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Around 1 pm, the Scotsman, Brit, and American rented bikes to go explore the bike trails in the Redwood forest. Mind that I had never done mountain bike trails, but I took the leap into the unknown experience of mountain biking. It was a 30 min ride just to get to the Forrest and when we got there, the amount of trails were endless! So many to choose from and easy to get lost. So after a few minutes of looking over at the map, we planned out a rout that would allow us to go on a few and make it back into town before 5. The bikes were due at 5 but we also had to catch a bus to the next town at five. The trails were amazing! At first it was frightening to go down steep inclines that were also narrow. Not to mention that it had been years since I had been on a peddle bike. Well, after a little courage and a few bumps and scratches I got the hang of it. Clock hit 4 o’clock when we were deep in the forest and still had one more trail to make it back to the main road and head back to town, deliver the bikes, walk to the hostel, grab our stuff and walk to the bus stop. By this time, I was so tired. There were already many times I just had to get off the bike and recover my energy. My quads were burning, running low on water and on time, literally, there was no room for error. The Dragon’s Tail was the last bike trail, and we are off! Right away I slam into a tree stump and when I brush it off and try to keep going, I realize the chain came off! So I quickly fix it and keep going. Throbbing pain, out of breath and sweating buckets, and I still manage to keep going. I had never pushed myself this much. We make it to the main road but we are still not out of the woods. In every sense of the phrase. It’s 4:15, we still have to ride into town, which is 30 minuets and do all that other stuff. At this point, I can’t peddle much longer, but we came to a point where it’s a wide open dirt road and it’s all down hill! For like a full mile it was all downhill easily going around 20 miles and hour. It felt like I was flying! We make it down hill and we are finally out of the woods. Time is 4:20 and still the 30 min ride. I check the map and see that we can save time if we cut through a lumber yard but it was gated. To our fortune, we see the gate opens, we start peddling, almost closing on me. Now we are stuck inside with no way out but see a car right at that moment, leaving and we take the opportunity. We Exit and not we are find ourselves on the outskirts of town. I am relived because now it’s like a 10 min ride and it’s 4:25. We peddle and peddle! We head down a bridge but as we ride up, my legs cramp up. There was no hope left. I couldn’t move. I told them to keep going, I’ll catch up. As I recovered I saw maps again and decided to take the street with cars to make up time. I start peddling after some rest and maintain a slow but steady pace. To my surprise I make it back in town at 4:35, and managed to catch up to my buddies. I couldn’t stop smiling and my heart was still racing. We arrived to return the bikes which were from a local ice cream shop. We made it in time for the bus and got FREE ice cream! Best ice cream I have ever had.