Trail Wanderlust
I have been talking about doing Garnet Peak with a couple of my buds off and on for years. The themes of the conversations have usually included phrases like ” Its worth checking out”, “Oh yeah it chunky” and “You will probably like it”. So while camping in the Lagunas over the July 4th weekend, … Continue reading “Garnet Peak”
After partaking in all of traditional Christmas time feasting it was time to try to knock a little of the growing HO HO HO off of my belly with some miles and some climbing. Daley Ranch offers plenty of that. I decided to switch my routes some on my two rides out here this week. … Continue reading “Post HO HO HO Daley”
I spent the tail end of July and most of August working in Bahrain. For those who have never heard of the place it is an island in the Persian Gulf east of Saudi Arabia. The maximum elevation is maybe 100 feet and pretty much everything is sand so the mountain biking opportunities are mighty freaking limited. Of course a Surly … Continue reading “There is no MTBing in Bahrain!”
I had an exceptional week on the bike. There was plenty of work, family and riding which did not leave much time for the keyboard. So here are a few pics from the week. For the mid-week stoke, I met Steve, Eric and Todd for some fun in the Laguna Mountains on the Big Laguna Trail … Continue reading “A Week of Meadows, Lakes and Peaks”
Tires not my waist 🙂 This weekend was pretty darn cool in a very uncharacteristic manner for me in that it did include any fat tire action. Saturday a bunch of the LA bike messenger crowd were doing a century+ ride from downtown LA to the Stone Brewery in Escondido. By buddy Jerry from the OC was … Continue reading “A skinny weekend”
Man, the things we do for our kids. I got up at around 7AM and loaded up all my gear in the truck while Will was still sound asleep in the tent. All of Will’s biking gear had been staged in the tent last night. I drove down to the bottom of the mountain at … Continue reading “Bill and Will Roadtrip Day 3 – Mount Pinos”
Quote of the Day: “This would be so easy without the cramping” I was going to be climbing Nate Harrison Grade up to the top of Palomar Mountain for my weekend ride as I was to met with a lady who owns to chunk of property up on the mountain. This is no small ride as it … Continue reading “Gutting It Out”
