Joy of staying in the same spot is not having to get moving fast in the morning.
Plan is to ride the CDT from camp & hook up somehow w/ Sandy Wash. CDT mostly drops down to road 543 a ways up canyon. Working on handling moves, practicing of sorts for the rocks of the East.
Dropped down to Buffalo XG group site, checked out outhouse: yep CXT.
Chatted w/ rider in parking lot, he described a new trail for me to take to get to Miller’s Gulch. New trail piece built for bikes, I rode it, missed another new piece and road gasline down to the climb up Baldy which I rode stronger.. New shoes worked OK.
Missed Charlie’s again; it goes off homestead and I missed turn off.
Sandy Wash still fun. Down to road 543 and ride home. Hot & dry. Climbed Shinglemill to intersection w/ Morrison. 3 riders gathered. One was guy I met earlier and other 2 are from shared campsite. We all split & I ride up trail to hit CDT and home.
Edge cut out temporarily up on Miller’s but Garmin GPS kept working:26.49 miles & 3130′ vert.
On drier slopes P-pine is climax tree. Forest has a noticeable smell of vanilla.
Gasline trail in burn
Here’s the vision it is desert:
Another Coleman shower. Scab on head appears to be holding the gray matter in.
Drying carpet out from h2o jug leak from yesterday. Carpet is sure taking a beating. From the plastic floor covering in the Element I knew lots of junk come in on shoe bottoms. But is sure feels good on bare feet and looks good. Stain it all one color.
No plans for tomorrow yet.
CXT builds one brick shithouse.