I’ve done the T-Rex before, just a bit over a year ago. But Cody’s leaving, and his wife requested it (he wasn’t riding with us last year), so we went for it. To mix it up, I adjusted the route and did it clockwise. Believe it or not, going the opposite direction does change the ride, not just in minor route adjustments, but especially in the views. We passed through the busy stuff early rather than late (all in the head of the dinosaur), and ended up in the rice paddies and along the rivers later on…when it was hot and boring.
The result was a better T-Rex than last year in my opinion, but we won’t be doing that again. As Joon so rightly complained, the T-Rex is fun the first time, but the second time it’s just pointless wandering, turning in the middle of nowhere for no apparent reason. Still, I enjoyed it. One of the problems (that you’ll see here) though was that it wasn’t much of a day for pictures. Just nothing interesting out there. Still, I tried…
Can’t post the video, but here’s the link: