World Series: Volcano Ridge

Who decides to go to the top of an active volcano, hang out in 30 degree weather at 4am in the morning and then get on a cheap mountain bike and ride all the way down with no helmet at 40 miles an hour!?!


Ummm....that would be me! :)

This is in the island of Maui. When I got up there it was pitch dark. We had to wait around in below freezing weather for the sun to come up. (Took almost 2 hours) The stars were so vast and beautiful, something we never see in L.A., that it was like a HD movie playing on the biggest plasma screen ever! Gorgeous.

And going down the volcano on a bike was such a thrill. Then our smart ass guide decides to tell us that people have actually died on their bikes going down when they accidentally went off the edge! Yeah....no pressure!!

But it was still lots of fun.
-Santiago Valencia