Sherando part 2

With the crew regrouped we start our descent. The first few miles are not that steep, with a few rock gardens sprinkled in. I find it hard to keep my momentum where the trail is not steep enough to overcome the rocks, something I need to work on. We eventually reach some mandatory walking sections. These were REAL steep, but the rocks were REAL big. The lower half was as fast as you dare to go. First, the trail was all rock of all different sizes. Wider than single track, several lines were available. Ride over the bigger rocks jutting out like launching pads, or go around. Only 1 tree down that I remember. Stopping to duck under, we hear voices. Must have been 100 kids, maybe 10-14 years old, walking up the trail we were just blasting down! Good thing we had to stop for the tree!
After the procession of brats passes, we proceed with letting gravity have her way. The next part was real singletrack with only 1 line. More dirt than rocks, with a few stream crossings for good measure. This might have been my favorite part, good flowing, around trees, a little up, alot of down. The trail dumped us out at the lake, good spot to again regroup. The road out of the campground had a good climb, and we eventually made it back to the truck. The trip is not over, you'll have to wait for part three.