A new Findley Ride

We finally got the opportunity to try a little different ride starting from Findley.  I had seen several trails coming up towards findley road off panther gulch.  These are all motocross trails.  I thought that they must connect with some of the roads up into Findley.  I studied these from the ariel photos in google maps and it looked pretty promising so Dan and I tried it out today.  What a climb!  Coming up from Findley road to the top of the ridge system was 2000 vertical feet.  The top of the ridge was 3300.  Amazing vistas of the williams and thompson creek valleys- next time bring the camera.  The climb was in the span of about 4.5 miles.  Total Mileage was 18.  Great ride.  There were some sections with lots of Buck Brush starting to grow into the old road.  Lots of rocks and other debris to naivigate around- very technical.  Once we hooked up with the motocross trail it was pretty steep downhill with lots of ruts- a very fun section as well.  Once we hooked up to Panther Gulch Road it was an easy downhill back to the house.  (I hit 41 mph on the way down)- it was on the paved part..  Fantastic workout and a lot of fun!