Chicken Nuggets Cluck Aliso/Wood Cyn

Ride Name: Chicken Nuggets Cluck Aliso/Wood Cyn (Alternative to Joplin ride)
When: Saturday January 11, 2020
Time: 1:00 pm
Where: Canyon View Staging Area (22124 Utility Access, Aliso Viejo, CA 92656)
Ride Description or Details:
Medley of loops ranging from beginner to advanced trails. No drop ride, meaning you won’t be left behind alone out there. Ride as long or short as you like and head back to cars when you had enough. Nate and The Smeegies will be there, so I guess you could say Chicken Nuggets are in da sauce!
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Meet Location: Canyon View Staging Area (22124 Utility Access, Aliso Viejo, CA 92656)

I’ll be in a dark grey Toyota 4-Runner with a blue bike parked along the side of Canyon Vistas Road.
Skill Level: Advanced
Ride Pace: Easy with Moments of Effort
Type of Ride: Loop, Lolipop
Rider Limit: Plenty of sauce for all the nuggets
Anticipated Mileage: 10 to 30
Elevation Gain: 1,000 to 4,000 feet
Ride Duration: 1 to 4 hours
Previous Ride Reports: Search keyword “Aliso”
Possible Bail-Outs: Several. Just head back as desired.
Facilities: No water on trail, so pack extra in car if you want to refill. Bathroom at bottom of Cholla Trailhead, I think.
Food/water suggestions: At least 1 liter and 200 calories per hour.
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Where is this? Never heard of it.

Hah!

Well, good news is, at 1pm, you (we?) should have the place to ourselves, relatively speaking. Aliso is crowded on weekend mornings, but the crowds thin out after 10:30. As I mentioned in the Joplin thread, my brother will be visiting me this weekend. He rides, so we may be there for some of this. He typically can't handle more than a couple of climbs though.

 

Sweet! The Smeegies plans to ride for maybe 10-12 miles before the babysitter goes home, and Nate will go for about 15-20. I’ll cater to @Ocpop and follow him down CarWreck, or maybe save that for the after party if he’s already puckered up. @Redman @konakc ?

 

I've never ridden Alisio so having someone else show me round would be sweet. See you there

 

I'm out brother.. 1pm...no go..

 

@Ocpop lemme know if you would consider wearing knee/shin guards, and I will bring you a pair so you can get the feel for that as well...not that you will require them, but 5-Oaks is 5-Oaks, so, you know...

 

Awesome! Are you going to bring that Nugget Proflex!!? Maybe I'll bring the mighty Giant. I can be the antique while you are the relic!

 

Don't forget the electrical tape!!!

 

Nah I'll be on the Whyte, its still a relic but at least its got discs and suspension that sort of does something.

 

Nate is gonna be oogling over that space ship-looking thing.

 

I’m good. I have a pair. I’ve only used them one time on my San Juan trek through snowy hell couple of weeks ago. They were highly protective against poison oak.

 

Can’t make it. I’ll be out of Cali!

SSHHHHHRRRRRRREEEDDDDDD ITTTTT!

 

Awesome! The very best Kiwi I ever met(the only one)

 

What the hell is poison oak and should I be worried about it?

 

Hahaha.... you'll know when you get it. It's not as bad as getting bit by a rattler but you're more likely to get it. So be sure to take a warm shower with soap after the ride to wash the oils away.

In all honesty, poison oak shouldn't be a worry at aliso.

 

Oh...OH! You are so doomed! The stuff is flesh-eating and will blind you if you look at it.

 

If you get it really bad, it's a step above leprosy. I got it really bad 3 summers ago after mouse trapping on Lower Holy Jim on July 4th... It did not go away with the usual ointments, and found its way into the blood stream. It popped up all over... 30 days of steroids later and I was as good as new!

p.s. I should have pointed it out on the way up Maple Springs. The pavement section for the first three miles is loaded with it. Look for the "leaves of three" and then "let them be!".

 

See in NZ we'd use the following (cos we're hard as f#@king nails )

 

Ha, at least with a rattler there’s anti venom...

 

There's very little poison oak in Aliso. Just along creek bottoms.

 

TRUTH is always the anti-venom!

 

Hmmm not so much I think, @herzalot is there one at the park?. There is one a TOW though.

Perhaps join schedule permitting.

Yeah trails in good condition including five oaks. There is trail armor on 5-O wouldn't want to catch an edge or wheel and go down on that stuff unprotected... That's me though...

Haven't ridden Car Wreck in a while...that one gets my attention.

 

Porta potty at Canyon View Park on Canyon Vistas. Also at the south end of Wood Canyon fireroad and Alta Laguna Park (Top of the World).

 

10 min late...