Some trail clearing work
Frog friend...
Some bike racing at the Hoo Ha!
Beautiful mountain scene in southwest VA.
Crazy orange mushrooms on the trail in Damascus
This salamander was wondering why I moved the rotten stick that he was under...sorry little guy.
Brightly colored box turtle
Some great trails in the high country, open to lots of users!
This Grouse was protecting her young hidden in the green behind, and allowing me to get a close shot of her.
The Iron Mountain Trail is the old AT and there are still some shelters kept up along the trail. Makes for some nice lunch spots, or great hiking, or multi-day riding loops.
Canaan Valley, WV was beautiful this past weekend for the Canaan Mountain Bike Festival. A cool shot of White Grass during the summer months.
Jumped on the Canaan Adventure Ride for the day, 30 miles of Canaan's amazing trails and beautiful scenery, lead by some great Canaan Locals. My buddy Ian Beckner was on the ride as well and it was great to see him. Thanks Todd and Sue for the ride!
Headed down the Camp Hilbert on Sunday to ride the singlespeed class at the third Camp Hilbert mountain bike race. Tried chasing Gordon Wadsworth around for a while. Brought home a cool 2nd, and a sweet, fancy new floor pump! After a hot day of racing, the only thing to do is...
Go paddling with Brandon Reynolds. Here he is showing off some of his tricks!
And me, trying to pull some of my own...
So great to be in the water on such a hot day. Makes me not mind that I get rolled a good bit. But I got some good practice, looking forward to getting out again soon. So many amazing views on the river.
Picked up Luke from his hiking trip and got in a fun night camping with Luke and Scott!
Enjoyed a couple days off, and now ready to get back at it. Got a cool trailer modification project to jump on, and then some tours and on to the Iron Mountain 100K. Going to be a busy busy next 1.5 weeks. I'll catch ya later on!
Enjoy the cooler weather coming.
- Jake
