Bloody Ride in Okutama!! (Tokyo JAPAN)
(Oct.21,2006)

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Okutama Sengen Ridge Trail
TYPE : Loop
LENGTH : 40km (25km Paved climb + 15km singletrack+)
DIFFICULTY : Physically Modrate / Pack-O-Meter 3 (1 big crash....)
ELEVATION : Low-100m, High-1060m
TIME : 15min.... (on dirt)
RIDERS : Memento, Phreddie

According to the wheatherforecast, it would be a sunny saturday in Tokyo..
Memento and I decided to go mountain biking to Sengenone in Okutama.

It has been a long time since we went to Okutama last time...
BUT the heavy traffic jam was the same.
It took me about 2hours to get to the meeting place but took more than 3hours for Mement.
So I started riding on paved climb and asked Memento to pick me up on the way to the trailhead.

When we got to the trailhead, it was we and foggy.....I felt something evil...
Anyway we started riding...
It is mostly singletrack downhill with some technical section.

It was nice and I was very happy for riding one of my favorite trail!!

When I reached the first technical section, I thought I can clear the section with confident.
BUT I WAS WRONG.......
It looked steeper than before....
My mind said GO! but my body did not...

I fell down more than 10m from the trail....
and I hit my right knee very hard....

It was the end of our ride for the day....
I felt sorry for Memento, He drove more than 3hours and ride only 15min....

I guess I got old....
Let's see how soon my right knee heals....(It may take longer than I think...)

Traffic Jam...
We shouldn't stop at ETC gate...

Self portrait at the meeting place....
(Where is Memento????)

Man! I am getting old... this paved climb is tough!!

Self portrait taken when resting....

Hey Hey Hey Who said it would be a nice day today??
I feel something evil today...

At the trailhead
(Phreddie, Memento)

Uggggggghhhh....
My right knee hurts so bad....

Scratched scar on my left shin... not so bad...

Ouch!! My scatch on my right knee...
It doesn't look so bad....

Memento!!
This guy rescued me...

Ambulance for me??
NO...There was a motorcycle accident ahead...

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