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Dropping down to Elder St, my favorite down hill!Yikes!Cross-trainingQuickbeam on zee trailTrail pandaI like this pic the best!ouch panda (and if you look closely, a "crooked bars" panda as well).JB @ Crafton HillsDropping into YucaipaGary 115!
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A site about lugs, tan sidewalls, maybe jazz, classical, punk and bluegrass, local riding, worldly riding and people, cool cats, lame ducks, 110 bcds, wool, and smelling like hell after a long ride.

Kokořínsko

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50 minutes north of Prague.
We tried to go Saturday, but I left the cars headlights on overnight (the little buzzer reminding you works for Verča, but not for me), and with a dead battery we rode bikes from home. So Sunday morning with some jumper cables, we were on our way.

cool sandstone canyons to ride through
Kokořínsko is similar in stone to the Czech Switzerland area, with more sandstone outcroppings and little canyons. Plus more North Shore-style ecosystem. Cool, dark, and moist.

me coming around a corner
Lots of cool moss covered rock formations and wet sandy trail in these little canyon / stream valleys with century old roads leading through them, some paved in stone, others just cut or worn into the rock.

out of the bottom of the valleys was 20 degrees warmer and dry
On top of the 150-300′ ridges were more cool rocks with a bit drier pine forest climate, like the higher Sierras.

me coming down a little sandy chute
Its quite a contrast from the cold humid rain forest feel at the bottom.

fast Verča
OK, we’ll leave you with two of the best things in life: fast women and bikes.
(or was it women and fast bikes? either way, I guess!)

Take care and keep the rubber side down!
-Cory a Verča

5 Comments so far

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  2. james September 18th, 2007 8:16 am

    It was good to hear from you cory. Thanks for the link to your site. I am excited to read through some of your stories to see how you have been doing. It looks like there is some really good riding there. Maybe if I applied for a passport today I could visit you in a couple of years. :)

    Not sure what energy drink you were interested in. I don’t use them too much anymore. The only one I found I like was chocolate spiz(www.spiz.net). Tastes like chocolate milk to me and didn’t make me sick.

  3. John G September 18th, 2007 11:13 am

    Looks like wet fun. When James comes over, I’ll tag along.

  4. michael September 18th, 2007 11:46 am

    I think the YBB and I need to make a visit as well. Cory, good to know you are still alive and haven’t gotten thrown out of the country yet. Sarah and I took a short spin out at YR this past Sunday with the chariot trailer. She had fun. Took her a little while to get used to the bumps but then I heard “whee” everytime we hit a down hill. Say hi to the wife.

    Michael

  5. michael September 18th, 2007 11:47 am

    Oh btw…I am going to be in Munich all next week if you are bored and want to come to Germany. Peace.

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