ridin' the ridge - Take Two

So this weekend we found ourselves in York, PA once again. It was a calming, quasi-vacationing (if only for a day) type trip. While in York we traversed to Rocky Ridge for another mountain biking excursion. I love this place. For the second time, I kicked some ass here. I managed to climb until hyperventilating. There I was, beet red and talking to myself. woo! It's not really a difficult ride, but some good climbs and a great downhill to start the ride (though I wasn't warmed up and felt skiddish starting the ride with an immediate downhill). Though our ride was cut short by rain, I didn't mind. It was my first time riding as a storm was moving into the area. There we were chugging along as thunder clouds echoed in the distance...we rode on undeterred as it threatened, but it started to close in and thunder overhead. At the first crack of lightning we thought it best to head out. I enjoyed the ride back, it was a furious race to the jeep. We made it just as the sky opened up. Fantastic. I'm not sure if I'd enjoy an actual ride in the rain, but the feeling of the air and the wood just before it starts is rather invigorating. And what can beat a natural shower?