When he was done with his story, Adam and I both grabbed another bottle of that Shakley power drink and choked down 16 ounces of that stuff. Mr. Bonk wasn't about to get us today! I even filled my 32 ounce Camel Back with the chalky tasting liquid.

Everything went great on the trail. Adam loved it. Jim loved it. And I enjoyed riding in front of Jim for a change. We did the little six inch logs, the 12 inch logs, and the 20 foot dip-c-do's. The dip- c-do's are quick up and down mounds of dirt. If you use your brakes on the sharp down portion, you don't have enough speed to make it up the up portion of the next bump. There are about 10 of these together in the dip-c-do portion of the trail and are one of my favorite parts of the trail to show rookies. Then we came to the Four Foot Log. When we came down the hill at about 20 mph, turned the corner and saw the "Beast" sitting across the trail, Adam slammed on his brakes and I think said his first cuss words ever in front of his dad. It was his good luck that his "Oh Shit, Oh Shit" were drowned out by Jim's "Jesus Christ Don! What the Hell is that Son of a bitch!"

I replied, "You two little boys need to walk your Huffys over the log so you don't get hurt." And of course I grinned just a little.

They hauled their bikes over the Log while I rode back up the hill and yelled at them if it was all clear. The secret to doing the Four Foot Log is speed. I had seen Steve Tilford, a "Pro" riding for Team Specialized, do it and had copied and mastered his technique. There is a small pine tree 15 feet in front of the Log, which is a "mark" to tell you where to stop pedaling. You simply pedal as fast as you can till you get to the pine tree, stop pedaling, level the cranks, coast up to the log at about 25 mph, and your momentum will take you to the top of the log. On top, you just have enough speed left to coast gracefully down the other side and snicker at your friends.

Jim yelled, "All clear." and I blasted down the hill.