Well like I said previously in my post after getting back from BAK I was anxious to do something else cool. I had heard about the Death Ride and didn’t really jump on it until I seen a few friends were going to sign up for it. Eric Benjamin of Adventure Monkey and the machine himself, Kevin Collings.
Big thanks to Kevin for driving and Eric and Jen for letting us crash their packing party and feeding us for the night.
Having problems with my hand I was hesitant to ride too much and was kind of babying it but felt I would be more then fine for the mileage considering it was a one day shot.
What I didn’t know and either missed it or it wasn’t talked about on the official site was that if you didn’t hit the sag stops by certain times you would be redirected on a shorter route thus not getting the full ride in or a medal. I of course was the only one out of our group that didn’t get the full ride in because I missed a turn that I swear was not marked. Of course I was not paying attention to my map so I had no idea where I was. I popped out my phone and was just going to head back to the car when I found the party again. Unfortunately too much time had elapsed and I was redirected.
It was crazy I was rounding the end and skipping the last muddy turn and here comes Kevin’s crazy ass!! Asking why we weren’t turning … haha he found out. But he caught me and I had a 20 mile shortcut. Needless to say he crushed everyone else in the full distance ride.
None the less I probably rode a good 60 miles considering, which is nothing to laugh at in those conditions of the hills and the mud. Yes mud there was plenty of it thanks to the rain the night before. There was also an element of danger due to the farms in that area being open range. I seen some guys almost get run over by some startled cattle.
Over all I had a decent time, because well I just love to ride no matter what. I love it!
Picture Time
the Following images copyright Eric Benjamin
Click photos to see more of this ride and many others. Truly amazing photos!!
The following images well hell lets be honest who would steal them 
Pics I took with cellphone / some of these images are Kevins also!
