Trail Wanderlust
So after a summer hiatus from the Wednesday stoke rides in Alpine, it time to play in the rocks again. It still is amazing how after spending sometime away from this place, the rocks and moves look much bigger and intimidating than the I last time I rode them. It was good and hot but I have certainly … Continue reading “The Return of Alpine Action”
So yesterday I was all primed to head to Alpine to hit up one of my favorite technical/stunt trails. I had a brand spanking new full face helmet and was ready to go. I had not ridden with my buddy Steve in months so it was going to be cool to catch up on things with him while out on … Continue reading “Riding “Naked” in Alpine”
Boy the last week has been quite hectic between work, a new season of my boy’s hockey getting ramped up and of course getting some riding in. For those who are regular viewers you will notice I am backdating this post to the day of the ride. I recently got my “play bike” back from having … Continue reading “Alpine Roll Action”
So I went out to what is becoming a near-weekly ride out in Alpine to one of the local favorites for aggressive trail/freeriding. The weakest part of my MTB skills (other than fitness) is airing the bike out. My cohort in grime for most of these rides is Steve. Steve has the skills and watching … Continue reading “Flying Lessons in Alpine”
Day 18 Bunker Creek. Coming off of Brianhead Peak this was a doozie. Starting just at 11,000 feet, you had long views, Alpine meadows, Aspens, Pines. Much of this area burned in 2017 and the trails have been rebuilt, improved and extended. Day 19 VRRT – Navajo Peak. I started out with plans to do … Continue reading “Roadtrip Finisher – Utah”
Riding “The Commando Run” that is, you Dirty Minded Bastards! On day four of my Chasing Aspens vacation was a ride that goes from Vail Pass Summit down into the town of Minturn. The route we rode was used by the Army’s 10th Mountain Division during WWII as training for alpine skiing combat and commando raids for the war … Continue reading “Riding Commando”
This past weekend Nichol and I rode a modified version of the Cuyamaca Grand Loop. It is very much looking like spring up in the Cuyamaca Mountains with lots of greenery, blooming plants and wildflowers. We started off from the East Mesa staging and rode the singletrack up to the park headquarters and then took the … Continue reading “Cuyamaca Mountains and CRHT Fun”
Saturday Nichol and I went up to Big Laguna Meadow to get in some biking and a night of camping. It was quite a pretty day with some fall colors up in the trees and exceptionally nice temps. After setting up camp we did a cruise around meadow. We were up bright and early the next morning … Continue reading “BLT, Redtail Roost and Noble Canyon”
This past weekend was mighty nice up in the Laguna Mountain Recreation Area also known as the Big Laguna Trail. The cool crisp air was a real pleasure to be in. Anytime you are out with Steve on a trail impromptu log riding can break out. We hit some routes that I have not done in a long time … Continue reading “The Greater Big Laguna Trail Area”
Last week I was able to get in a mid-week ride out at Anderson Truck Trail. I arrived quite a bit earlier than Steve today so I decided to do the climb solo and check out a few things on my way up. Spring is just downright awesome and it was quite green out. Being solo … Continue reading “Views from Anderson”
