Dirtbiking at 5 mile pass

This ride was SO much fun and definitely needed! Corey just recently sold his Chevy truck and bought a new Yamaha WR450F bike :) This was his first ride on it and he LOVED it, he definitely enjoys his new bike. The day before the ride we bought him a bunch of new gear: boots, helmet, goggles and his jersey and pants are getting here today. His best friend Morgan's dad Lynn took Corey and I out on Saturday (6/26/10) to 5 mile pass in Tooele. I haven't been on a dirt bike in forever so I borrowed Heather's CRF230, which was a toy compared to Corey and Lynn's bikes, but definitely perfect for me and my purposes :) We went on a bunch of different trails and I actually opened it up to 3rd gear in the end and was able to be comfortable standing while going over bumps. Corey and I rode side by side for a little while and that was Super fun! :) I had SUCH a great time and so did he and Lynn :) We only rode about 12 miles, but it was perfect for my first ride because I wasn't too tired by the time we finished. It was perfect :). Lynn lead the whole time on his KX500 because he knows the trails way better than we do, and I was in the middle so Corey could keep an eye on me :) We had So much fun! They both rode in 1st and 2nd gear, so I was really glad they were patient with my slowness :P But I was definitely more comfortable at the end than the beginning. Corey got to play around with the throttle on his bike and shot in front of me a couple times, and then slow down so I could catch up and then I let the throttle go fast when I caught up so that I would shoot a little in front of him, it was really fun :)

We went up and down 2 different little canyons and the first one, I believe it was called rattlesnake canyon, had a lot of slick rock in the middle of it so we turned around because it was a little too hard for me. On the way down I went over a bump and lost control and the back tire slid out from underneath me on the slick rock and I crashed. My right leg ended up between the rock and my 200lb bike, so I now have a beautiful bruise and my arm slid on the rock and got all scraped up, but luckily I had on a long-sleeved jersey so that it protected my arm from the gravel and dirt mostly. It didn't rip and so the scrape is really superficial, but it definitley stung. However, it sounds worse than it felt. I got back up quickly and checked the wound, decided I didn't need stitches and kept going for another hour to hour and a half :) It was really fun. The crash almost calmed some of my nerves though because in the beginning I was so afraid of crashing and then when I did I realized it wasn't as bad as I was thinking it would be so I brushed it off and kept going :) We had a great time, I can't wait till our next ride :)