On Saturday morning a bunch of us hit the trails in Auburn. Nine of us were at the trailhead, some I’d never met, (Bill, David, Curtis, and Al) and some I’ve known for a while (Fred, Bob, Jim, and, Curtis). Rumor has it that the Ogre showed but I didn’t see him anywhere.
Update:Ride Photos are Up!
Read the rest of this entry »John Pimlot and I rode at lake Hogan last night, he got over to my place around 4:45 but we had to hook up his light and I had to lube my bike so we didn’t leave until 5:15 and we got to the Lake at around 6:00PM. We parked at a day use area a few miles before the Bear Creek trailhead so we could geta few extra miles of climbing in (there are some fun road climbs/ descents on the way). When we set out it was still light enough that we didn’t turn the lightsuntil we reached the Singletrack at Bear Creek.
Read the rest of this entry »I just got this in my inbox, if you are of the racing bent and you are anywhere near Fort Ord you might consider this racing series. These are the same trails where the 24 Hours at Laguna Seca and Sea Otter Classic races are held. First race is Sunday the 29th. Click Read More below for details.
Read the rest of this entry »I just got an email regarding the Annual Downieville Classic Race. It looks like it is cancelled this year. However there are some other events and happenings including a different Downieville Race and a metric Century ride which will be in that area. Click Read More for the details.
Read the rest of this entry »I have put up a small forum for folks who want to find group rides. There are catagories for Mountain Bike rides in the valley area and road rides listed by county. Click here or click on find a ride in the menu bar on the left.
A little before Christmas I was getting frustrated with my flying. Things that I had down pat were hard, things I should be picking up on were impossible. Even the simplest things I was goofing up. My landings which I thought I had nailed were rough.
So I decided to take a little time off from flying. The little time turned into a couple months, I kept finding excuses to not fly. So finally with a little urging from my wife I set up an appointment this weekend.
Last night Mark and I hit Coyote Point Trail at Lake Hogan under a nearly full moon and it was a blast. I was concerned about riding the upper trails but it turned out to be a blast. It got pretty scetchy up on the ridge because the trail is so unused I got mixed up several times. Downhills were wild in the dark.
Read the rest of this entry »It seems like every third post is about changing web hosting providers, but I did it again. I go tired of getting double and triple billed by my old hosting provider so I decided to mooch web space from a friend. Jason is a great guy and has been a huge help moving my site over to his server. If there are any problems with the site please Let me know.
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