Back in the summer of 2008, while on a business trip to Philadelphia, JD showed me around one of the local riding spots. It was good stuff so I was glad to return the favor when my schedule and JD’s line up this past week. One cool thing about air travel in the westward direction is the time zones work in your favor. JD took the first flight out of Philly on Monday and was in San Diego just before lunch. I met him at the airport with an extra bike and we headed east. Well not directly east. JD got here before lunch but his luggage decided to catch some brunch back in Philly and catch him at his hotel later. A quick stop by a local bike shop netted JD a fresh set of SPDs and some shoes before heading out.
The Big Laguna Trail system in the Laguna Mountains Recreation Area was the designated “off-site conference location”. Sure there are gnarlier bigger rides like the Tour De Noble nearby but this area is super pretty this time of year and we did not have all day.
Cruising the ridge off of Red-Tail Roost. I’m a big fan of Red-Tail Roost followed up by Los Gatos Ravine.
Cruising the north side of the meadow.
Yeah, Work Sucks! I think we talked enough shop to confidently say we were not playing “hookie”. That’s my story and I’m sticking to it.
We did a pretty good chunk of trails in the BLT system. On our final segment back to the truck the afternoon light started to make some of the colors in the meadow pop which made for a nice way to finish off the ride. That’s the way Monday’s should feel.