We approach another gate, and as we pass through we pause to give a rather frustrated woman directions while the girls she is chaperoning giggle at their predicament.

Tony and I finally get ahold of Richy on the walkie-talkies as we ride down a muddy path, and we tell him to go back and get Jason. That's when I realize how invaluable the walkie-talkies are. I was a little dubious at first ...

Tony and I emerge from the trail and take a road for a short distance to the trailhead of our next ride. It's already getting dark when Richy and Jason show up at the meeting place. Jason wasn't able to fix his second flat, so Tony and I venture out for a final ride. Darkness is descending fast.

 

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