The (Sorta) Sunny South

Our first several days down here have gone remarkably smoothly, all things considered.  Our first day down here, after rolling in to town, we rallied to go ride Kitsuma, a trail only minutes from our house. Unfortunately, we never got the camera out.

Day two saw us driving out to the Bent Creek area of Pisgah National Forest, and exploring that area.  We rode some pretty long climbs, and ended the day with the feature-laden descent of Sidehill Trail.

 

Tom dialing in a berm on Sidehill

We woke up on day three to glorious sunshine, and decided to head out to the Tsali area to ride around the lake.  It was a beautiful trail, and we all got some pretty sweet jersey tans (or burns, depending on complexion). We were a little bit bummed though, when we came around the first corner expecting a gorgeous view of water and got this:

However, that was followed by some sweet trails and eventually, some views of water.

 

Chris rides through a leafy descent 

 

Anson riding along Fontana Lake (finally, some water).

Dave rocking the a corner on the Tsali Left Loop

Max, Anson, and Chris pausing for a breather at the overlook (note the snow still at the top of the mountains)