Last week I went on two different off road rides. Putting rubber on dirt inspires me to keep getting at it (my last few "base" rides have had me descending out of the hills on dirt).
Mondirt
This was originally inspired by my friend Jillian who agreed that Mondays we should ride and we should ride far. We never really got that dialed in (we both have awkward work schedules), but my friend Alan had even furthered it by actually having Mondays off and riding. We just did a little ditty in the East Bay Hills (Redwood and JMP) hopefully I'll have future Mondays off to ride more.
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| This is our backyard. |
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| This was the day after that huge weekend. These ups were hurting. |
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| Sometimes you gotta walk (this climb sucks the eucalyptus leaves don't help). |
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| This ain't SF; it's Oakland. |
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| Alan's steed. |
Bolinas Ridge
Ever since seeing Cass Gilbert write about
Bolinas Ridge Trail on While Out Riding, I've wanted to hit that sweet bit of dirt. It was a Weds so it was solo riding. This one was tough on a cross bike, but still doable (cows make bumpy trails though).
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| Sir Francis Drake Redwoods. |
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| Pastoral. |
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| The route up. |
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| Some of this led to... |
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| Some of this. |
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| The top. |
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| Eucalyptus. |
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| Details. |
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| Ocean. |
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