Sakura Ride in Hitachi!!
(Apr.3,2004)

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Hitachi Mt.Takasuzu Trail
TYPE : Loop
LENGTH : 20km
DIFFICULTY : Physically moderate / Technically Moderate (No crash, No injury)
TROUBLE : Bacon had flat tubeless tire problem....
ELEVATION : Low-50m, High-623m
TIME : 1.5hrs
RIDERS : Carbon, Phreddie

Hitachi Mt.Ogitsu Trail
TYPE : Loop
LENGTH : 15km
DIFFICULTY : Physically moderate / Technically Moderate (No crash, No injury)
TROUBLE : None
ELEVATION : Low-100m, High-400m
TIME : 1.5hrs
RIDERS : Carbon, Phreddie

It is getting warm in Japan!!
Sakura is now in full bloom in Knato area!!
and the wheatherforecast for Saturday is SUNNY!!
What do we do on sunny weekend??
Of couerse!! Mountainbiking!!

Carbon and I went to Hitachi for sakura(cherry blossoms) ride!!
It was colder and wet than we thought....
BUT the cherry blossoms are in full bloom in hitachi!!
and many sakura watchers and hikers were on the trail...
Carbon was so excited on his firset ride of the year and he was riding very fast!!
he alomost crash in to hikers more than two times....

Beautiful wheather and good singketrack trails in HItachi
Carbon enjoyed the first ride of thsi year!!

We are riding MTB so many times and riding the same trail many times..
BUT we always feel MTB riding is very exciting everytime we ride....
Oh it is a very good day!!

At the Trailhead
(Carbon, Phreddie, and cherry blossoms)

At the Trailhead
(long climb to the peak...)

At the top of Mt.Takasuzu
(Phreddie, Carbon)

Phreddie and his lovely shiny bike!!

Carbon at full velocity!!

Phreddie at full velocity!!

sakura is in full bloom!!

(Carbon) (Phreddie)

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