Gnarlyberrylicousness

Final long term planned 'event' of the year,

WV Fall Classique Wknd.Lots of email exchanged, plans bounced and settled

on the fly. Zoned with Larry on the 81 commute

and missed the turn at Strasburg. Jumped cross country at NewMarket and discovered

Lost River State Park on the way to Moorefield, looks like

good stuff for the skinny tires.

Mtn rush hour.Rolled in 40 minutes off schedule and kitted up quick

for the shuttling of 17 odd characters to the top

of the Gnarly. 6.5ish hours to get across the 25miles of Gnarly North Fork

love, with a slummin' spin of 15 on the tarmac to sleep

with the legend of Princess Snowbird. The views were incredible and the riding off the charts. Doses of color and techy love added a special flavor. 'burgian MVP's Sue, Tim & Carp hooked up a fat stash

of burritos to heat by the fire. Full bellies, harvest

celebrations and flowing beer invented the game of

Fire Jenga(tm), until the man showed up with written warnings. Tag team of fresh Cupcakes did up an incredible breakfast

spread to fuel the assault of Spruce Knob on Sunday. 45mile parcours opened with a 3 hour rolling climb

of paved to dirt. Special treat was the hc climb

up Bennet Gap, stteeeep. Roller coaster flow of Lower Timber was next before

the final gravel push to the top of Spruce for the

entrance to 20miles of trail bliss. Huckleberry & High Meadows & Allegheny all delivered the goods.Beyond expectations. Camera hit max capacity in the High Meadows, so no

swimin' hole shots or permanent record of the

tighhhhhhht off camber of the Allegheny.

Merry Blissmas everybody!

Thanks to all involved for each pitching in

with their own unique talents/resources.

Takes more than just luck to pull it all off.

Full picture set is up on the Smug.

peace.