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Bill Porter
July 6th 03, 12:20 AM
I got up at O-Damn early this morning to get in a birthday ride up on
the San Juan trail in the Santa Ana Mountains between San Juan
Capistrano and Lake Elsinore here in sunny SoCal. I ended up going
with one of my SS riding buddies. There were a few other thinking
about going, but when your birthday is on the 5th of July, folks just
seem to have issues with getting up early (more than the usual
whining). Anyway we arrived at the trailhead around 6:30AM and
within 10 minutes we were off. There have been many RRs on San Juan
in the past so I won't describe the trail just check out my page one
it http://www.mountainbikebill.com/san_juan.htm. This was the first
time I had rode the trail since August of last year (I know what the
hell I'm I doing only riding this thing in the summer) so I was
looking forward to the ride. I was pretty stoked that I managed to
clean the bottom 10 switchbacks however, while doing this my SS buddy
did his usual of pulling away. For the rest of 6.6-mile climb up to
Lunch Box Rock I was playing catch up to my single geared friend and
feeling awful sluggish and unenergetic. It was not until I got to the
rock that I realized that I actually made really good time. The heat
was really cranking up now and it was not getting any cooler. After a
minimalist break at the rock we headed off on the "new" San Juan Trail
and then over to the Viejo Tie Trail. One thing I noticed is that the
technical sections seemed well, a little less technical with rocks and
drops looked a little smaller. I was riding a lot more stuff than I
have in past. Now I was by no means cleaning everything and I did
leave a small DNA offering to the MTB gods on the Viejo Tie Trail.
The 6.6-mile singletrack downhill proved to be just as awesome as
usual. So I would have to say "Stay Young Ride Your Bike". I am a
year better today and I highly recommend chasing a freakishly fast
rider to push yourself .

Bill Porter
www.mountainbikebill.com

Michael Paul
July 6th 03, 04:11 AM
"Bill Porter" > wrote in message
...
> I got up at O-Damn early this morning to get in a birthday ride up on
> the San Juan trail in the Santa Ana Mountains between San Juan
> Capistrano and Lake Elsinore here in sunny SoCal. I ended up going
> with one of my SS riding buddies. There were a few other thinking
> about going, but when your birthday is on the 5th of July, folks just
> seem to have issues with getting up early (more than the usual
> whining).

<SNIP>

I have no problems getting up early, but 4:30 is still the middle of the
night!

Glad you had a good B-Day ride in and beat the heat. It was only 97 in
Escondido at noon so it sounds like you beat the worst part of it anyway.

Michael

Bill Porter
July 6th 03, 04:35 AM
On Sun, 06 Jul 2003 03:11:32 GMT, "Michael Paul" >
wrote:

>
>"Bill Porter" > wrote in message
...
>> I got up at O-Damn early this morning to get in a birthday ride up on
>> the San Juan trail in the Santa Ana Mountains between San Juan
>> Capistrano and Lake Elsinore here in sunny SoCal. I ended up going
>> with one of my SS riding buddies. There were a few other thinking
>> about going, but when your birthday is on the 5th of July, folks just
>> seem to have issues with getting up early (more than the usual
>> whining).
>
><SNIP>
>
>I have no problems getting up early, but 4:30 is still the middle of the
>night!
>
>Glad you had a good B-Day ride in and beat the heat. It was only 97 in
>Escondido at noon so it sounds like you beat the worst part of it anyway.
>
>Michael
>

I did not even mention your name, are you feeling quilty about
something? :-)

Bill Porter
www.mountainbikebill.com

Sorni
July 6th 03, 05:14 AM
"Bill Porter" > wrote in message
...
> On Sun, 06 Jul 2003 03:11:32 GMT, "Michael Paul" >
> wrote:
>
> >I have no problems getting up early, but 4:30 is still the middle of the
> >night!

>
> I did not even mention your name, are you feeling quilty about
> something? :-)

He's feeling more bedspready, I think :)

Bill "cheap down comforter" S.

Sorni
July 6th 03, 05:36 AM
"Michael Paul" > wrote in message
.. .
>
> "Bill Porter" > wrote in message
> ...
> >
> > I did not even mention your name, are you feeling quilty about
> > something? :-)
>
> It's much to hot to feel quilty about anything right now. ;-) As for
> guilt, I feel none at all about remaining in bed like the rest of the sane
> people at that hour!
>
> It has been over a year since I've done the SJT though and I did want to
go


ANOTHER MOUNTAIN BIKER LIE!!!

(We rode SJT on *my* birthday bake last year, July 13th. For Porter's we
did that lovely East Mesa to Indian Creek to Hell & Back death march.)

Bill "open to riding something good next Sunday, but sure doesn't have to be
a 48-miler!" S.

Bill Porter
July 6th 03, 05:43 AM
On Sat, 5 Jul 2003 20:30:36 -0700, "Penny S."
> wrote:

>Bill Porter thoughtfully penned:
>> I did not even mention your name, are you feeling quilty about
>> something? :-)
>>
>> Bill Porter
>> www.mountainbikebill.com
>
>dawn is a lovely time to ride, especially on a "beat the heat" ride.
>
>Penny
>
Here is a pan shot (still needs some stitch work) from this morning
looking west just under 3 miles up the trail. 417KB
http://www.mountainbikebill.com/images/misc/SanJuanPan-5JUL03.jpg

Bill Porter
www.mountainbikebill.com

Bill Porter
July 6th 03, 05:47 AM
On Sun, 06 Jul 2003 04:16:58 GMT, "Michael Paul" >
wrote:

<SNIP>
>It has been over a year since I've done the SJT though and I did want to go
<SNIP>

My last two SJTs have been in the heat of summer, lets plan on a
fall/winter SJT.

Bill Porter
www.mountainbikebill.com

Sorni
July 6th 03, 05:47 AM
"Bill Porter" > wrote in message
...
> On Sun, 06 Jul 2003 04:16:58 GMT, "Michael Paul" >
> wrote:
>
> <SNIP>
> >It has been over a year since I've done the SJT though and I did want to
go
> <SNIP>
>
> My last two SJTs have been in the heat of summer, lets plan on a
> fall/winter SJT.

At night!

Bill "come on, you know you want to" S.

Sorni
July 6th 03, 06:03 AM
"Bill Porter" > wrote in message
...
> On Sun, 06 Jul 2003 04:47:42 GMT, "Sorni" >
> wrote:
>
> >"Bill Porter" > wrote in message
> ...
> >> On Sun, 06 Jul 2003 04:16:58 GMT, "Michael Paul" >
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >> <SNIP>
> >> >It has been over a year since I've done the SJT though and I did want
to
> >go
> >> <SNIP>
> >>
> >> My last two SJTs have been in the heat of summer, lets plan on a
> >> fall/winter SJT.
> >
> >At night!
> >
> >Bill "come on, you know you want to" S.
> >
> I hear there is a group of folks that do that almost every wednesday
> night. Could be interesting

Before I was smart enough to know better, a friend and I rode up (!) and
down Noble completely at night. The Hale-Bop comet was blazing in a clear
black sky, too, making it even more memorable.

Bill "Easter Eve, 199_? -- when those weird cultists here in SD offed
themselves" S.

Bill Porter
July 6th 03, 06:04 AM
On Sun, 06 Jul 2003 04:47:42 GMT, "Sorni" >
wrote:

>"Bill Porter" > wrote in message
...
>> On Sun, 06 Jul 2003 04:16:58 GMT, "Michael Paul" >
>> wrote:
>>
>> <SNIP>
>> >It has been over a year since I've done the SJT though and I did want to
>go
>> <SNIP>
>>
>> My last two SJTs have been in the heat of summer, lets plan on a
>> fall/winter SJT.
>
>At night!
>
>Bill "come on, you know you want to" S.
>
I hear there is a group of folks that do that almost every wednesday
night. Could be interesting

