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Keith and I went for our second mountain biking excursion of the year today and decided to hit Potawatomi bike trail which is normally reserved for mid to end of the year. Thirty minutes into the trail we remembered why we save it for later in the year. There are at least 3 hills that are impossible to climb unless you are Lance Armstrong, and most of the other hills are almost as difficult. The 50 degree grade alone is tough, but you also get roots and rocks to manuver around while you struggle to get up them. The plus side is the downhills, which have 1-4 foot dropoffs at regular intervals making for some good jumps. It took almost 3 hours to get through it, but only 1.5 hours of that was actual biking. The other half of the time we were laying on the ground recovering. Next time I'll have a video camera on my helmet so I can sell the bloopers on ebay.