Biking at Mont Orford

Here are two shots taken of me on a recent biking trip. :)

Nice Day for a Hike

The weather is finally cooperating here, so I've been spending as much time outdoors as I can. Today the destination was nearby Mont Orford. It was a tough hike, but we took the time to stop and take some pictures along the way.

Mountain biking

This was the first time I had ever done "real" downhill mountain biking. On one run I took the water bladder out of my hydration back and used the case to stow my camera so I could get a few pictures. These don't really do it justice - it's really high, with very steep sections and the trails are really curvy.

Fortunately, the weather was very cooperative. It was a lot of fun!

Here's the mountain as viewed from the car on the way in. Look at the other cars in the picture for an idea of the scale.






Here are the bikes on the lift in front of us:






The view from the lift:






My bike (Zem) at the top:






Some shots of the trails (unfortunately, the photos look flat - you can't see the ups and downs in the trails):

Fireworks

There's a fireworks competition held here every July. Here are a few shots: