CJT1217's Journal, 03 July 2013

My after-work adventure was surprise, surprise, mt biking again. The weather's just been so good! How can I not tear up some trails?? So my buddy and I went to one of the usual biking spots that has plenty of up-hill grinders and some short, fast, and dangerous single-track declines. Ok, so I'm still building my biking confidence, AND i'm rolling on a low-end mt bike (I just don't have the 2500 bucks to spend on a bike I really want right now. So the old girl will do :D), so I get a little timid on some of the trails. But it doesn't stop me. So after some crazy downhill section with ruts, sharp curves, and loose dirt and gravel, it ends with a crazy 45 degree angle decline. Dammit. I puss out and pause at the top and start sliding down uncontrolled and almost eat dirt... best part is, another biker (cool guy) is filming it with his camera. FAIL. haha. But, I regained my composure, angled straight down, hopped on, tucked my butt back, and took it like a champ. About 5 minutes later I lose control and eat dirt on the next section. Twice. haha! Cuts, scrapes, bruises at the end.... but a smile on my face.

That was only about 6 miles worth of trails. Saturday morning up north in the redwoods, I'll be tackling a 17 miler. Here's trails.com description...


Ever met a living organism that’s more than 2,000 years old? What better place to meet these ancient ones than biking through a portion of the 52,000-acre Humboldt Redwoods State Park? Grasshopper Peak Loop, 17.2 miles of mildly technical dirt fire roads, leads you through some of the world’s oldest old-growth redwood forests with trees fatter than a Volkswagen Beetle and taller than the Statue of Liberty. But be forewarned: This is a challenging ride. The first 10.2 miles is an unrelenting uphill climb, severely steep in some places. After that, even if you pushed your bike some of the way up Grasshopper Peak, you will have indeed earned your right to enjoy a fast seven-mile descent without cranking the pedal much, if at all.


EFFIN SWEET!

So, whatever your fave activity is, I hope you get to enjoy it over the holiday weekend! Have a great and safe 4th of July!

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Yeah, video...we need video. Seriously, have an awesome time. Still deciding on my ride. have a great 4th 
03 Jul 13 by member: Helewis
I'll' try to have video of my deccent! The ascent will be long, slow, and probably painful, so I'll skip that part haha. I'll try to take some good pics too! And god, I hope that dude didnt put the video of my freezing on youtube! I have enough videos on there as it is! 
03 Jul 13 by member: CJT1217
I'm glad you made it out in one piece! It would have sucked if you'd gotten (seriously) hurt and had to miss out on your trip this weekend. Have fun and be safe on your trip and have a Happy 4th! 
03 Jul 13 by member: youngsturgeon
Sounds very awesome!! I definitely want to see the video!! :) 
03 Jul 13 by member: erika2633
Broke my bike mount at the beginning of the ride, but I took some video of the drive through a part of the redwoods. I'll post it up along with some pics tomorrow!  
08 Jul 13 by member: CJT1217
ooh, can't wait. 
08 Jul 13 by member: Helewis
Yea, I'll have a good little story tomorrow about how I got lost in the wilderness. Lesson learned; talk to the park rangers about current trail status! 
08 Jul 13 by member: CJT1217
I've only been on trails that have little you are here plaques every mile. Probably because the trails are only 5 miles long.. and they were flatish. And I was walking... which is probably good. Because if I was on a bike and I wiped out I would probably leave the bike there and walk back to the car. I think I may be a wimp. 
08 Jul 13 by member: Ms Elizabeth
I had thought about that a time or two, myself! And I think 5 miles is good. I'm capping all of my mt bike excursions at 10 mile round trippers from now on. I ended up clocking 40 miles on my bike computer. 
08 Jul 13 by member: CJT1217
I'm not sure if its weird but this makes me muchhh more interestee in mt. biking lol I keep saying I'm going to buy a bike maybe after I'm acclimated to my new job I'll be able to save up to buy something under $2500.00!! 
08 Jul 13 by member: orchidannie

     
 

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