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RR: recent outings + a few photos
I did two somewhat epic rides last weekend. The wife and kid were out of
town so what could I do but ride, ride, ride? Saturday I did a big geared ride with my friend Keith. We made a big loop that went through Hartman Rocks and way beyond to some fairly low key (relatively unknown, hard to find) trails. We wound up doing about 38 Miles and I don't know how much elevation, but quite a bit by my estimate. I didn't take any photos, we just enjoyed the ride. I had some digestive issues at one point but managed to work through them. Keith crashed a couple of times and shed a little blood. The important thing was we both finished the ride smiling. It was good and had a LOT of singletrack in it. Sunday I did a solo SS ride up to Signal Mesa. I recently discovered a new somewhat technical route up there that needs some attention to make it into a viable route. I rode what has been pushed in, and added a little more at the end. It's a series of winding switchbacks through trees that almost double over on themselves. The views are nice, but the light wasn't good when I rode it. Instead of trying to capture the views I worked on a little project for the local paper. The editor is looking for "fall is coming" kinds of shots. Here's what I came up with: http://tinyurl.com/2nqydd/img_3472%20(2).jpg http://tinyurl.com/2nqydd/img_3476%20(2).jpg http://tinyurl.com/2nqydd/img_3485%20(2).jpg (I didn't like the washed out sky on this, but that's the light I had to work with) Then, I went for a SS ride at Hartman's last night after work. It was a really nice evening, and it had just rained about an hour before I rode. While that might make riding bad in many places, the decomposed granite at Hartman's just firms up and makes for an incredible riding surface. I was cleaning everything and railing every turn. It was good. I also saw quite a bit of wildlife, which isn't unusual for the area, but there seemed to be some extra activity last night. First, there was this raven. He was talking to me. Not sure what he said but it might have been "take my picture" because he left after I did (or was it "don't take my picture"?). http://tinyurl.com/2nqydd/img_3501%20(2).jpg Here's a typical Hartman's scene from the Rattlesnake trail: http://tinyurl.com/2nqydd/img_3503%20(2).jpg Then while still on the Rattlesnake trail I felt like I was being watched. It turns out I was. When I got to the top of a little technical climb, these young bucks were hanging out, just watching. http://tinyurl.com/2nqydd/img_3510%20(2).jpg http://tinyurl.com/2nqydd/img_3514%20(2).jpg Then, as I was cruising down Collarbone Alley on my way out, I saw a fox dart out in front of me, run along the trail for maybe 20 Feet, and then disappear into the underbrush. Cool looking animal and I rarely get to see them that close. Unfortunately it wasn't a situation where I could get the camera out. Finally, from the road on my way home I saw this neat sight. The sunset light hitting some distant rain for a great effect. http://tinyurl.com/2nqydd/img_3519%20(2).jpg Matt |
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RR: recent outings + a few photos
MattB wrote:
I did two somewhat epic rides last weekend. The wife and kid were out of town so what could I do but ride, ride, ride? Saturday I did a big geared ride with my friend Keith. We made a big loop that went through Hartman Rocks and way beyond to some fairly low key (relatively unknown, hard to find) trails. We wound up doing about 38 Miles and I don't know how much elevation, but quite a bit by my estimate. I didn't take any photos, we just enjoyed the ride. I had some digestive issues at one point but managed to work through them. Keith crashed a couple of times and shed a little blood. The important thing was we both finished the ride smiling. It was good and had a LOT of singletrack in it. SNIP Very nice, Matt. Leaves change so early. We need more global warming. -- o-o-o-o Ride-A-Lot o-o-o-o www.schnauzers.ws |
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