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.
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Category: Mountain Biking
Singletrack Yummm!
Central Coast Mountain Bike Racing series
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.
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Downieville Happenings
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.
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Nightime Hogan insanity
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.
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New Melones – Rain or Shine
A couple weeks ago John P says “We should do more night rides Dennis”. So I suggested we hook up with the Angels Camp crew for a Tuesday Evening ride at New Melones. The message goes out, John says yes, Alex says yes. Ogre says “Rain or Shine”. And RAIN it did.
John and Alex showed up at my house a bit late, and they brought the rain with them. Just a drizzle as we loaded up the car. Then as we started rolling towards New Melones the rain picks up. “This is nearing my limit guys, I’m going to just hang in the car while you guys ride” quips Alex as we enter Angels Camp and the rain turns to a downpour. But when we got to the trailhead Alex geared up with us and we all set out. John says “You know guys we can only get so wet”.
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Pacheco Pass with the Trogs
This weekend turned into a fairly busy one ride wise for me, I got a solo ride in at Sweetwater on Friday, a trogs ride at Pacheco Pass also known as Dinosaur Point on Saturday, a family ride on Sunday, a commuter ride in on Monday, and a 5:30 AM ride today. Overall about 60 miles in 5 days, not a record setting week but not bad.
While at Dino Point I snapped plenty of pictures and wrote up a small ride report check them out here.
New Lake Hogan Pictures
I posted some new pictures showing a lot of the upper trails at Coyote Point at Lake Hogan. The upper trails are an entirely different beast than the lower trail at Hogan, there is a huge amount of steep climbing and tough rocky downhills. If you enjoy rocky technical trails then you will probably have fun here. If you don’t like steep technical climbs then stick to the lower trails.
I’m slipping, this has been posted for over a week with no link. Here is the Link
Salmon Falls
I am finally able to settle down to write the ride report for Saturday’s kick butt ride at Salmon Falls. We started the day with 5, Ogre, Fiona (my wife Char), George, Joseph, and Fred. Weather was overcast and a bit foggy which kept much of the moisture from the previous nights rain on the trail. Overall traction was pretty good though and standing water was only an issue on a few sections of Sweetwater. We did have a few steep spots which were pretty hairy due to slippery conditions though.