spending the past couple days riding in missoula has made me fall in love with mountain biking again. I like it here. I am tired of the endless switchbacks, shale, drops, stairs and rock piles. it’s refreshing to ride different things. I enjoy the technical, but somedays I would like to be able to choose.

I realize tho, that having ridden in bozeman has made a better rider on the technical parts. granted, I am not nearly the agro rippers in bozoland, but when I rode mackenzie I realized how much easier the technical sections were for me now. they were tricky fun.

the trails here are sooooo groovy. what I always liked about mountain biking is that it filled my need for skiing on the off season. I like to go fast. I’d rather go fast than be negotiating a stair step of roots and drop offs.