Today I biked at one of the coolest places: the Northeast
Kingdom near Burke Mountain in Vermont. Kingdom developed because mountain bikers were cutting illegal trails on the farmland surrounding Burke for
years, and the trails were rumored to be awesome. The landowners got together and
decided that it would be beneficial to make biking at Kingdom a legit thing.
With tons of trails, and maintenance, Kingdom has a bike following that goes
from day-trips to weddings.
Rob and I with two of our Nordic skiing friends, Leif
and Russ rode the trails. Trying to keep up with Rob and the Nordies, I was worked, full out sprinting to keep
them within a sight line. After two hours, I bonked. With three energy bars, I
pushed on. To be honest, the riding was too good to stop. By the fourth hour,
my legs had enough lactic acid to make bonking look like a piece of cake. When
we got back we were rewarded with the best banana splits ever. I would call
that a win!
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