Bill Porter
www.mountainbikebill.com

Gman
July 6th 03, 06:09 AM
On Sun, 06 Jul 2003 04:43:31 GMT, Bill Porter > wrote:
> On Sat, 5 Jul 2003 20:30:36 -0700, "Penny S."
> wrote:
>
>>Bill Porter thoughtfully penned:
>>> I did not even mention your name, are you feeling quilty about
>>> something? :-)
>>>
>>> Bill Porter
>>> www.mountainbikebill.com
>>
>>dawn is a lovely time to ride, especially on a "beat the heat" ride.
>>
>>Penny
>>
> Here is a pan shot (still needs some stitch work) from this morning
> looking west just under 3 miles up the trail. 417KB
> http://www.mountainbikebill.com/images/misc/SanJuanPan-5JUL03.jpg
>
> Bill Porter
> www.mountainbikebill.com

Whoa Bill! Nice shot and nice RR. I'm sorry I
wasn't able to hook up with y'all when I hit SJT.
I missed this fantastic scene (your pan) as the
marine layer was mighty thick on the day I went.
Absolutely beautiful. Great trail!

On an SS tho...now that's hard core!

G

Michael Paul
July 6th 03, 04:10 PM
"Sorni" > wrote in message
. ..
> "Michael Paul" > wrote in message
> .. .
> >
> > "Bill Porter" > wrote in message
> > ...
> > >
> > > I did not even mention your name, are you feeling quilty about
> > > something? :-)
> >
> > It's much to hot to feel quilty about anything right now. ;-) As for
> > guilt, I feel none at all about remaining in bed like the rest of the
sane
> > people at that hour!
> >
> > It has been over a year since I've done the SJT though and I did want to
> go
>
>
> ANOTHER MOUNTAIN BIKER LIE!!!
>
> (We rode SJT on *my* birthday bake last year, July 13th. For Porter's we
> did that lovely East Mesa to Indian Creek to Hell & Back death march.)
>
> Bill "open to riding something good next Sunday, but sure doesn't have to
be
> a 48-miler!" S.
>

My memory must be going because the last memory I have of SJT is when we
joined up with all the other AMB-ers Last July which would be a year ago.
Either that, or your B-Day ride was so memorable.................

Bill's death march last year was kind of fun though. I guess the biggest
problem with July B-day's is that you can pretty much bet that the ride will
be hot!

Michael "My B-day is in October so all we have to worry about is Indian
Summer" P

Michael Paul
July 6th 03, 04:12 PM
"Bill Porter" > wrote in message
...
> On Sat, 5 Jul 2003 20:30:36 -0700, "Penny S."
> > wrote:
>
> >Bill Porter thoughtfully penned:
> >> I did not even mention your name, are you feeling quilty about
> >> something? :-)
> >>
> >> Bill Porter
> >> www.mountainbikebill.com
> >
> >dawn is a lovely time to ride, especially on a "beat the heat" ride.
> >
> >Penny
> >
> Here is a pan shot (still needs some stitch work) from this morning
> looking west just under 3 miles up the trail. 417KB
> http://www.mountainbikebill.com/images/misc/SanJuanPan-5JUL03.jpg
>
> Bill Porter
> www.mountainbikebill.com

Nice shot. Still a bit of coastal moisture though. I'm so used to the
constant haze we seem to have here in So-Cal (not always smog) that I am
utterly shocked when I see totally clear skies from other parts of the
country.

Good to hear that Billy took you on Viejas Tie to Chiquito when you rode.
That trail is a ton of fun. Sort of defeats the purpose of spending an hour
and a half climbing if you skip out on that trial and only go up the
traditional way!

Michael

gabrielle
July 6th 03, 10:09 PM
On Sat, 05 Jul 2003 16:20:53 -0700, Bill Porter wrote:

> There were a few other thinking about going, but when your birthday is
> on the 5th of July, folks just seem to have issues with getting up early
> (more than the usual whining). Anyway we arrived at the trailhead around
> 6:30AM and within 10 minutes we were off.

Shoot, if you're getting up that early, why bother even going to bed? ;)

> One thing I noticed is that the technical sections seemed well, a little
> less technical with rocks and drops looked a little smaller. I was
> riding a lot more stuff than I have in past.

Right on!

gabrielle

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