.

After we found the camera, MMcG got himself a flat tire, so we had to wait while he fixed it. After the flat, we met up with MBC, BigT and Keith on the trail. It seems that IAB gave them incomplete/bad directions (according to MBC).

Post ride was at John Harvard's Brew Pub for some great burgers.

[I Are Baboon]

Good ride! My strength, stamina and bike skills were surprisingly in tact after the winter layoff. My crotch hurts like hell today though. :dead: It was so nice to be outside yesterday. Sunny and 78 degrees. :)

[I Are Baboon]

Early into the ride, here's Paul (Quo Fan) playing on a little ledge.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v517/mtbbaboon/Case%20Mountain/IMG_5755.jpg

MMcG aka 29ER BOY follows.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v517/mtbbaboon/Case%20Mountain/IMG_5756.jpg

Paul going up some rocks.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v517/mtbbaboon/Case%20Mountain/IMG_5759.jpg

BigT navigates through some trees. She was a trooper. Still recovering from a broken wrist, she hung tough all day. I imagine she's pretty sore today.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v517/mtbbaboon/Case%20Mountain/IMG_5753.jpg

[I Are Baboon]

Paul going down a sketchy rock section.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v517/mtbbaboon/Case%20Mountain/IMG_5761.jpg

MBC next, only much cuter.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v517/mtbbaboon/Case%20Mountain/IMG_5760.jpg

Mark JRA
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v517/mtbbaboon/Case%20Mountain/IMG_5762.jpg

Paul was the only one to make it end to end on this log.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v517/mtbbaboon/Case%20Mountain/IMG_5764.jpg

[Quo Fan]

I got the video down loaded, and now I'm in the editing stage.

[I Are Baboon]

MBC fall down go boom....(the bike may have been scratched)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v517/mtbbaboon/Case%20Mountain/IMG_5765.jpg

..but persistency pays!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v517/mtbbaboon/Case%20Mountain/IMG_5769.jpg

And Paul follows.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v517/mtbbaboon/Case%20Mountain/IMG_5767.jpg

Paul wheelies off a rock.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v517/mtbbaboon/Case%20Mountain/IMG_5772.jpg

[I Are Baboon]

Splish splash. With 439 straight days of rain, Case was relatively dry.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v517/mtbbaboon/Case%20Mountain/IMG_5773.jpg

Paul clears the MMcG Kill Zone.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v517/mtbbaboon/Case%20Mountain/IMG_5775.jpg

:think: I don't know where the hell Keith was going here. I think he tried going around the Kill Zone and ended up ass deep in the woods.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v517/mtbbaboon/Case%20Mountain/IMG_5778.jpg

Last pic...MBC on some rocks.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v517/mtbbaboon/Case%20Mountain/IMG_5779.jpg

Jewell approves.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v517/mtbbaboon/Case%20Mountain/IMG_5746.jpg

[I Are Baboon]

I got the video down loaded, and now I'm in the editing stage.

Sweet!! I can't wait to see it.

[Quo Fan]

With much added commentary on your OTB incident, in slow motion.

[Toshi]

MBC fall down go boom....(the bike may have been scratched)
:homer:

looks like a fun ride. hmm, i kind of want to go riding now... :think:

[MMcG]

Just got back from church - nice photos guys. That was a great day to be out on the trails (note to self: bring more than enough water than you'll need just in case).

Glad we found your camera Quo Fan - that would have been a costly ride had we not. Good deduction on where to look IAB!

Good times, Good Times indeed.

Looking at the photos - damn, I need to lose some flab.

[JRogers]

Looking at the photos - damn, I need to loose some flab.

Don't well all, dude. I found out yesterday that my climbing ability is shot. I may just have to accept that last summer around the end of August was the most fit I'll have ever been for the rest of my life.

In any case, nice pics! Looks like fun trails.

[jdcamb]

Cool chit!

[splat]

I love case, I need to get back there .


Hmmm I think that should be joing the crash thread.

MBC fall down go boom....(the bike may have been scratched)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v517/mtbbaboon/Case%20Mountain/IMG_5765.jpg

[bluebug32]

Looks like fun!

[TreeSaw]

Nice pics :thumb: That place looks like so much fun!!!

[SloMoJo]

Yea .. that does look like a great time.
Nice to see you guys out there as couples ... inspires me to bring my gal to the dirt trail.

Good job MBC ... working that Titus ... Nice shot riding thru the stream. I have not ridden with IAB since .... I don't know when ... but I think it was in Case. Like to get down there again. Good riding in Ct.

It's all good. :thumb: