I'm a Climbing SPECIALIST!!!!

Today was our 1st real day in Flag. We hit the bagel/coffee shop x the street from our hostel. We entered w/ to a warm "Welcome" from Tyrus, a worker @ the hostel, who had informed everybody there we were from TN and here to mtn bike! We were introduced to a local, Keri, who rides SS and gave us several good ride ideas. We took off to do the FAMOUS Little Bear trail. Well, in Jay fashion I gave Jen an option I knew would be more difficult than the standard ride....She bit on the DUMB idea. The standard was supposed to be in the neighborhood of 18 miles, elevation (climbing) a lot; We ended with 30-31 miles & a BUTT load of climbing!!! The other element to this ride was cruisin the woods w/ really dark clouds and thunder all day. Jen wasn't really sure about it but I reamined calm and optomistic about not gettin' rained on. We made it to the car just as it began to rain and proceeded to rain for the next 4 hours. All in all a GREAT day of ridin' in Flag...thankfully tomorrow is a rest day @ the Grand Canyon.