Monday 28 April 2014

the near miss ride

playing about in the woods, as you do. Running back to the bike to get set for the timer on the camera etc and i hear the occasional knocking sound, must be an over enthusiastic woodpecker i thought. Change camera position, a bit more running and the knocking becomes a cracking, creaking sound that i can't quite pinpoint the origin of as behind me the trees are densely packed. Take a few "arty" shots of the bluebells and the creaking seems to have diminished, could it be forestry rangers working? doubtful on a saturday. Pack up the camera and ride off on the singletrack between the banks of flowers and as i turn behind the furthest tree in the picture there is an enormously loud crack and then smashing of branches followed by a huge thump that shook the ground, a tree not 10 feet from where i was standing had fallen. If i had ridden the other way down the trail i'd have been right under it!
Ride 57
23 miles
Total 1005
commute 326.

1 comment:

Shotokan Cyclist said...

Wait. Wut? That's terrible! You mean there's now a tree lying across the trail!?