Trail Wanderlust
So Nichol has been looking way too comfortable riding around Lake Hodges as of late so it was time bring on something a little more challenging for the after work rides. Nichol meet Daley Ranch. Just for the record the top section of the East Ridge Trail was the only time she hike-a-biked any section of … Continue reading “Daley Ranch After Work Rides”
My how time flies. It been a while since my last post. I would like to say that I have been too busy riding my bike to post, but that is simply not the case. Between work, family, the holidays and a handful of the other things getting to the keyboard has just not been happening. … Continue reading “Winter in San Diego”
Where The Hell Have You Been? I have gotten that question a couple of times as of late. Yep I have been slacking on the posting stuff of my Blog. I have been getting in some quality Hockey Dad time in with my youngest son on most weekends as he is playing on two In-Line hockey … Continue reading “Where The Hell Have You Been?”
So off and on I get asked where are good places to take kids riding. On my website to-do list for quite sometime has been to create a where to take a kid guide. Lake Hodges, Big Laguna Trails, Penaqsuitos Canyon are places on the list but I had been thinking about some of the smaller places … Continue reading “Guajome Park”
How many bikes do you have? How many bikes to you need? Well now, those are a couple of serious questions that simply can not be answered simply. Yes these are some of the things that keep me awake at night. Don’t ask me why. I don’t why. These are just some of the stuff that floats … Continue reading “How Many Bike Does One Need?”
This is the second year a group of advocates and friends got together to do a ride that has become known as the Archipelago Ride. Open Space in coastal San Diego County has become very fragmented over the years into a patchwork of “islands of open space”. The Archipelago Ride concept is one to demonstrate how these … Continue reading “The 2009 Archipelago Ride”
For the last week and a half I have not been riding as I had gotten myself a mighty fine batch of Poison Oak. I had it in enough strategic places that riding a bike would not be fun. I’m still dealing with some of it, but I’m beyond the worst of it. This past … Continue reading “Poison Oak, Old Rigs and New Rigs”
UPDATE: Since this page went live in 2008, the San Diego Mountain Biking Association liked this rating system well enough to use it as well. While I will occasionally update this page, SDMBA has representatives all over the county and are in a much better position to stay on top of these ratings. SDMBA’s Wet … Continue reading “Wet Trails Rating”
So while 80% percent of the country was out doing the election day thing, I (thanks to the CA mail-in ballot program) had time to get in an afternoon ride (or two). The day started off with a couple hours of light rain which we really needed here in SoCal. Most places around San Diego … Continue reading “Election Day Doubleshot”
Over the last couple of weeks I have incorporated some night riding back into my schedule. Will has hockey practice at the Escondido Sports Complex on Wednesday nights from 7-9PM. The facility is only about half a mile from the north side of Lake Hodges so I have been hitting up Hodges while he is practicing. … Continue reading “Night Riding”