Fuel EX 9.8. Mostly sunny, warm and humid, no noticeable winds in the woods. Solo early morning ride at Paul Douglas Woods, Got to ride the newest trail on the Northeast connector that just opened last week. Most of it was shady woods and quite a pleasant ride. The new trails on the Eastern portion of the preserve are around 9 miles. The trails are quite punchy and very technical in spots with a fair amount of climbing. I did the East first then jumped over to the West side with no break (and no breakfast). All the trails were dusty, clean and very fast. I rode up to gate 22 then headed back to the parking lot for some much needed lunch and refreshments. A great ride, saw only three deer - probably the lowest number yet. I didn't shy away from jumping a single barrier today - a first for me and other than a shoe hitch on one I cleared them all.