| Rode Red Mt. on a beautiful blue day. Driving up the Reese Hill Rd., I passed Mark Adriance and Mark Belles who were headed the other way. They are driving to Vernon, BC, today on the first leg of their eagerly anticipated two-week helicopter ski vacation in the Kootneys. Big smiles all around as we passed. The lower Red Mt. trail has dried out some, and so it was a faster ride. I suffered a sloppy takedown just as I was coming to the top of the grade at the first creek crossing. Had the hill climbed, but I wasn't paying attention to my front wheel, which hooked a log and forced a detour into the ferns to recover, during the course of which I took a stick through the derailleur hanger.
Had more trouble with the drive train, which I suspect may be due to the mud I've been riding in. I'll try to take the bike into the repair shop tomorrow.
Approximately 1500 verts.
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