Who's Riding Where???

George H. is interested in a late night romp Friday or Saturday. You met him with Dante on Strawberry (the red-head bearded dude who could pass as @redwoods twin). He climbs fast like you, so it would be a good fit if you were to join me for some midnight shenanigans. We'd have to convince George to try the Mt. Wilson fare (https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lon=-118.09332847595216&lat=34.23607346398717#.YAh5luhKhaQ) at night, though, because he's in Rancho Cucamonga and prefers to stay local. Personally, I just want company to fend off the wildlife, so I'm open and hoping we can coordinate a threesome with a sunrise massage parlor breakfast. The alternative to Mt. Wilson would be Potato Mountain (https://forecast.weather.gov/MapCli...703369143&lat=34.186813861893455#.YAh3j-hKhaQ), where there would be more fire road DH than Wilson, but you'd still get 5,000' of gain with the right combination of blue and black diamond trails.

 

Still intrigued... But the weather is not looking so great. I’d also prefer something I’m familiar with, as I’m pretty much blind at night.

 

The single speed is ready to roll... GoPro attached.

 

But where’s it going?

 

Little Whistling Emoji Guy does not divulge secrets.

 

Tease!

 

HE's doing a night FLoop with @DangerDirtyD

 

This reminds me of the proposals I get from my technical staff who specify what is not included in the scope of work and don’t really indicate what they plan to accomplish on the project. Let me know if/where/when you wanna ride, and I’ll let you know if I can make it; my availability is after 10 pm in La Verne or after 11pm anywhere else to account for drive time.

 

I’m bringing the


and dressing like this:

 

I'm planning on riding Zen and someone make a remark about doing 4 laps so......... You know I gotta try. Next though, F@ck what am I thinking? This is gonna hurt on the climbs but those descents will be rad!!! At least the first 2 times. Then it'll be a Sh!t show of hanging on and praying.

 

Riding slippery surfaces at Mt High tomorrow. Should be a Sh!t show.

 

This poor thread takes its usual plunge with the SoCal weather...

SWAZ got some thunderstorms, Sugarloaf/Laguna Mountains shrugs it off with low clay content. Sand and loose gravel firms up nicely. A window of weather and time seems to be coming my way. Parts are nearly all here. Hmm...

 

I've thought about breaking out the snowboard and and going to AZ Snowbowl on Wednesday.

I haven't boarded at Mountain High since January 2008 on the same day those guys got killed in the avalanche(s). Crazy thing is, we were riding that same OB terrain all day. By far my best day ever on a "local" hill.

 

I remember that. Avalanche deaths at Mt. High is not something you expect.

AZ snow bowl. I did my first sanctioned GS and SL races there in 1979. A lot of fresh snow that weekend. I had no clue where I was going on the course and missed several gates.

have fun!

 

Tomorrow is a perfect day for riding! So, who's riding where?

 

Tapia because it's in prime condition. I like areas that are more challenging (The Gabes) and only hit Tapi 3-5x a year but considering the work that's been done on the trails, it's a must tomorrow.

 

Miles and elevation tomorrow. Just gotta decide how many of each.

 

Tapia tomorrow, lots of it, probably all of it which should be good for 30+ if we only hit things once. Might head out to dry gulch first then hit tapia trails till we’re tired. Maybe a beer and grub at Casa Lupitas afterwards. Rolling at 9:00

 

Local foothills tomorrow with Jennifer. Warm up for a week of riding.

 

In...
Sunny and 75 degrees tomorrow!

 

Casa Lupitas is a fine way to end a ride!

 

Rolling out to Encinal/Backbone tomorrow 8am. Planning to bag the peak.

 

Nice but I’ll probably hit Las Rocas!!

 

That’s next weekend for me.

 

Brother is in town. He wants to ride, but he makes me look like a voracious climber. However, my dad is getting ready to move on, so we will be dealing with that.

 

Good......


Not Good

 

Sorry Hertz

 

@herzalot Sorry to hear that.

I am spending as much time as I can with my Pops... 91 doing pretty well all considered, but know that can change literally in a hearbeat.

Sending Good Thoughts...

 

Thanks. Dad's 95, so he's had a good run. Seems he will exit on his own terms. Still not fun to watch - the cruel irony of a full life is that you exit as helpless as you enter, just bigger and wrinklier.

 

I have no words... Holler if there's anything you need.