Alex had been talking this one up, and it did not disappoint. Instead of taking the rock bridge through the Cliff, which is pretty easy if you just roll it downhill, you go up over the rocks on the outside of the channel. There is an awkward wheel grabber that you have to get up and over, then line up several narrow rocks just right for the exit line. Its not that hard, but there is nowhere to fall. Got it on the 3rd try after 2 approaches. Riding it in the dark added to the challenge.

Later we tried to play photographer and Alex made me do the jump at The Church about 8 times and still couldn’t get a pic worth a shit. If you use your pretendination, you can see a headlamp, a barlamp, and a streak of white sorta flying by.   After the 5th time, it got kinda silly, and Ray will bear witness that it was not about my ego shot but all about Alex being an artistic control freak.

Then I ate shit on a benign corner skidding over the kitty litter. Otherwise an awesome NR with Alex, Ray and Rick.