Can't I detach the trailer and go riding in Pisgah?

Even though Matt was out tearing up the local race scene with David, the Warren Wilson mountain bike team managed to get in a great group ride in Dupont this weekend. This proves that we actually will be able to survive next year after Matt has graduated.
That said the ride almost didn't happen. At 9:00am (the agreed upon meeting time) there was only a small group of hard corps riders at the bike trailer behind the gym. Hanna had business to attend to and Tallula was waffling, leaving only Phil, Aaron, and myself as perspective riders. Art called, and after talking over the possibilities with me it looked as though no ride would occur, however Phil was there to save the day. "Art," Phil cried plaintively into the phone, "my ride just left, can't I detach the trailer and go riding in Pisgah?" Well some hardened souls could say no to that, but not Art. He agreed to meet us at Green Life and we immediately set to work ridding ourselves of the trailer and loading our bikes into the bus. When we reached Green Life we were happy to see Warren Wilson grad and 2007 national champion Kylie Krass chatting with Art waiting to go riding with us.
From Green Life we drove to Dupont and had a fantastic time riding four 4+ hours on the not really all that muddy trails there.
So, four hours of amazing riding with Art, Kylie, Phil, and Aaron on a day that started in a wet bus full of insecurity about wether a ride would even happen. Not bad.