Muddy and Bloody
Today I discovered that there are actually mountain bike trails in Toronto. Challenging mountain bike trails. Complete with steep hills, sharp turns, narrow bridges, rocks, roots, logs, low branches, and mud. At one point my pedal hit a boulder while I was riding down a steep hill. I went right over the handlebars. Luckily I only lost a little skin on my knees. You know it's a good trail if it bucks you off. I came off my bike a few times, which was a bit of a shame, because I was riding with one of my classmates and she didn't seem to be having any problems. In fact, she was riding circles around me.
We found these trails in the Don Valley, just minutes from where I live. The first time I found the Don Valley, I was riding my bike in what appeared to be a completely urban inner-city area. I would never have know it existed if I hadn't seen a couple guys riding mountain bikes who were completely covered with mud. I rode around the area until I found a trail leading into the valley.
We were having so much fun that we ended up riding way farther than we thought. When we emerged from the valley, we had no idea where we were. We had gone so far that the CN tower, that familiar homing beacon, was nowhere to be seen. We had to ask for directions to get back. We should have been studying, but it was good just to get out.
We found these trails in the Don Valley, just minutes from where I live. The first time I found the Don Valley, I was riding my bike in what appeared to be a completely urban inner-city area. I would never have know it existed if I hadn't seen a couple guys riding mountain bikes who were completely covered with mud. I rode around the area until I found a trail leading into the valley.
We were having so much fun that we ended up riding way farther than we thought. When we emerged from the valley, we had no idea where we were. We had gone so far that the CN tower, that familiar homing beacon, was nowhere to be seen. We had to ask for directions to get back. We should have been studying, but it was good just to get out.
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