High Winds

Dst 10.29 Tm 1:04:34 Max 45.3

It was quite windy today, but I was just happy to be able to get out and ride. Luckily it didn't rain until later in the day. The wind was so strong that I hit 45.3 without even peddling and usually I have to work to hit 40.

Falling Rock

Avg 8.0 Dst 10.75 Tm 1:20:36 Max 32.8

We really did need the rain, but having it rain non-stop for a week sure makes it hard to go biking. We finally got a break today, but it is suppose to rain and snow for the rest of the week. I wasn't sure if would get another chance to ride this week so I decided I better make today's ride a good one. Rode from work up to the top of the hill under the pipe. The trail was incredibly nice for having so much rain. I guess rocks just don't turn into mud.

There was a lot of fallen rock on the trail today. On slate hill there was a rock slide that left a rock the size of an end table in the middle of the trail. I was able to clear a trail good enough for coming down, but it will take a little more work to make it so we can go up in that spot. However it has blocked the trail to where no trucks will be able to make it past.

Snow and Rain

Avg 5.0 Dst 3.17 Tm 37:23 Max 24.0

It snowed/rained last night and this morning. It was nice to finally get a little moisture into the trail. In fact today was the muddiest I have seen the canyon, but was still very ridable. Although my bald back tire was spinning a bit in the mud.

We didn't find snow on the trail anywhere, but I guess I need to start taking the camera with me again so that I can get new pictures of what it looks like now.

Fork Again

Avg 5.5 Dst 6.93 Tm 1:15:12 Max 24.3

Rode up to the fork again today. Just after starting down I figured I needed to look at the ride time. It was at about 58 min and I had ridden around the parking lot for a few minutes before starting out. So I figure it was about 55 minutes to the fork.

We were going slow on the way back down, which makes for a relatively long downhill.

Fast and Easy

Avg 10.6 Dst 9.28 Tm 52:19.5 Max 40.5

For some reason I just didn't feel like pushing hard today. Instead of going up Slate Canyon we just did Juan's ride of the three gates. Given that I felt like I was mostly taking it easy I was surprised at the high average speed.