The seven days of creation

Our Friend Mellow from California sure has a new age spin towards life on the Trail. While I don't ever remember reading about this creation theory in all my years of study, that doesn't mean that it doesn't have its merits. After some contemplation, I must acknowledge that if Mellow is on target with his view of creation heaven must be a Mountain Bikers paradise. Never would you miss a shift. All suspension systems automatically to what ever terrain was ahead of you. And of course, if chose to climb, a beautiful never ending downhill slalom would follow. Oh the other hand, it might have been a really bad air day in California and Mellow was just delirious but I do recall many biblical entries where people may have been suffering from heat exhaustion and dehydration. A good hydration system would have been a Godsend. Hmm, maybe Mellow has hit on something.

Mellow from California and his credo.

On the FIRST day, god created man.

On the SECOND day, got created earth for man to walk on. He created trails to let man walk throughout the earth. He called these trails... singletrack. He connected the trails so man could easily walk the earth. He made the trails real long and narrow, as far as the eye can see.

God thought, "Man, they walk so damn slow...they'll go nowhere with this." So on the THIRD day, god created wheels. He put these wheels onto a frame, put some handlebars for man to hold onto, a seat, so he doesn't stand all day, and cranks to allow him to fly on singletrack. He called this contraption... mountain bikes. Sensibly, he renamed man, mountain bikers...

But all is not good yet... Although they traveled longer, man still was getting tired easily. So on the FIFTH day, god created a water bladder system. He called these Camelbaks. Even smarter, he created packaged food, something easily carried. He called these... energy bars. And so the day was good. This allowed man to go even farther.

God realized that man wanted to travel even farther. So, on the FOURTH day he created transports, and called them... vehicles. He added variety... sport utilities, pickup trucks, cars, outback wagons, and so on... This allowed man to go even farther than ever before.

On the SIXTH day, god created hikers and equestrians. He also made signs to direct hikers, equestrians, and mountain bikers onto their respective paths.. Eventually, it evolved into NO BIKES signs. No one knew what god was thinking at that time.

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