Trail Wanderlust
“I forgot my camelbak.” That is how this tale of forgetfulness, epic trails, conditions and people starts. My buddy Bill O’neil had never ridden Noble Canyon out in East County San Diego. Noble Canyon is designationed a National Recreation Trail and is one of the IMBA Epic Trails. If you live in Southern California is … Continue reading “A tale of Mistakes and Epicness”
During this past week, I took a “personal day” from work and headed out to the Laguna Mountains for a day on the bike. I have ridden the Big Laguna Trail (aka “BLT”) lots of times but never really all the stuff at once. The BLT has always been inconjuction with something else like a camping trip with the boys, the Single … Continue reading “Chicken Soup for the MTB Soul”
We woke up fairly early this morning to some nice sunshine over the Laguna Seca Recreation/Raceway Area. Will reluctantly said his legs were sore and he did not think he would be up for riding today. I’m glad he told me as I would not have wanted to push him into riding and then not enjoying himself. … Continue reading “Bill and Will Roadtrip Day 2 – The Central Coast”
Will and I spent the earlier part of this week in San Jose where Will’s hockey team was competing in the National Roller Hockey Championships (NARCH) in the San Jose. While the teams bid for the championship ended earlier than planned we had other things ready to go. We would take the slow route home … Continue reading “Bill and Will Roadtrip Day 1 – Santa Cruz”
Okay I’m getting a bit stir crazy with having to take some time off the bike as well as all the rain. Folks please give our wet trails some recovery time after these rains. Here are excerpts from a couple years of this topic being float around on some the various forums sites. Most folks … Continue reading “Tis the Season for Rain”