Chimney Rock Conditions

Was not expecting that many puddles.
Nothing soft just standing water.
My bike was clean at the start
Should be better tomorrow. Blue was bad
Also helped find a lost dog.

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More water than I expected though. Cut my ride short since red and upper blue still had small patches of standing water from the earlier passing showers. I live close and only observed a few minutes of light rain while outside around mid-day washing my bike. Guess Chimney got hit harder.

Massive mid-day downpour. Was dialing into a meeting when I looked outside and it was dark and the rain was slamming down.

Of course perfect timing as I get into the meeting and exclaim “oh f…”
 
Blue was totally dry just before the rain. Lots of standing water on the way back from Cromwell since that's where I waited out the rain. Should be good by tomorrow.
 
Well I finally worked up the courage to do it and rolled it. Once today was enough for me. It’s over in a flash but feels like your bike is perpendicular to earth for that brief moment. Will definitely do it again. 👍

Here’s a shot from the lip.

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Also paid a visit to Cromwell. Didn’t see a single other soul there which was surprising because the weather and conditions were superb.

This is a pic of where the fun starts!

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Then I worked my way up to yellow which was similarly nice. Zero mud.

And btw, that clear cut though the forest has been paved with fresh tarmac.

Progress… I guess? 🤷‍♀️🤨

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Well I finally worked up the courage to do it and rolled it. Once today was enough for me. It’s over in a flash but feels like your bike is perpendicular to earth for that brief moment. Will definitely do it again. 👍

Here’s a shot from the lip.

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Also paid a visit to Cromwell. Didn’t see a single other soul there which was surprising because the weather and conditions were superb.

This is a pic of where the fun starts!

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Then I worked my way up to yellow which was similarly nice. Zero mud.

And btw, that clear cut though the forest has been paved with fresh tarmac.

Progress… I guess? 🤷‍♀️🤨

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Is the trail that used to be across that road accessible? I tried to follow it last week but it came back to the road. Might just be gone?
 
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Is the trail that used to be across that road accessible? I tried to follow it last week but it came back to the road. Might just be gone?
I assume you mean the one that leads to high tech? I honestly don’t know. Haven’t been down that way in a while since I dislike those switchbacks after I had a slow speed fall on one of them. Maybe someone else can chime in.
 

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