With my various travels over the late summer and fall I have not spent too much time riding in the usual SoCal spots. Home was home base long enough last week to allow for a bit of playtime out at one of the usual haunts in Alpine, Anderson Truck Trail.
The weather was pretty freaking awesome for December with perfect temps and great winter afternoon light.
I always find it interesting how the rocks look bigger upon my first return out here after some time away from the place. I was quite happy to stick to two-wheels-on-the-ground play for the day. Whenever I ride while on work trips I make a point to not push my technical limits as the last thing I want to do is have to make a phone call to tell my boss and tell him he needs to fly someone halfway around the planet to take over for me because I jacked myself up out on the trails. All this riding well within my limits makes jumping back into the pushing your limits in the technical arena a bit of a mental adjustment.
Steve of course was up to his usual airbourne antics.
Brian was sporting some air time himself.
With the shorter days we finished up the ride with a only a handfull of minutes of daylight left in the day. It was nice to be back on some local tech stuff and catch up with some friends I had not seen in quite some time. I am pleased to report that the beers at Alpine Beer Company still are mighty tasty.