"Epic" Ride and Friendship

An "epic" mountain bike ride is considered as 20 miles.

Today's ride = 19.8 miles from Capitol Peak area to Margaret McKinney. 

Oops, sorry, that's not quite "Epic".

No way, it's got to be epic.  It felt epic.  My body says it's friggin' "EPIC".

It was long - 3.9 hours long.

It had down-hills and a startling amount of steep up-hills (Sherman Valley).

It was so muddy in places that bikes stubbornly stuck /stopped on their own (without the rider).

Rode this with Jeff H. today who recently moved from Oly, WA to Bend, OR.  I know it is likely one, if not the last rides we'll do together in this area.  To you Jeff, and 5 years of riding together!  Thanks for the partnership.

"Mommy, may I move to Bend, OR please and stay with my best friend forever and ever, please"?