Fairmont Park, Forbidden Drive

Well Beej and I finally decided that it was time to take the bikes off of the paved road and into some trails. Now I have to give it up to Beej as she was not feeling good and wasn't 100%. She still wanted to go biking as she and I are keeping each other motivated to bike and excersize to loose weight. I started doing some research about mountain biking here in PA (Philly area) and WOW, so many trails!!!! Anyways, we decided to go to a trail along the Wisahickon River called Forbiden Drive. I read reviews stating that it was a great beginners and family trail and they were spot on. It is a wide gravel trail going from Blue Mills Road to Lincoln Avenue. In total it is a 10 mile loop. All the riding and stamina building that we've been doing the last two weeks were about to be tested. The ride was great, going to Lincoln Avenue was not too challenging at all. Just some small hills with small grades is all. Now we had two downhills that were pretty big and I knew whe would feel those on the way back. We made it about 3/4 of the way and had to turn around as Beej's sickness was wearing her out. I tell you, those two hills I mentioned earlier pushed me but it felt great. I feel like i'm getting my old biking legs back. I just loved the burn. Beej really pushed her self more then she should've being sick and all. I give her mad props for doing this. I know that she did it more for me then for her that day. That's why I love her so much. I can't wait to go back to the trail and this time we will make it all the way to the end.