You should definitely come down this way to ride our trails sometime. I'm not that familiar with the trails off-cape to be able to compare them, but there are definitely places to ride that aren't too hairy and can help build confidence. I have been riding the Trail of Tears, some of which could bring you to tears, but a lot of fun, swoopy, not too technical single-track, too.

Monday I stopped at Wompatuck in Hingham and had a nice ride. Have only been on the trail once before (last year, on my first group "Mellow Ride" with NEMBA, during which I managed to ride off the edge of a bridge, injuring mostly my pride, but resulting in wrist tendonitis for the rest of the season). This week I got up to the same bridge and stopped like a horse refusing to cross. I made myself back up, mount up and ride across...no problem! I even managed to ride a 12-inch wide plank across a shallow mud hole without falling off.

I might try getting out on the road in the morning. It's light out at 6:00 now, but when do we set the clocks ahead? Hurray for Spring!

Linda