EAGLE NEST 6/27/10

GRADY ORGANIZED A WORK DAY TO CLEAR EAGLE NEST.

WE MET AT THE TRAIL HEAD AT 9AM.

TRAIL BOSS – GRADY

RIDERS – MARK, TIM, BEN, STEVE, JOHN, MAT

LOOP – 58 MILES

 TIM WAS STRESS TESTING HIS RACK.

ABOUT 5 MILES DOWN THE TRAIL, TIM BOUNCED HIS PIPE ON SOME ROCKS & GOT PITCHED OFF HIS BIKE. HE PLANTED HIS SHOULDER ON ANOTHER ROCK & CUT HIS FOREARM. AFTER A FEW MINUTES HE DECIDED NOTHING WAS BROKEN.

 

WE CAME TO THE BOG AND DECIDE TO BUILD A CORDUROY ROAD ACROSS THE SWAMP.

TIM BUILDING ROAD

 

ME CROSSING BOG.

 

WORKED OUT PRETTY SWEET !

  MARK CUTTING BIG LOG.

WE MADE IT TO GOLD FORK ROAD BUT GOT TURNED AROUND BY SNOW DRIFTS AT ABOUT MILE 15.

GRADY WAS ABLE TO SALVAGE THE DAY BY TAKING US ON A DUAL SPORT RIDE.

WE RODE ~ 12 MILES OF ROAD PAST GOLD FORKS HOT SPRINGS AND HOOKED UP ON AN ATV TRAIL THAT RUNS ON THE RIDGE NEXT TO HIGHWAY 55.

IRRIGATION PIPE OVER GOLD FORK RIVER.

 

GRADY THEN TOOK US ON HIS SECRET STASH OF SINGLE TRACK NEAR HIS CABIN. FUN STUFF.

VISTA  CROWN POINT

VIEW OF LAKE CASCADE

WHEN WE GOT BACK TO THE TRAIL HEAD MY REAR WHEEL BEARING SEEMED BAD AGAIN, IT WOULD BE THE 3RD SET THIS YEAR ! BEN LOOKED AT THE BIKE AND FOUND THE AXLE NUT LOOSE ! :-(. 

LATER AFTER A COUPLE OF BEERS I HEAD ABOUT OTHER SIMILAR EPISODES.