Saved by a Tree

Today I was the luckiest guy in the world (or at least in the Lower Blue Mountains).

Most of the time when out riding, trees are just obstacles you need to get around while blasting through your favorite trail, but not today. Today a special little tree saved my arse big time.

I went for a quick blast at the local trails ( Lapo and Knapsack). On the way home I thought I take the Zig Zag down to the Lapstone exit and ride up into the bush past that big green water tank. Those of you who were out on the Knapsack ride will know where I mean. Along the way there is some very sketchy skinny pass with a good 5-6 meters on either side, and some very badly placed rocks to negotiate. As I came up to this section, I was thinking to myself, "ride with care here" as I don't wanna go over the edge..... I let you guess what happened next... Yup, I hit a rock which threw my front wheel off to the left and down I went, straight over the edge. In my panic I yelled out "NO!!" and somehow the tree fairies heard me and caught me and the Trance on the way down. On the pics bellow you can see the tiny little tree sticking out the side of the rock that is holding my bike, and a good 5-6 meter drop to the bottom of the gully. I was wedged in between the bike and the tree.

So thank you tree fairies for saving me some serious hurt today. (oh yeah and I haven't told my 7 month prego wife, as I didn't want her freaking out... so please kepp it on the lowdown around her. Thanks)