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17 July 2013

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11 July 2013

Furlough Fridays beign tomorrow. Yay government for doing their jobs ot the utmost of their abilities! I'm so delighted that they do everything with you and I in mind. I mean, they do make deicsions on our behalf, right?

>=(

So, eff it. Despite my adventure/ordeal last weekend, I'm taking the bike out for a spin again tomorrow. I was thinking of starting at the Golden Gate, going over it and back, and then down the ocean side of the sf peninsula. It's actually quite nice. There's lots of trees, homes, and the beach. Hopefully there'll be no fog! I havn't done that actual ride before, but at least I know it'll be pretty damn hard to get lost lol

*cheers* to healthier and delicious eating, getting outdoors and moving the bod, and nourishing the spirit with positivity!


Oh, I almost forgot! You forgot your grocery list. Here it is for ya ;)

**My Can't-Fail grocery list**

09 July 2013

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So I had nearly completed the journal entry when the blue screen of death pops up on the computer screen. Damn. So let's give it another go...

So I went up camping with some friends at Humboldt State Park in Norther California, home of some of the biggest redwood trees in the US and I think even the world. So Saturday, I had my heart set on biking the toughest, most brutal, and relentless trail in the park; the Grasshopper Loop Trail.

So I start biking and is inclines sharply. At .5 miles I have to hop off the bike and start hiking with it. At about 1.5 miles, the trail levels out and I start picking up some speed on the gentle inclines and declines of the fire road. Then at 2.75 I reach a bridge (after breaking my bicycle camera mount) and start the relentless climb to the top. So after hiking up hill with the bike again, I reach the peak at the 7.3 mile mark.

Then, it's all down hill. I'm FLYING down the single track and fireroads hitting 30 mph. I hit a fork and hook right and am greeted with even more downhills. I'm lovin every second of it.

Then I hit the creek. This is where the trouble starts. The trail seemingly discontinues. I back track a little to see if I had missed a turn, and it doesnt seem to be the case. I go back to the creek and cross it, and meet a huge incline. I drop back after 5 minutes then start thinking that I must've missed the trail somewhere before(all of the trail markers seemd to have been eaten up or clawed at by park animals). I know which way north is at least. So then I start heading east up a trail which in the end NEVER seemed to stop climbing! I face the fact that I may have took a wrong turn at the fork. So I turn around and head back down. What took nearly an hour to go up, takes me 7 minutes to come back down that trail!

After what seemed like an endless climb with the fear of running out of water, I get back to the fork which says 9 miles to Mattole Rd. So, I get on it and start the trek back. Another backwoods fire road which again seems endless....

Finally I hit a paved road (after getting directions from a lone family in an SUV). Thank God! I'm again greeted with lots of downhills... about 5 miles of windy paved road leading back to my Xterra. On this road I'm consistantly hitting between 30-35 mph on my mountain bike. I even nearly hit 40 mph at one point. OH YEA!

So in the end, what was supposed to be a 17.2 mile ride turned out to be 40.1 miles of heaven and hell. Would I do that trail again? Hell no. But on the brighter side of things, any trail I do after this probably wont compare to this beast.

After being gone for 6 hours, apparently lost on a freakin big ass mountain, I make it back to the campground and am greeted with my friends, bbq, and ice cold beer. The twinkle in my eye is gone for now, but at least my belly was full, I was rehydrated, and didn't have to worry about creating an over-night shelter on that damn mountian. The rest of the trip was good. More bbq, walking through some of the redwoods, and just good times with close friends. But my biggest lesson learned is being sure that all the trails are still there before starting. Over prepare, be ready for anything, and have backup plans and routes!

So, hmmm.... where to go next?! Bwahaha!


**EDIT**

So here's some vids I took while driving through one of the redwood forests after my biking ordeal lol

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-flDDdv-OPw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXVZS1hVF-A

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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