Lost creek lake ride

Last year, my son and I headed out to ride around the lake.  At 11 did a great job and we made it just a bit over half way.  This year with another year under his belt, we headed out again with plenty of water and fuel.  It took us right at 3 hours to get all the way around.  I took a few videos with the helmet cam of the trail.  Once you get on the west side of the lake it is a great trail.  The rest of the ride around the lake is unfortunately paved.  Regardless of the pavement it is still a pretty good ride.

Here is one really pretty section on the south end of the lake.  This section obviously has pavement.

Some beautiful spring weather

Big difference from the last post with all the snow and ice.  We went on the panther gulch to East fork loop.  There is some great singletrack on this ride.  The last part of the ride has some twisty singletrack that is a lot of fun.  Here are a few pics and a map.

Love the panoramic pictures

Climbed to the top- up and over last summer.

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Riding but not blogging...

I have been riding regularly dispite the cold wet weather.  I once thought I was a purist and never would buy fenders.  I guess I am getting wiser because I have no idea what I was thinking not to buy fenders years ago.  I bought a SKS front fender and a rear fender as well.  I started with a fender in the front.  No more mud in the eyes.  The rear fender adjusts nicely fit around the tire- minimizing mud on the back.  Here are a few pics over the last few months.

 

Not much mud on this ride- no fenders needed.

Making tracks

Mud and snow this ride

Made it to the top!

For quite a while, we couldn't get very high up the mountain.  This is the top of what it now called Panther Point.  The handgliders launch off of this spot now.

Layton Ditch Trail

trying out the panoramic function.

As ususal, the valley is socked in.

Happy New Year Ride

An amazing morning, sun, blue skies, definitely cold.  We headed up Findley Road and took a slightly different uphill route.  This route makes the findley uphill a whole new challenge.  There is a section that due to someone driving up, it is a mud bog.  I tried going up the last time a few days ago and my chain was coated in red clay mud.  One positive that someone drove up the road, we were able to make it to the Summit.  Here are a few pictures on the way up and at the top.  From about 2500 to 3000 feet there was a lot of snow!

Made it to the top... Somehow

 We had to walk about the last 300 yards through the snow.  Great ride and took about 2  hours round trip.

A Snow Day!

No School Today Due to a snow day.  Perfect opportunity to ride my bike.  Took off right as it was getting light and had an amazing picture of the sun starting to rise over the hill.

 It was the first snow ride of the year.  The snow was dry and there was plenty of traction.  Rode though about 2 inches in a few places.  Great Ride!

I have been riding fairly regularly now.  Just nothing too blog-worthy. 

Panther Gulch and new singletrack

Great day for a ride today.  Beautiful weather. 

We parked at the junction of East Fork and Panther Gulch Rd.  and did about a 10 mile loop.  There is a section of single track that we haven't ridden in a while.  There is actually quite a bit of single track overall on this ride. 

It has been some time...

I haven't blogged for quite some time.  I'll probably go back in time and say a bit about the ride we did up Grayback for my Birthday Ride.  I have ridden a lot throughout the summer.  Lately though it has been hit and miss.  (mainly miss)  Got out on the bike on Friday Morning and Sunday Morning.  Even though it has gotten cool, I still enjoy getting out in the morning.  I made it to the point when I could get up Findley in 28 minutes!  I have lost most of that and work an entirely different set of gears to get up the hill.  Looking forward to an Epic ride with Dan soon- we just need to get a little bit more prepared for it.