More Dirt Bike Practice

Because Collin did so well the first time he rode his dirt bike on the open trails, Dad thought it would be fun for him and Collin to ride on the hiking trails through the trees north of us. It had rained  hard for a few days before we went but it wasn’t raining that morning and the trails were open so we decided to go. I went along with the boys so I can hang out with them during the ride and also relax a little while they were out on a ride. I thought I might get some hiking in too but it turned out to be freezing that morning with temperatures as low as 45. Being damp and windy made it feel even colder.

At our first stop, we got out to check out the trail condition. Collin started getting a little anxious because he saw how muddy the trails were and watched some of the other riders skidding a little as they went through the mud.  We talked to some of the riders and found out there were wider, dryer trails a little north of where we were so we packed up and headed that direction. 

Dad unload the bikes and they both took a few practice laps around the parking area. Collin felt pretty confident and so they started out on one of the smaller trails. Collin only was gone less than a minute before heard him yelling out for help.  I found him and he was crying pretty hard because he did not turn the bike shop enough to make the corner and hit a tree that had fallen down. He wanted off the bike and said he was done.  Dad came back around and we got Collin to calm down enough to talk to him about possibly riding the wider jeep trails instead. He was very agreeable to that and they both road for another hour before Collin was so cold that he was done and wanted to warm up in the car with me. 

We had to head back to get cleaned up and get ready for a dinner date with some friends. I think Collin had fun because this is what he looked like the majority of the way home.