Day 88 - Welcome Back to the Trails

Today marked my first time back on my mountain bike on the trails since my hip surgery three months ago. In the afternoon my wife, son, and I met up with Eddie and his 12-year son for a kid's ride at Mission Trails (that's me in red and my son, Noah, in yellow). I thought it would be a good introduction back on the trail. It was a slow pace for the kids. I got a flat about 1/2 way through the lap. I quickly pumped air into the tire and we were back on the trail. For the most part, I felt good. My balance was a little off. I was doing fine until the Quicksand drop, a 12-foot, 45 degree drop into a bed of sand. I made the drop but got off line at the bottom and panicked, hitting my front brake to avoid the trees on both sides. I slid out and went down into the sand. I got up. Nothing hurt. I continued and finished the ride. When I got back to the parking lot my wife saw that I was all dusty and ask "What happened? Did you wreck?". "Yes, I took a slight spill," I said sheepishly. Looks like I'm gonna be grounded from riding the trails for a little longer. At least I got my first flat and wreck out of the way. Welcome back to the trails.