The new Connector Between South Leaf and Methuselah was only opened two weeks ago. I was surprised how smooth it was. It was a nice break for me from the hike-a-bike sections on South Leaf Trail. But Erik was disappointed that there was not any challenging section on it. I read on MTBR<\/a> that “…the new trail …has the potential to wear in a lot like Resolution has. …The new South Leaf Extension has large roots and rocks near the surface that are likely to become exposed as the tread compacts.” So he should not have anything to worry about.<\/p>\n My GPS went blank a couple of times, so I didn’t get the complete loop recorded (didn’t miss a whole lot, maybe 0.5 miles). As it is, it reported 14.32 miles with 3700′ of climbing.<\/p>\n Since it was only two of us doing a casual ride, we stopped and took pictures.<\/p>\n For all pictures, please visit our gallery<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/a> The straightline on the left side of the loop is where GPS went on strike.
\n<\/a> Mud in his improvised headband — from the MudnCrud bandana.
\n<\/a> We saw many beautiful blue lillies on the side of the trails.
\n<\/a> Coming up a climb.
\n<\/a> Just one of the many blurred pictures, but we both kinda like it.
\n<\/a> After we got back to the car, Mud went around the parking lot as if he didn’t get enough riding in. He was doing wheelies, dips, figure 8’s, etc.<\/p>\n