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Brown Bag Lunch
Just thought this was pretty, and wanted to share. Taken with my iPhone, cleaned up using the CameraBag iPhone app..
A Little Courtesy Goes a Long Way
I met more people on the trail on Monday's ride than on Thursday's, yet it felt far less crowded, because everyone out there on Monday observed the accepted trail etiquette: bikers yield to everyone, and downhill riders yield to uphill riders. (Doubt me? See IMBA'a Rules of the Trail and CA State Parks doc on Mountain Bike Rules.)
Huge kudos go to a runner and a hiker I passed on my way down Space Mountain. The runner was coming up, and I pulled over to let him go by. He warned me that there was a hiker a little bit behind him. When I spotted the hiker, she was headed away from me down the trail, so she couldn't see me. But she had her headphones off, so she could hear me call out a friendly "Hello." As I passed, I thanked her for keeping her ears open, and she remarked that with all the bikers on the trail, it just seemed smart.
It's amazing how easy it becomes to share the trails when everyone does their part.
Memes and Temes
Just posting this here because I found it interesting, and because I'm not sure I followed it all, and because I want to come back and watch it again.
Too Busy to Take Pictures
Another go at Rosewood & Space Mountain. Great night, far less traffic on the trail, and I'm getting much smoother on the switchbacks. Old personal best: 1:17:40. New personal best: 1:06:17. Booyaw.
Rosewood & Space Mountain
Took a fast spin around my current favorite loop: Rosewood up, Space Mountain down. It was a crowded night on the trail tonight, with several riders showing an annoying lack of trail etiquette: I was huffing and puffing up Rosewood, and four in a row bombed right past me on the narrow trail. Riders going downhill should yield, kids!
With all the riders on thes trails today, I ended up stopped for several minutes, waiting for the trail to clear. My personal best time on this loop is 1:17:40. Today's time: 1:19:05. I missed setting a PR by 0:01:25. Damn.
I passed a guy coming up Space Mountain on a bike towing his son on a trail-a-bike. Space Mountain is no cakewalk climb, and towing an eight-year-old has to be brutal. So huge dad- and biker-cred to that guy.
And I'm now sure that the fork on my mountain bike is leaking oil. Bummer. On the up side, it's getting progressively more cush. Still, gonna try to replace the gaskets this weekend. Crossing my fingers!