September has to go down in the books as one of my most epic months of riding. Every weekend has been filled with long XC riding at least 70km every weekend! Right now I am beyond enjoying the mountain bike and fear the dark months ahead when I will have to step away from the bike.
The last weekend of September ended with a hardcore ride up in Squamish with Joel. We decided to follow the Gear Jammer route with quite a few detours (always bring a map!). Turned out to be one of my best riding days ever the weather was amazing warm, sunny, and dry riding conditions. The course was awesome as well. I was somewhat familiar with quite a few of the trails but more used to riding them in the opposite direction (Rock n Roll, Bob McIntosh, Dead End Loop all much more enjoyable going down), I also experienced many trails I have never been on including Mikes Loop, Tracks from Hell, Ed’s By Pass, Skookum, Powersmart and Pseudo Tsunga. The highlights were Powersmart and Pseudo Tsunga which are great down hill single track rides.
My fitness and riding skills seemed to have grown by leaps and bounds in the last month something I guess to be expected from these big rides we have been doing (and the bike helps also 
).
Lowdown from the ride:
Total Time: 5:30:41
Ave HR: 129
Distance: 56.54 km
The Course:
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