We got our first snow of the season overnight last night. Not much to speak of, just a dusting of wet, heavy sloppy slush to wipe off the cars. Good morning.

It was just in time then that I got in what may well be my last ride of this season at Rock Cut. The park closes November 30. My friend Dennis passed through town on his way to his family’s Thanksgiving in Chicago, so we had the afternoon for mountain biking in the park.

The overnight snow was forecast for the day yesterday. Lucky for us it was delayed. Tuesday was a tad chilly, expected for this time of year, but clear sky, sunshine and just a slight breeze that was non-existant once we got into the woods.

Met Big B at the Rockford Bicycle Company and headed toward the park.  The colorful autumn we had is over and the trees are nearly bare now. Most of the leaves have fallen making the trail almost indistinguishable in places. And slippery too. A couple of biffs due to slick slopes. Dennis did an endo over a log pile.

The annual Thanksgiving Day ride with the Rock Cut Trail Crew is tomorrow at 8am. This morning’s snow is gone already but the melt off made lots of mud. We’ll see if the ride gets rescheduled. I’ll be at the in-laws for the holiday and will miss the ride. There’s talk of a Sunday morning ride too. We’ll see if I can make that one. At any rate, the days are running out on the season. It’ll be Espenscheid’s 3 mile loop and rollers in the basement for any riding pretty soon.