|
|
Thread Tools | Display Modes |
#1
|
|||
|
|||
RR: A Little Snow Riding...
For some shots that don't really capture the day, see:
http://forums.mtbr.com/showthread.php?t=258930 Kahona rolls up to the happy hacienda, 7:15am, but I'm ready. No way am I missing a ride while the hills are frozen, and with the wife out early, I'm not giving up a better offer indoors.. Load the Rev on his rack, and he's bringing a new guy, Justin, a young roadie who moved here from the People's Republic of Seattle, we book it over to Flip and Barbie's house, it's still cold and we're still grinning. Flip, who has the tough job (but somebody's gotta do it) of being a young, retired guy who gets to teach mountainbiking and travel the country riding the good stuff, says he has a heapin helpin of new trails and good times to serve up. And with all the barney groups I've been running, it's exciting to fall in with a gaggle of goofballs that I know will push me, spank me and make me cry for mamma. Bring it on, baby! Flip hops on his blue Yeti, joined by Rock-n-Roll-Barbie on her silver Yeti, and we mangos from the SW hinterlands fall in behind, as Flip takes us out of town and into the hidden little trails that are steep, narrrow and just the way we like'em. He had to blindfold us first so we couldn't spoil the trails with too much traffic, but that just made them funner to ride... He shows us a new way into the Military Reserve area, that finishes with a devil's slide descent with the ole hiner hung out over the back tire to keep from moving to endoville. Cross the dirt road, take the meandering pitch along the stream, and get ready to climb. But before that, we watch the Kahona pull a JD on a big rock. Pictures on mtbr. Up the hill, and we're rockin, go up Bucktail, a twisty gentle climb of a couple miles, then as its starting to snow harder, Flip takes us up Shane's loop, in the clockwise direction, but I personally prefer it the other way. I just did a huge ride yesterday, so I'm praying, "Legs, don't fail me now!" At one point I'm hurtin in my gut to keep up with these A-Teamers, sweating, wheezing, grinding it out along this narrow ridge, snow stinging me in the face, legs and brain no longer on speaking terms, the whole danged valley to my right, and I think for a second, "dang! this hurts!" Then I laugh out loud and shout, "I LOVE IT!!" Kahona hears the echoes and thinks I'm bailing, so he yells up, "Dingo! you alright?!" How we get these nicknames, I'll never know, but once conferred, no escaping the mean little dog. Roll onto the top, take some pictures, head back out the loop when the new guy's standing & grinding up a piece and [BING!] breaks his chain, flying off into the sage brush and takes a major snow sample with his face. You'll see the pics of Flip fixing the chain. What a guy. We're laughing, joking the whole way, and it's one of those days where it's all hitting just right, you're out on great [new] trails with good friends and super-fun conditions with the ground frozen and the snow coming down like it's Christmas morning. Flip leads us down the switchbacks, and I've never taken them so fast. Ladies and gents, I'm sorry, but I'm just groovin today. Lose a little traction on the new snow, but them fat Kendas have kept me alive so far... along a tricky, rocky ridge that my bike knows so well, I close my eyes and catch a nap. Then into the black forest, and as I round this corner where I go into my signature tail-whip to snap around this fallen tree and big-a$$ rock without slowing down, Barbie yells, [as I fall] "watch out for the ice...!" Too late, I fall hard on my left, my upper thigh catching a log and giving me a dandy souvenir as I lay there laughing, assuring my fans that yes, I'm ok, and no, I'm not smart enough to slow down when I oughta. Out of the forest, into the drainage culvert, back up into the M/R area, when we get deluged by about 50 grinning runners out in the snow with us. Biggest group of two-legged types on snow I'd ever seen outside a ski hill. No kidding, it must have been a training run for the half marathon coming up. Flip takes us up yet another new trail, and I'm just really digging the fact that its still snowing, 2hours+ into the ride and we're all warmed up, the trails are newfangled and interesting, and the kids are out playing. My toes are starting to feel it, but I can still feel them, so keep riding Brown, and stop yer whinin. Work our way back to the Flip & Barbie haciendado where we load the bikes and congratulate each other all the way home.... To where I cook up a truly dandy Mexi-feast of eggs, hot peppers, onions and chorizo, with a couple early brews to chase that pile of food down the hatch. [To ease the pain from my new owwie, of course.] It's hard to describe, but this had to be one of my top 10 rides in these foothills, ever, what with the combo of great folks, cool conditions, and new trails... Adios, flamingos. CDB |
Ads |
#2
|
|||
|
|||
RR: A Little Snow Riding...
