Yesterday Dennis, Nick, Tracy, and I drove to Decorah to meet up with Andrea for some trail riding. I had never been there before. There sure is a lot of hills up there. Lots of good training in the area I'm sure. Dennis took us to a short trail on the bluff for a warm up. It was decent, but it had rained that morning so it was a little slick. After that trail, we headed to the good stuff. These trails are where they hold the night time trial in September (I think). Wow. I really do not know how to describe these trails. They are unbelievable awesome. We rode for 3 hours + and never crossed the same trail twice. I ended up with 23 miles for the day. Tons of climbing. Some fast, sketchy downhills, tight corners, log dismounts, you name it. These trails are by far the best trails I've ridden in the midwest. Hands down. If I had to make a list of the top 10 trails I've ridden, it would definitely make top 5, if not top 3. It passes up some of the trails I rode in Colorado. If you ever get the chance, check them out. They are marked extremely well with numbers. It's hard to get lost actually. Just follow the number sequence and arrows. They have maps available, but I don't think you'll need them. The views were excellent and it was an awesome time. I'll leave you with some pictures. Up next - Webster Groves Crit. in St. Louis, MO possibly. We will see how the week goes. Might try to get up to Decorah next Sunday again. Yes, it was that fun!
-A
Ah the views. There's actually a 4 lane highway just over the edge of this bluff. The trail pops right out here and if you aren't careful and don't know it's coming...well I imagine you get the picture.
Dennis showing us the views. There's a local dirt track off to the left. I don't think I got it in the picture.
We decided we were getting a little hot and went to the Ice Cave to get cooled off. I'm a little nervous in tight spaces. This cave was way cool (literally). I didn't want to leave.
Yikes, tight squeeze.
Nick and Tracy riding after lunch. See that big hill, yes that's where we were headed.
Steep, long climbs. Some of them so steep we had to walk them. Ouch.
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You should have waited for this weekend to go up there....
http://crookedcog.com/29er-meetup/
That place is sweet! Didn't ride any of the offroad trails, but loved the actual city. Very cozy. Only heard good things about the trails. Need to get there someday for sure. Thanks for reaffirming my desire to ride there.
gosh i absolutely love decorah!!! I used to live there, go to Luther now and will hope to live there again someday haha :) It is such a blast, I dont know how some people can't handle a great small town!
The trails getting awesome!!!
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