China Camp

Whacked my head pretty good on this branch. 6' is too tall apparently.

Had two flats. Dang.

Good trip though. Nice scenery. Interesting variety of trails.

Joaquin Miller Park

The multi-use trails here are not off-leash legal for dogs, so I've never been in this park before. However, they have a variety of degrees of difficulty for bicycles so they were worth checking out.

Here's how I was trying to figure out where I actually went, after the fact.

This guy did a nice job taking pictures on the trails themselves. I'm glad to see he agrees that certain sections are too steep and rocky to climb and it is kind of surprising they are open to bikes.

bayarearides.com

The person who created that entry did it last year and in a few places things look worse now just a year later.

Full suspension is fun

Did a little exploring today and connected the regular park I ride to the one across the paved road. Good times.

Gonna have to do the Lake Chabot bike loop real soon now.

Rough trail indeed.

OK I know this sign says down grade, but all other ones on this trail that I didn't take pictures of say rough trail. So let's just pretend this one does too.

Foreshadowing, it was.

The trail itself was fine though. The problem came a littler farther along when a bee flew into my helmet and stung me on the head. Owie. Left the stinger and venom sac behind to give me the full dose. Still hurts 6 hours later.

"Adventure is discomfort recounted at leisure," if I may paraphrase the wise men who have gone before us.

Rock Creek OHV

Traded the pedal powered stuff for the dual sport motorcycle this weekend. It is still a good workout. I submit the following graph for your approval.

Here's where it was, satellite view style. Trails 1,2,3,4,9,10. The last 4 on that list were pretty badly eroded. Tough sledding.

More images at:

http://wastrel.com/images/my_digital/2011_08_06/

Good aerobic workout with some weight training (picking a 300 lb motorcycle up off its side on a 20 degree hill.)

So very nice

The weather, that is. Rode the beater bike to the gym today. Swam a mile. Had a coffee and a donut at Farley's East. Rode home. Warm enough to feel good out, but not enough to be all sweaty and such.

Good aerobic base all, yes?