Paladin wrote:
For some shots that don't really capture the day, see: http://forums.mtbr.com/showthread.php?t=258930 Nice! But... You call that snow? My snow ride: http://www.schnauzers.ws/images/120607/IMG_5241.jpg http://www.schnauzers.ws/images/120607/IMG_5243.jpg http://www.schnauzers.ws/images/120607/IMG_5244.jpg http://www.schnauzers.ws/images/120607/IMG_5250.jpg http://www.schnauzers.ws/images/120607/IMG_5251.jpg http://www.schnauzers.ws/images/120607/IMG_5252.jpg -- o-o-o-o Ride-A-Lot o-o-o-o www.schnauzers.ws |
#3
|
|||
|
|||
RR: A Little Snow Riding...
Ride-A-Lot wrote: Paladin wrote: For some shots that don't really capture the day, see: http://forums.mtbr.com/showthread.php?t=258930 Nice! But... You call that snow? o-o-o-o Ride-A-Lot o-o-o-o www.schnauzers.ws Good point. By the end of the ride, we had about an inch of new snow. It's been kinda warm, so we have to get out early, or get out lucky to catch it cold enough to ride. Saturday morning was the day. CDB |
#4
|
|||
|
|||
RR: A Little Snow Riding...
On Sun, 07 Jan 2007 17:21:49 -0800, Paladin wrote:
For some shots that don't really capture the day, see: http://forums.mtbr.com/showthread.php?t=258930 I think the smiles on the faces captured it perfectly.... thanks! -- Slack |
#5
|
|||
|
|||
A Little Snow Riding...
"Paladin" wrote in message oups.com... For some shots that don't really capture the day, see: http://forums.mtbr.com/showthread.php?t=258930 looks damn cold to me...... tried to ride Sunday morning, at 9 it was still 39 cold, dry degrees (F) out. Us AZ boys don't know how to dress for that.....teeth were a chattering, fingers cold, top of head cold, back hurt, legs hurt wah wah wah. short ride Nice legs on that one dude, hope he froze vbg Gary |
#6
|
|||
|
|||
RR: A Little Snow Riding...
"Ride-A-Lot" wrote in message ... Paladin wrote: For some shots that don't really capture the day, see: http://forums.mtbr.com/showthread.php?t=258930 Nice! But... You call that snow? My snow ride: http://www.schnauzers.ws/images/120607/IMG_5241.jpg http://www.schnauzers.ws/images/120607/IMG_5243.jpg http://www.schnauzers.ws/images/120607/IMG_5244.jpg http://www.schnauzers.ws/images/120607/IMG_5250.jpg http://www.schnauzers.ws/images/120607/IMG_5251.jpg http://www.schnauzers.ws/images/120607/IMG_5252.jpg guess you weren't anywhere near Berthod Pass? Woosh, aaaagghhhhhh still looks cold, brrrr Gary |
#7
|
|||
|
|||
RR: A Little Snow Riding...
