Here is a review: The Sailor Who Fell From Grace With The Sea is a film of contradictions. Beautiful and disturbing, erotic and psychotic, this melodramatic thriller is a film of unsettling dichotic elements. Quite an infamous film in its day (due to its shocking subject matter and modestly explicit sexuality). Just be prepared to file it in the "oddest films I've ever seen" category of your mind.
Trust me due to the aforementioned subject matter we filed this baby time and time again.
But life with HO has always been like that, odd and cool.
HO-Fest begins starts from Black Moshannon State Park west of State College, PA. The black part refers to the coloration of the lake due to the high level of tannins in the water; the moshannon part is a derivation of "moss-hanne" Native American for moose stream.
Henry and the tannins.
HO-Fest begins with 15 riders who travelled in from all around Pennsylvania.
Including some of the Perry County boys: Ray and Dave.From the HO himself:
"Here’s the recap: Kberg paced us up Dry Hollow to the gasline, where an unnamed local blew past the gasline."
"After a quick direction correction, we dropped the wicked Rattlesnake trail to Benner Run. We climbed up the fire road to the gasline."
"Despite the recommendations to the contrary, an unnamed local led us on the gas line where we encountered high grass followed by a grunt of a climb (not fun)."
"Unnamed local then blamed poor trail judgement on Yoda
who magically ‘appeared he did’ at the Rock Run trail head." (Yoda in green)
"Allen and Don took the ‘large cahuna’ prize for riding the sketchy bridge across the creek. We climbed the rail bed up the switchbacks to the AFT."
"This marked the beginning of a rash of mechanicals: Ray, Dave, and Darius all ended up with chain problems." - like this one wrapped around the seat stays.
"We passed the normal bail-out point at Moosehead lane and continued on downstream where an unnamed local had knowledge of perhaps the sweetest piece of single track in the forest."
-I swear that unnamed local is flipping me the bird.
-Yoda rides the bridge he does. After this nice bridge ride, the group split up; half going up a nasty double-track hike-a-bike to a fire road.
-The other half taking a sweet piece of singletrack down by the creek with challenging uphills and rock gardens.
"As the rest of group delighted in the challenging rocks and beauty of this trail, Rich found that he had somehow snapped his frame between a rock and his grundle??? "
-Fortunately, there is no picture of his grundle.
"We regrouped at the crossing of Black Moshannon then either went upstream (or uphill) to the AFT/Shingle Mill intersection. The group, now weary from the days’ unrelenting technical tortures, drew its last ounce of strength to face the daunting Shingle Mill trial. This trail is always difficult and can take the best riders out of their game and have them screaming for their mothers. At the end of a long ride the group did a terrific job of taming this trail."
"Kudos to everyone who met the challenge – it was a great day to be in the woods on some great trails." - a great group of folks to ride with durable, amiable, and skilled - like Jedi.
After the ride we headed down to HO's house for a picnic and some cold refreshments. 
It was Canada Day and HO had hockey pucks to grill (inside joke on his grilling skills).
Thanks for another great ride HO - you have come a long way since Mello Yellow and holding your rear deraileur on with a drywall screw.
-Cheers
2 comments:
I think the unnamed Local is actually Ho himself, attempting to shift the blame for the poor routing. HE and Yoda do deserve a big pat on the back for the clear trails along the creek though.
That sight I was talking about was historical.maptech.com check it out.
Ok. I think I have adjusted your image to a more neutral (and accurate location). Thanks for the link.
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