2005.Aug.08 Riding at The Mounds 

Played hooky to ride dirt bikes with Chad and Ken. One of the water crossings on our regular route was up to the bottom of the handlebars (found out the hard way after almost bogging through the first crossing), so we stuck to the woods and technical trails most of the day, lots and lots of mud to be had. A poor guy on an XR200 decided to tag along behind us and didn't make it through the mud crossing :) Too bad I didn't get a really good shot of him stuck up to his fenders. I missed most of the really good shots because I didn't get the camera out in time - I need a cheap waterproof disposable camera to carry with me instead of the digital.

Just finished digging Chad's bike out after a big oops.
Just finished digging Chad's bike out after a big oops.
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Ken's oops in the same spot.
Ken's oops in the same spot.
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Boring photo but shows some of the terrain.
Boring photo but shows some of the terrain.
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More boring photos
More boring photos
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And they claimed it couldn't be done!  First a quick slog through 6"+ of soupy mud, then a quick hillclimb up a sand hill between two ruts
And they claimed it couldn't be done! First a quick slog through 6"+ of soupy mud, then a quick hillclimb up a sand hill between two ruts
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Almost made it - made it to the top and fell over.  Kept the bike running though!
Almost made it - made it to the top and fell over. Kept the bike running though!
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Chad blasting through the mud.  Today was the first time any of us made it through this particular mud bog, usually we stall out and spend 30 minutes digging out.
Chad blasting through the mud. Today was the first time any of us made it through this particular mud bog, usually we stall out and spend 30 minutes digging out.
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Ken - less finesse, more torque.
Ken - less finesse, more torque.
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Guy on the XR.  No momentum, a bad line, and no horsepower leads to one stuck bike, although no worse than any of our oops's.  We all managed to dig him out and he got it started back up after a bunch of kicks.
Guy on the XR. No momentum, a bad line, and no horsepower leads to one stuck bike, although no worse than any of our oops's. We all managed to dig him out and he got it started back up after a bunch of kicks.
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Lots of fun, but rough on brakes and chains.
Lots of fun, but rough on brakes and chains.
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Tweedledum and Tweedledumber
Tweedledum and Tweedledumber
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Dirty bike
Dirty bike
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PROOF that Ken actually made it through here once without falling!
PROOF that Ken actually made it through here once without falling!
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Chad after being pelted with mud
Chad after being pelted with mud
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Ken coming down the sand hill.  It doesn't look that steep from this angle, and it's not that impressive until you realize that the hill drops off on the other side.  Not a good place to work up a lot of speed.
Ken coming down the sand hill. It doesn't look that steep from this angle, and it's not that impressive until you realize that the hill drops off on the other side. Not a good place to work up a lot of speed.
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