Had a great time at Tanasi this weekend! Barry, Jesse, Johnny and Norma, Robi, and me. Barry and Jesse got a ride in on Friday while Robi and I drove up. Saturday, we took Bear Paw up, rode River Look? clockwise, up to Quartz clockwise, then over to Thunder Rock and down.

I rode badly. Just had a funk all day and was beginning to think the weekend would be spent huff-and -puffing. So I bailed for the second phase that afternoon.

The rest of the gang went out Old Copper Road and rode up Boyd Gap and did Brush Creek. Due to bush-hogging, lots of thorny vines were in the trail and flats ensued.  I stayed back and grilled some dogs!

We spent Saturday night eating Barry’s homemade Brunswick Stew and coming up with a mantra to help keep me in a positive mood for Sunday. Norma advised that this is how the Sorella Girls keep their mind focused. After much thought, Johnny came up with “I’m gonna ride my 29er like a slut so I can lose my beer gut!”

Sunday I felt much better. We went up the FS road to West Loop, over to Quartz counterclockwise. Then took the by-pass to River Look and did that counter clockwise, down Bear Paw backwards and then over to the Ocoee WW Center. We took Old Copper Road out to the drop-in (since I missed that the day before) but left the climb up Boyd Gap out. We had one more flat coming back.

Back at the camp we got a quick fire going and threw down some dogs and brats. Some of us jumped in the river to cool down. Nice! Packed and headed home.

Sorry, no pics. First I forgot the camera in my truck on Saturday. All you would have seen is pics of everyone waiting on me.

–Joe Polk

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