It is several hours from New Orleans and we were only able to get one lap on the trails before dark. The batteries in the GPS only lasted 1.5 hours but the 2.5 mile fire road climb is on there. http://trail.motionbased.com/trail/activity/4905350
It was extremely cold (low of 29F and stayed below freezing as long as the sun was down). I had to pass on the sub freezing night training and decided to guard the gear with Terry while the others took off. There was a small heater in the bathroom and this is what they looked like at 4am when they returned from a 2.5 hour spin on the bikes...(Shame on me).
After the cozy nap at the Shang-ri-la we went for a long trek and another spin on the trails before packing up and heading home. It was a lot of fun and well worth the drive. The latex glove idea did not work in the freezing temperature but ski gloves kept my hands warm and I could still manage to shift gears on the bike.
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