Monday on the Ruffian 29er

10 miles from Home.

My 4 hour mission that I had planned.

Nice looking gravel that sucks your tires in


A welcome surprise

Bushwacked thru leftover 2' deep drifts on this great trail

A hidden secret

I met up with Tobie for a while and we rode into the wind because out here those are the mountains. I went to Starbucks to visit the Mrs. and have a Vanilla Latte. Stop Laughing because I like those. Then I head north with a nice tailwind and ended up in this marsh thing. I guess the trail was part of a railroad track that existed a long time ago. The station foundations are still there and the town of Wilkinson was planned but never built. I rode, pushed my bike and carried my bike through the deep drifts.

Then I took the long way home and continued north on Glidden to Aldrich. I rode, walked and pushed for 4 hours and I was happy to realize I had leftover empanadas in the garage. Three of those and I was feeling better. I rode the ruffian 29er pushing a 34x18 gear. I drank some Gatorade endurance and actually the stuff was pretty good. I held out without eating anything during the ride just to see how long I could go without bonking.

Time for coffee and the hose to wash a couple of bikes.

Ari