With Wednesday being the longest daylight day of the year it only seemed right to get out on a bike. My Wednesdays are normally booked up but this particularly day was open so it was time to hit the trail.
While the temps were nowhere near what they are going to get, they were enough to cause this weather weenie, to suffer on the climb up out of Alpine to the “playgrounds”. Clearly I have been enjoying plenty of tasty beverages without earning them and the climb was making me pay! Long climb story short, I sucked on the climb but I climbed non the less.
While Steve was up to his usual airborne antics…
I was content just to keep the wheels on the ground and play in the chunk.
The chunk and rocks were where it was at with me today. The dirt is definitely in “Summer Mode” which means there are combinations of exceptionally loose dirt combined mega-compacted hard pack that can make for some interesting turns here and there. It is quite a contrast from the “Hero Dirt” seen out here in the winter time. There was a bit of relearning to do on some of the trail. The rocks however are for the most part a know value.
Of course for those that play here all the time it was Perfect Flight Weather.
The “Three Miles of Smiles” descent offered up both adrenaline giggles and a few Oh Crap moments due to some loose bits. Coming hot out of one corner Steve thought this was a rattler at first but it was a Rosa Boa instead. These things are pretty cool snakes that are quite docile. After our feel of Boa fondling we were along our way to the trailhead and onward to Alpine Beer Company for some yummy grub and tasty beverages. Not a bad use of Summer Solstice in my mind.