{"id":449,"date":"2009-08-17T11:30:20","date_gmt":"2009-08-17T19:30:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/?p=449"},"modified":"2009-08-17T11:30:20","modified_gmt":"2009-08-17T19:30:20","slug":"comfort-dirt-at-sycamore-canyon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.mountainbikebill.com\/blog\/?p=449","title":{"rendered":"Comfort Dirt at Sycamore Canyon"},"content":{"rendered":"

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It was way too freaking early for a Sunday morning when I got up to meet Chip and friends down in Santee for a 7AM ride through Sycamore Canyon.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 I had not seen Chip in a handful of moons and I had stuff to do in the afternoon\u00a0so it worked out well.\u00a0\u00a0 I\u00a0had also not been out to Sycamore Canyon in a really long time.\u00a0 I think\u00a0it\u00a0has been over a year.\u00a0\u00a0 It was good to see Chip and good to ride Sycamore Canyon again.<\/p>\n

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All of the singletracks below the south gate of Goodan Ranch are in pretty good shape and the main trails in the park proper had seen some SDMBA TLC over the winter months.<\/p>\n

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After making our way to the upper trailhead at the north end of the park we continue northward and the did the area known as “Tip-Top”.\u00a0\u00a0 We did a nice lollipop up this area before coming back to the upper trailhead and taking the Martha’s Grove trail.<\/p>\n

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The run down Martha’s Grove was fun and it it was fairly zippy return back to the trailhead in Santee.\u00a0\u00a0 I was done and headed back towards home by 10AM.\u00a0\u00a0 This was very satisifying ride that was just the right size.\u00a0\u00a0 Like a good meal\u00a0with a modest portion size, it was just enough to make you feel full but not uncomfortably stuffed.\u00a0\u00a0 Not every ride needs to be an epic, a training hammer fest or an out-of-beyond exotic ride.\u00a0\u00a0 This was\u00a0like a\u00a0comfort food kind of ride.\u00a0 You know like a\u00a0PB&J and a glass of milk.\u00a0 (Pick your favorite)<\/p>\n

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