Trail Wanderlust
Now that we have had a little break in the rain enough to give the trails some dryout time, I went out to Alpine to ride Anderson Truck Trail which handles the moisture well. I was joined by Cliff, Danny and Chip. It was first time riding with Danny but Cliff and Chip are old friends. … Continue reading “Good Ride and Old Friends”
Tacos were sounding good today. I went to Alpine to take some more flight lessons. So I’m calling this a successful jump and landing, with a really bad bit of trail riding immediatly afterwards. My biggest mistake was not really looking at the landing closely before jumping. I have done that jump before but did not take … Continue reading “Tacos For New Year’s Eve”
“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”
So I am on the walking wounded list, but not from mountain biking. For those who have been following the blog you will remember I took a good thump while getting some flight lessons near Alpine about a month ago. Part of the thump was on my right hip that resulted in a huge technicolor bruise on my right leg and … Continue reading “Walking Wounded”
So one week after getting thumped really good out in Alpine, I was back out there. This was sort of a test to see how my knee was going to be since I had a big ride planned for a few days later and it was a little tender. The climb when as expected but the knee … Continue reading “More Flight Lessons”