I was feeling really good.  I took several rock piles and gardens and tackled all of the log rides.  I saw a double log ride and thought, “What the heck!  I can clear this.”  I made it over the first log ride and started to prep myself for the second one only about two feet away.  Suddenly, my front tire was stopped by the logs and I flipped over forward.  Nice.  I am smooth.

I bashed the front of my right thigh into the handlebar and crashed into the log pile with my belly. As I hit the ground, a long string of thick snot ejected from my left nostril. Was I ever in a predicament! I stayed there for a moment feeling the pain.

I forced air our of my nose to clear the snot and wiped it with my glove. I rolled over and found that my right foot was still clipped in, and couldn’t move the bike off of my body to unclip. A few choice words flew out of my mouth.

I managed to bring myself and the bike to a standing position. I was ready to unclip when I immediately fell, again. Wow, am I ever the epitome of grace. I managed to get myself out of that predicament and mounted my bike to finish the ride. It was a little sketchy at first. I lost the momentum I previously had. The confidence was shaken down a notch. I kept going, though.

Today was a great day. It was beautiful and in the 60s. I started at the Pontiac Lake Recreation Area for a ~10-mile ride on some super sweet singletrack. I was pushing hard up the hills and feeling the excitement of speed as I rolled down hills and along the flatter stretches. The rock gardens brought a smile to my face as did the chute.

After Pontiac Lake, I headed north to the Holly Recreation Area to ride the Holdridge Lakes trails. I chose to do all of the trails on the west side of the road: North Loop, West Loop, Tech Loop, and Lakeside Loop. It was on the Tech Loop where I had the above-described crash.

By the time I finished riding at Holdridge Lakes, I was ready to head home. I was exhausted. I still am. I am going to sleep like a baby. It was truly a magnificent day in Oakland County.