Mountain Biking.....A New Hobby!

Since I have a new mountain bike, I decided I actually needed to take it out and break it in........in the canyon. A few of my classmates and I decided to go mountain biking at Palo Duro Canyon. They had all been before on numerous occasions. I was the only "rookie" so to speak. I was a little nervous because the trails were quite narrow and there were some steep spots. I did walk down a few of the steep areas because they were pretty rocky and I was afraid that I would flip over my handlebars. But, this wasn't the greatest idea since I then had to walk up the steep hill that followed. I am not in mountain biking shape to say the least. I was so out of breath it was not even funny. My classmates were all very patient with me and encouraging which was good because at one point I almost decided I wasn't cut out for this. They even made sure someone stayed behind me just in case I took a spill - which I did not thank goodness. We had a good time and are planning to go back out soon. Hopefully it will be a little easier the second time, they assure me it will........I hope they're not pulling my leg!

Here's a look at my new toy in the daylight.

Just getting started and a little nervous!

Here I come with Josh trailing behind me just in case.

Josh, Lindsey, and Jeremy

Rounding the corner, actually I'm just trying not to fall off the cliff here!


I have a video of me finishing the trail that is quite entertaining but apparently I'm computer illiterate and can't figure it out. I'll try to post it soon.