Well, I took a trip to Pisgah with some friends, It was an incredible trip full of adventure and fun but overshadowed by an unfortunate disaster that left one of my friends in the hospital. Reconstructive surgery and pins were necessary to try and fix his shattered wrist. The doctor believes he will gain full use of his hand in about a year or so.
The trip started early morning, loading the five bikes, we had to bolt bike racks to the floor with make shift pins and plumbing straps to hold the bikes upright for the day long trip. I rented a Ford Expedition SUV and a small covered trailer. I was originally going to rent a big RV and tow it, but after calculating RV rental and fuel cost against the cost of staying in a hotel for four nights, it would have cost double to take the RV. The bikes were stored in the same trailer they were being transported in so it was convenient and worked out really well. the small trailer wasn't even noticeable behind the huge SUV. We took turns driving so the trip was very pleasant and fun, it felt like we were hanging out rater than driving across the states from, Kentucky to North Carolina.
We got there at 1am, but we were up and riding by 9am. Pisga is incredible, the riding, as challenging or tame as you want it to be. The landscape is spectacularly beautiful, doted by pristine waterfalls and mist covered mountains perfectly framed by a lush forest canopy. The occasional surprise wooden bridge or creek crossings kept you on your toes so to speak. It was a common thing to see deer sprint out in front as you as you claim one more foot of glorious trail. At one point we did a climb that took us the better part of three hours. but the down hill we got in return was sublime. I cant wait to go back in May. I will be dreaming of the flowing fun singletrack paradise that is Pisgah
