When I was an undergrad, some friends and I came across a hidden mecca of stunts and jumps. This was a good 4-5 years ago, and most of the stuff was brand new.
Cut to last year about this time, I just started grad school and I thought I'd check it out. To my chagrin, the stunts were falling apart and much of the woodwork had been vandalized. I was slightly annoyed by this, but forgot about it soon after. Then, last friday, a professor of mine heard that I raced DH and mentioned some stunts behind his house that his son had been building. He was talking about the same trails I'd once ridden.
Apparently the orginal builders, with the help of some younger kids, went in and have been working hard to rejuvenate the place. There are skinnies, drops, berms, step-ups/downs, hips and dirt jumps. Many of the lines are super burly and beyond my ability, but there are quite a few lines that I see myself progressing on. I managed to work up the courage (with the help of 2 sixteen year olds no less) to hit by far the biggest gapper I've ever done. One thing I didn't do was an elevated ramp that leads to a 7-8' drop to tranny. The thing is rickety at best and peaks at about 12' feet. I'm not bothered by the drop so much as the height. After pussing out on this thing yesterday, I spent the rest of the day dwelling on this damn stunt. I've decided that I must do it before the season is over. The pics of the stunt are included, and hopefull I'll get some more in the next few weeks.
