Another Great Ride: Schaeffer Farms Edition

So with my kids still at the in-laws for the week, I took advantage of some extra time and headed to Schaeffer Farms for the afternoon.  The trails are probably my favorites in the area.  I would rank them as intermediate trails with some easier sections great for beginners and some sections with advanced level obstacles and climbs.  Most of it consists of fast and flowy single track with some highly technical, rooty and hillier areas.  If you just want to have fun, you go to Schaeffer Farms.

Because of a hectic work and home schedule, it's been a long while since I had enough time to ride the entire trail system.  I wanted to do it this time and I did.  The weather was hot and extremely humid, with thunderstorms and rain threatening.  Plenty of rain fell the night before, making the trails muddy with a lot of wet roots and missing sections of trail as a result of uprooted trees.  Mmmm...my favorite.

The riding was fun, but I hopped off the bike more than I otherwise would due to the wet conditions.  A lot of it was just dangerous.  I still got in almost 13 miles and was soaked with sweat afterwards.  I still had a great time and got plenty dirty.

Another good day on the rig. I regret not taking pictures on this ride. I saw some pretty cool things along the trail, including deer, old broken down cars etc etc.

Below is the strava recording from the ride and a picture of the trail system: