RIDERS – DAVID , JOHN
LOOP – 45 MILES
WE PARKED AT THREE POINT MOUNTAIN TO TRY A DIFFERENT ROUTE. THE PARKING LOT AND RIDGE WERE FROSTY.
TRAIL 310 THAT CLIMBS THE RIDGE BETWEEN BENDER AND WILLOW CREEK
DAVID RIDING ACROSS THE RIDGE TOP. HOPING THE SNOW IS GONE ON THE STEEP DOWN HILLS.
RIDERS – DAVID, JOHN
LOOP- 42 MILES / RODE OUT OF BENDER CREEK TO DEVILS HOLE THEN BACK OUT WILLOW CREEK.
DAVID ON DEVILS HOLE
RIDE OUT OF DEVILS HOLE
WATER FALL TRAIL
RIDERS – DAVID , JOHN
LOOP – 41 + 10 ON SEASONAL ROAD (POLE GULCH)
TRAIL RANGERS HAVE IMPROVE THE ROCK ON DEVILS HOLE SIDE HILL.
LUNCH STOP AT DEVILS HOLE
RIDERS – DAVID , JOHN
LOOP- 59 MILES
COLD MORNING ~ 26 ‘ F WHEN WE GOT TO THE CORRALS. MY CAMEL BACK HOSE FROZE IN THE BACK OF THE TRUCK.
TOOK A BIT TO GET THE BIKES TO START. UP ON THE RIDGES AT MID DAY IT WAS ~ 30’ AND CLOSE TO 40 AT THE END OF THE RIDE BACK THE CORRALS.
ON THE WAY UP THE CATTLE DRIVE WAS MOVING ALONG HWY20. THE DRIVE WAS BEINGS ESCORTED BY
“CITIZENS ON PATROL“ WHO MAKE ME AND DAVE LOOK YOUNG.
TOP OF PRESIDENTS. DAVID WARMING HIS HANDS. SO COLD THE THERMOSTATS NEVER OPENED.
DAVID MADE US A FIRE DURING OUR LUNCH BREAK ON BREMNER.
RIDERS – DAVID , MURRAY, JOHN
LOOP – 62 MILES
PARKING AT CHERRY CREEK. WE WANTED TO GET AS MANY HIGH MOUNTAIN TRAILS BEFORE SNOW SHUTS DOWN THE RIDING SO WE RETURNED TO THE WARM SPRINGS TRAIL SYSTEM.
WARM SPRING CROSSING AT WARFIELD. PICKED A DIFFERENT LINE THAN LAST WEEK AND RAN INTO A ROCK THAT HUNG ME UP.
WARFILED IT WAS REROUTED A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO. NOW THAT IT IS GROWN BACK IN IT IS A FUN TRAIL.
MURRAY AND DAVID SOMEWHERE BETWEEN DOLLARHIDE SUMMIT AND HEAVEN.
ON THE WAY BACK TO FAIRFIELD I CALLED MARILYN WHO TOLD ME SHE GOT A CALL THAT OUR DISABLED NIECE WAS DYING FROM A BRAIN TUMOR SHE HAD BEEN BATTLING THE LAST SIX YEARS.
AS ANN WAS SLIPPING AWAY HER FAMILY WAS WHISPERING IN HER EAR THAT SHE SHE WOULD BE GOING TO HEAVEN. ANN WOKE UP FROM HER COMMA AND SAID “ I DON’T WANT TO GO TO HEAVEN , I WANT TO GO TO WALMART..”
ANN LOVED TO SHOP AND WALMART WAS HER FAVORITE STORE.
RIDERS – DAVID , JOHN
LOOP – 66 MILES
DAVID WATCHED THE WEATHER FORECASTS AND DECIDED SATURDAY WAS THE BEST BET. HE NAILED IT !
GREAT DAY , GREAT COLORS AND NO DUST.
STILL A BIT OF SNOW FROM THE LAST COUPLE OF STORMS.
GROUP OF MT BIKERS WE MET WHILE RIDING DOWN THE SOUTH FORK OF WARM SPRINGS. NICE GROUP MET THEM AGAIN AS WE WERE RIDING DOWN NF OF DEER CREEK.
VIEWS ALONG WARFIELD
RIDERS FROM KETCHUM WE MEET ON THE WAY OUT. ONE OF THEM IS RIDING IN AMATEUR CLASS AT THE ENDUROCROSS NEXT WEEK.
VIEW OVER DITTO FLATS ON THE WAY OUT.
RIDERS – MURRAY, DAVID , TIM, GORDON , JOHN
TOP OF BEAVER CREEK- TIM MAKING ADJUSTMENTS ON HIS NEW 500
GORDON – DANSKIN LO ROAD
ON THE WAY BACK TO DEVILS HOLE DAVID GOT A FRONT FLAT
THE SLUFF OFF AT THE ROCK ON DEVILS HOLE WAS EVEN WORSE. MY REAR WHEEL SLIPPED OFF AS I HIKED MY FOOT OVER THE ROCK. LUCKILY THERE WERE A COUPLE OF OTHER RIDERS WORKING ON THE SPOT WHO HELP ME BACK ON THE TRAIL.
GORDON WAS RIPPING THRU DEVILS HOLE AND CASED A ROCK IN A G-OUT.
GORDON GOT TOSSED BUT DIDN’T GET HURT.
BUSTED HIS IGNITION COVER, STATOR AND FLY WHEEL. STASHED HI BIKE OFF THE TRAIL
HE HAD TO RIDE OUT DOUBLE WITH TIM. THEY ACTUALLY MADE PRETTY GOOD TIME.
SUNDAY, GORDON GATHERED UP SOME PARTS FROM JEFF’S COUSIN’S BIKE.
JEFF , WYMAN & GORDON RODE BACK IN SUNDAY AND REPAIRED HIS BIKE ON SUNDAY.
SAID IT TOOK THEM ABOUT 20 MINUTES TO SWAP OUT THE PARTS.
