I left in the late morning with the idea that I’d climb up to the Chasseral if I felt okay. I opted for an easier approach of the mountain by passing through Evilard and the Jorat where I turned right to reach the Charriere Trail halfway from where I climbed to the edge of Les Pres d’Orvin. A right turn lead me into the next climb towards La Ragie. Reaching the crest, I went off to the left for the always awesome single-track to the Cabane du Jura. About two-thirds into the single-track, it started to rain a bit. The few raindrops quickly made the narrow, rocky trail a whole lot more difficult to ride. As I exited the cover of the forest the rain ceased but the sky turned threateningly dark. 
It was already raining in the direction of the Chasseral and it was rapidly approaching. I no longer had to decide whether to hit that mountain today. The rain had decided. As I rolled passed the area covered with wild garlic this spring, I noticed a bunch of raspberries along the trail. I stopped, took a couple of gulps from my water bottle, then emptied the whole thing to drop a bunch of raspberries into it instead. After the bottle was almost half full I continued to the Cabane du Jura and hit the grassy downhill. A few meters into the downhill, the sky all of a sudden dropped buckets on me. Within a minute all my clothes were soaking wet. No big deal. I was riding away from the rain, it was warm and I was hoping to dry up on the bike by the time I get home. I shot down the rocky trail leading to Les Pres d’Orvin. Due to the heavy rain though, I rode more carefully and with a little less speed. The Bronson tire up front didn’t disappoint. 
Next up was the Spaghetti Trail descent. Surprisingly, this one was bone dry and as always a fun one to ride. I stopped twice to snap a photo, then crossed the Jorat where I was navigating to my last ride destination of the day - a blackberry bush. A little surprise when I reached it and opened my water bottle - the raspberries had turned into raspberry juice making room for more blackberries. It didn’t take long and my bottle was topped of with Jura’s own blackberries. Another descent from Evilard to Biel still ahead, I didn’t want to make more juice so I stashed the water bottle into my jersey pocket. Looking forward to cereal with organic blackberries or maybe some ice cream with berries after dinner tonight. Yum!
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