Trail Wanderlust
What a great way to start off the new year with some dirt I have never been on. It has been on the list for quite a few years but I had never gotten around to get getting on it. From what I have been told we hit the trail when it was in the … Continue reading “2009 Opener – The Los Pinos Trail”
This past Sunday I headed up to the OC to get in some riding in the Santa Ana Mountains. The adventure of the day was going to be the Trabuco – Holy Jim which combines two really nice trails that are both great descents. The problem is you have to climb one of them. It … Continue reading “Trabuco – Holy Jim Windfest”
I’m back from my quick work trip to Hawaii, but before I finished up there, I was able to squeeze in a second ride. The Manana trail was less than 15 minutes from where I was working so it fit the bill for a post-work ride. It was pretty short trail mileage-wise but mileage can be deceptive … Continue reading “Oahu’s Manana Trail”
Well I’m back on the right side of the International Date Line and I must say I had a really cool time in Japan but I’m glad to be back at home where I have more “normal” things to fill up my day like leaky facets, broken sprinklers, kid’s hockey games and other family goodness. The last … Continue reading “Fugato-yama exploration”
I have been fighting off the early signs of a cold so I opted to do something non-epic to for my weekend ride. I had driven by the Ronald Casper Wilderness Park dozens of time on my way out to the San Juan Trail. I had heard that it was an okay ride but all fireroads … Continue reading “Pushing My Luck”
Wow! The Trabuco Canyon – Bell Ridge loop is a bunch bigger than the 20-mile distance would leave you to believe. I have not crunched all the numbers yet but it looks like something like over 4,400 feet of climbing. There was supposed to be three of us, but one our cohorts in grime whipped out … Continue reading “Up-Down-Up-Down……Bell Ridge Action”