On Friday, Evil Steve and I took advantage of the dry November and
drove down to Bend to ride Phil's Trails System. The parking lot
was empty until the 10:00 a.m. rush. The temperature was reasonable
and we were able to ride without shivering the entire time. Trail
conditions were perfectly firm and tacky allowing for 28 miles of
epic riding. We rode up Ben's to Helipad, and down Storm King, CIA,
and ELV. There were a couple of re-routes that we biked through,
including an intermediate skills park. We finished the ride on
Kent's trail before enjoying beer and food at Cascade Lakes
Brewing. The trails were so dry, our bikes were not dirty.

Sunday, Dallas and I did a couple of laps on 7 Streams at Post
Canyon. The trails below 7 streams, closer to the trail head were
quite muddy and slippery, but they improved as we headed up towards
Family Man. The stunts at Family Man were a bit too wet and
slippery to ride (but I doubt I would ride them if they were dry :)
However, the trails up there were firmly packed and we did two laps
on 7 streams.

Jill