Rock Stoke

I got a day off to ride with Mikesee. It was fun. Some photos and commentary below:

We planned to do the whole shebang at the Dells. This is not a lot of trail to cover, but it is amazingly strenuous and brutal. Essentially it is a 1mph beat down for the most part.

We got right into the thick of things a bit after dawn



I got past this section for the second time ever, but still can not clean this downhill entirely.



Climbing the spiral staircase:



Mike cleaned it second attempt which is very respectable for the feature.

A little side line move:





There are several lines down the next rock face. I have looked at the far rider's right, raised skinny line for years, but have not attempted it due to the penalty for falling to rider's right which more than I care to experience. Not a difficult move, but too heady for me. Mike thought about it:



Tried it:





Thought some more...



Tried again and nailed it:



Time to hit some difficult switchbacks, as always, STIL:

Nope:


Yep:








One of my favorite shots of the day:



Oh so close on the "Buttbreaker" photos/video can not convey its difficulty:



Rider there somewhere:











Oh so close on this one....bummer about the final turn at the end



Second try





Mike spied a new way to dismount this rock:



Another favorite image: "Upper Sideswipe"



The big roller:



Continues below horizon



Lichenroller



Doh!



Success!



Dan's Notch:



Mosquito Chasm:


In the end, we hit almost every single available trail both ways. It took nine hours total and I was pretty wrecked.