Boxing day

Ah, Christmas morning. No stockings to fill or hang, just needed to be up canyon to MBH for 10:30 shop ride. Chatted w/ Dad for awhile then left for ride. Takes 20 mins plus from Beaverhead S of Village of Oak Creek (VOC) to MBH is west Sedona.

Good turn out ofr ride, 20 riders give or take a few. Connected w/ riders I had ridden w/. Beautiful day shirtsleeves on some social trails and systems trails I upped my confidence 10 degrees. Bird Cage trail named after an old bird cage was found while building the trail, cage is gone but name remains. Rode up several washes. Just a normal MBH ride. Rhama invited me to his house afterwards where I asked for a shower. NOD (Narly Old Dude 67 yo) rode w/ us.

Left Rhama’s and drove out towards Cottonwood to Deer Pass rd where I stayed a bunch last year. Scored my pack rat spot. Went for a short hike b4 dark up the hill above my camp. Tree cover is cedar and patches of like pale lemon lime colored prickly pear. Rock cover is basalt.

Great sleep after bike ride and clean body snuggled down in warn flannel sheets.

Sunday is regular MBH shop ride. 20 plus riders showed. Changed over to new Time pedals from Shimano. Test ride to compare performances of 2. Time’s win as in easier to get in & out of and certainly for mud clearance. Rode new trail Special Ed out from behind the high school. Need leg armor for cactus protection for sloppy riding. Today the sky was overcast and it was chilly. Our group scared a horse causing its rider to fall off. We were on mtn bike built trail which are sketchy and not necessarily made w/ good sight lines. The second rider seated her horse.

Drove down to BnB for giggles. The guys there goof on each other in good way. Same guys. Jen and Anne from Hot Tomato in Fruita dropped in and greeted me.

Rented 2 dvds @ only video rental store I can find. Stores are rare these days.

Back out @ Beaverhead Flats. Forecast is for snow later in the week. Might have to ride tomorrow to enjoy the conditions b4 they get worse for several days. Tuesday Jimmy of BnB rides which will be killer w/ small skilled group w/ me walking.

Dave and Rebecca from Green Bay are not able to visit this year. Darn. Hurricane and Fruita OTE folks will be here early Jan., SBC will be here end of Jan.

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