Fountain of Youth Found
This past weekend they had the first official opening of the lake jump at the Griffen Bike Park. It was also just a couple of days before my 58 th birthday so I was thinking birthday present to self. However, the day was one of endless rain showers so I pretty much talked myself out of it. Just then I got a text from Mike telling me he was getting ready to go. Well, can’t say no to that so to the park we went. You would think a group of hard-core mountain bikers would be in line for the jump, but not so much. It was kids, early twenty somethings, and a couple of middle age types with life jackets on and in line for the jump. Lots of people there to watch as well. Mike and I both surveyed the jump, watched a few other brave souls go before we got a life jacket, and got the courage up to join in. They had bikes strapped with “noodle floats” attached so you just had to fetch the next one out of the lake and get in line. I walked the bike up the hill and asked the first g