Some of us have been training out at N. Poosey on the service roads. We have been doing multiple laps to get in extra miles and there is some really good climbing out there. If you are interested in going sometime just post a reply, some of the time we ride together and other times we ride our own pace.
Expect to get at least one foot wet on the creek crossings, if it looks shallow it probably isn't
. If you don't want to take my word for it just ask TR 29er, or Mark "my left shoe stinks" Jenkins.