I had a really great 11+ miles on trails that in May scared me sh!tless. The downside...a dear friend joined us and badly broke both wrist bones hitting a patch of loose sand at the bottom of a hill. She is even more of a noob than I am and has no insurance (she works 2 part-time jobs and puts in well over 40 hours/week...another rant). It upsets me that she's going to likely go into debt over this...doing something fun and healthy. Thankfully she still wants to ride in the future.