Tourette's

I paid a visit to Branched Oak today to find it as overgrown as I have ever seen it. Kris was out working on the trail and a few adventure racers were making their way around the trails. No one had a machette, but it would have been helpful.

Bushwacking or Bikewacking

I decided to at least make a pass or two around the trails to see if there was any point to trying to run some circuits. On a climb near the West side, I came around a turn "in full cry" (I love Phil Ligget) and was dismounted by a low limb. No harm, but feeling foul so I removed the offender for the next person through.

Duck!!

In the end, it was a cross between trail maintence, mountain biking and time spent wondering how many ticks I'd carry out. I haven't found any so far, but I'm not terribly confident I'm in the clear yet.