I finally rode this thing today, here are some notes:
- Henceforth this route shall be known as Pat's Return. If you go the other way, you did "Pat's Return, backwards."
- I did a full out and back today, so I hit this at about the 1:50 mark. In the literary world, we call that foreshadowing
- My verdict would be to leave it as-is
- I think it would be acceptable to provide a go-around to the entire thing
- I think time would be far better spent fixing the trail that leads up to this. In true RV style, it is brutal. But unlike the rest of RV, it is 4-6" wide. It could use a proper trail build with some grade reversals in there. This way, you wouldn't get to the top feeling like you had been violated in numerous ways
- The entrance to this "section" really is a filter that weeds you out. This is a hard intro to the section and is probably just as hard as anything in there. This goes with point #4 in that if you can't get over this, you should go around. This has a name but I cannot remember what it is.
- I don't think it's especially crazy other than if you tip over you can grind your ankles into shards of broken bone and sinews. Don't ask me how I know this. See point #2 above
- Having said the above I think with a little bit of work this could be the most interesting thing in this park
- When you ride this full park in both directions you end up with a lot of time to think. I named every area today, but forgot some of them
- I think that shitty washed out straight shot should be called the BSA Boulevard
- Someone named the segment that I cleared out in Cushetunk "Not the Norm" on Strava, which is very nice
- I think we need a reroute at the road crossing by the phone booth. Wow it's messy there, both sides.
- Of course Puke Hill and Puke Hill Backside would need to remain. Though the backside could be nominated for a new name (e.g. Vomitous Vertical).
- Switchbacks still need work.
- Below Pat's Return would just be the Stone Wall Stretch, this is where the long-forgotten Troll Bridge used to be
- I had 2 other names for things that were along the lines of Erosion of Morale and Prelude to Destruction but I am not sure those were it. In one particularly difficult segment I decided it should be named Son of Sniglet which is an expression from my childhood. I do not remember what section and I do not remember what part of my childhood. I think I also used Loss of Dignity in there today.
- I realize these trail names do not make you want to go ride the park. I am nothing if not a realist.