GeeDubb wrote:
"Ride-A-Lot" wrote in message ... Paladin wrote: For some shots that don't really capture the day, see: http://forums.mtbr.com/showthread.php?t=258930 Nice! But... You call that snow? My snow ride: http://www.schnauzers.ws/images/120607/IMG_5241.jpg http://www.schnauzers.ws/images/120607/IMG_5243.jpg http://www.schnauzers.ws/images/120607/IMG_5244.jpg http://www.schnauzers.ws/images/120607/IMG_5250.jpg http://www.schnauzers.ws/images/120607/IMG_5251.jpg http://www.schnauzers.ws/images/120607/IMG_5252.jpg guess you weren't anywhere near Berthod Pass? Woosh, aaaagghhhhhh still looks cold, brrrr Gary Actually... The traffic was so bad on the way up (took 3:15), I was going to bail at Rt. 40 and go to Winter Park. I was at that exit at about 9:30, but decided to keep going to Keystone. Had I not, there is a good chance I would have been near the spill at the same time it happened. Wild sh#t going on here. The wind has been creating a lot of snow slabs in the front range. From what I'm told it's not typical on the the eastern side of the divide. There's even an avi warning for White Ranch in Golden. I would be interested in an Avalanche class, but I don't do that back country stuff (walking four hours in the snow to ski for 20 minutes doesn't appeal to me). -- o-o-o-o Ride-A-Lot o-o-o-o www.schnauzers.ws |
#8
|
|||
|
|||
A Little Snow Riding...
GeeDubb wrote: "Paladin" wrote in message oups.com... For some shots that don't really capture the day, see: http://forums.mtbr.com/showthread.php?t=258930 looks damn cold to me...... tried to ride Sunday morning, at 9 it was still 39 cold, dry degrees (F) out. Us AZ boys don't know how to dress for that.....teeth were a chattering, fingers cold, top of head cold, back hurt, legs hurt wah wah wah. short ride Nice legs on that one dude, hope he froze vbg Gary That was our new guy, and his first sub-freezing ride, since he moved from the NW rain forest. I think we learned dat boy to dress a little warmer next time. CDB |
#9
|
|||
|
|||
RR: A Little Snow Riding...
Ride-A-Lot wrote:
Paladin wrote: For some shots that don't really capture the day, see: http://forums.mtbr.com/showthread.php?t=258930 Nice! But... You call that snow? My snow ride: http://www.schnauzers.ws/images/120607/IMG_5241.jpg http://www.schnauzers.ws/images/120607/IMG_5243.jpg http://www.schnauzers.ws/images/120607/IMG_5244.jpg http://www.schnauzers.ws/images/120607/IMG_5250.jpg http://www.schnauzers.ws/images/120607/IMG_5251.jpg http://www.schnauzers.ws/images/120607/IMG_5252.jpg You call that snow? Stop the brutal grooming! Look for the tip of the pole in this one: http://mattb.net/images/galleries/2005-03-24%20(Powder%20day%20at%20Monarch)/DSC01015.JPG Yippee! http://mattb.net/images/galleries/2005-01-11%20(Skiing%20powder%20at%20Monarch)/DSC00595.JPG Matt PS Nice RR Paladin! |
#10
|
|||
|
|||
RR: A Little Snow Riding...
MattB wrote:
Ride-A-Lot wrote: Paladin wrote: For some shots that don't really capture the day, see: http://forums.mtbr.com/showthread.php?t=258930 Nice! But... You call that snow? My snow ride: http://www.schnauzers.ws/images/120607/IMG_5241.jpg http://www.schnauzers.ws/images/120607/IMG_5243.jpg http://www.schnauzers.ws/images/120607/IMG_5244.jpg http://www.schnauzers.ws/images/120607/IMG_5250.jpg http://www.schnauzers.ws/images/120607/IMG_5251.jpg http://www.schnauzers.ws/images/120607/IMG_5252.jpg You call that snow? Stop the brutal grooming! Look for the tip of the pole in this one: http://mattb.net/images/galleries/2005-03-24%20(Powder%20day%20at%20Monarch)/DSC01015.JPG Yippee! http://mattb.net/images/galleries/2005-01-11%20(Skiing%20powder%20at%20Monarch)/DSC00595.JPG Show-off! I like the grooming. -- o-o-o-o Ride-A-Lot o-o-o-o www.schnauzers.ws |
Thread Tools | |
Display Modes | |
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
Snow-riding? | Edward Dolan | Recumbent Biking | 7 | February 2nd 05 06:36 PM |
riding in snow | Al Kubeluis | Mountain Biking | 11 | January 21st 05 11:41 PM |
Riding in Snow | DudleyDoRide | Unicycling | 7 | January 2nd 04 04:39 AM |
Riding in Snow | Badger South | General | 23 | December 15th 03 07:23 PM |