Don’t say O-Cheeta: it’s Oh-Ah-Sha-Tah
As I type these words, I am sitting in a cafe in Fayetteville, AR, next door to The Bike Route, a cool local shop where my buddy Reilly wrenches. It’s cold, windy, raining and two States away from the desert paradise I have called home for the past six weeks. With the ground devoid of any snow but the trees all leafless, it feels very much like autumn in Ontario. And, like the fall in Ontario makes for incredible cycling, so too is the mountain biking in the Ouachita National Forest, central Arkansas.
Thursday and Friday we rode the best trails in the State, including the famed IMBA Epic Womble Trail. Fast, smooth, rolling single track; miles of super narrow bench-cut trails along very steep ravines; spectacular views of Lake Ouachita and connecting creeks/rivers; a few long, tough climbs but plenty of fast twisty descents. Though the two 40km rides were quite different from each-other, one thing was constant; the HUGE smiles we wore all day long.
Special thanks to Reilly for making it happen; to Jay for loaning me his Santa Cruz Tallboy Carbon; to Pat for loaning me his Salsa Dos Niner; to Bodie for flying[!] to the trail-head and of course, to Fletcher-dog for running with us all day both days!
Hi Alex, it is me Scott. I like the picture you took from the forest.
Hi Alex it is me again I herly like the seen fo the woods it is nice. Frome William
I’m glad you both liked the pictures of the Arkansas forests. I had a great time mountain biking those trails and hanging out with my friends.