Trail Wanderlust
Wednesday was pretty freaking hot (by San Diego Weather Weenie standards) with a bit of mugginess thrown in due to a bit of weather on the way in. Steve and I decided to pass up triple digit sufferage in the usual Alpine spot and head up into the Laguna Mountains for what we consider the “Soul … Continue reading “Soul Ride in the Laguna Mountains”
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 … Continue reading “Longest Day of the Year Ride”
The weather was pretty freaking awesome this past weekend out in the east end of San Diego County. It was a wonderful time to head out to the Laguna Mountain Recreation Area for some playing around on the Big Laguna trail. While just a few days away from the offical start of summer, there was plenty … Continue reading “Big Laguna Meadow Cruise”
This past weekend, I headed out over the Snoqualmie Pass area about 70 miles east of Seattle to check out the Kachess Ridge trail. I have passed through this area a handful of times over the years between MTB and flyfishing trips and I had eye-balled the mountains through here on every occasion. The ride is billed as … Continue reading “Kachess Ridge, WA”
So I started the mid-week stoke out on Tuesdays with a ride out at Sycamore Canyon and boy was it hot. The heat has always been my nemesis and it takes me what seems like the better part of summer to acclimate to it. I took the UZZI out here mainly because that was what ended … Continue reading “Summer is Here – Midweek Stoke”
So I got my brand spanking new UZZI out for a shakedown ride recently. The orginal plan was hit up Iron Mountain and Ellie Lane but with early moring rain, the plan shifted to Anderson Truck Trail in Alpine. The boys at BikeBling did a mighty fine job with the mechanicals as it was shifting flawless … Continue reading “Shaking down the UZZI”
Today I decided to go check out Cuyamaca Rancho State Park as I had not been there after the 2007 wildfires. We have been having some awesome weather as of late here in San Diego so I was blissfully expecting more of the same for the ride today. The early morning clouds hovering over Vista … Continue reading “A windy and chilly romp through the Cuyamacas”
I had an exceptional week on the bike. There was plenty of work, family and riding which did not leave much time for the keyboard. So here are a few pics from the week. For the mid-week stoke, I met Steve, Eric and Todd for some fun in the Laguna Mountains on the Big Laguna Trail … Continue reading “A Week of Meadows, Lakes and Peaks”
This past Wednesday, I went out to Alpine for another lesson in my continuing effort to get comfortable in the air. It is was nice day out and the signs of spring were all around. I was feeling pretty good that day with some Mojo flowing and was interested in trying somethings that I feel I … Continue reading “Pulling the Trigger – Mojo vs Mangina”
Now that we have had a little break in the rain enough to give the trails some dryout time, I went out to Alpine to ride Anderson Truck Trail which handles the moisture well. I was joined by Cliff, Danny and Chip. It was first time riding with Danny but Cliff and Chip are old friends. … Continue reading “Good Ride and Old Friends”