Peaceful night @ 18 road. Woke up again b4 the sun crested the ridge. Portends to be another bluebird day. And it became one.
Straightened out my order for my seat dropper. Today I planned on the 2 rib rides out here, Zippity & Joe’s Ridge, maybe 90 mins of riding. Works for me. Rode Zippity first. Trail is on some big fins of clay, exposure of both sides sometimes w/ a rain rut down the center. Man, get weight back and stay off the front bike and just let it roll. Oh, how I look forward to my seat dropper. There are 2 monster hike a bike pieces. the first on has kicked in steps like snow climbing. Focus was the operative word. Dropped down to bottom of trail system then road Prime Cut back up to Frontside to pick up Joe’s ridge that would drop me almost back @ van. Remember the bottom part dropped down just across the wash from me, today will be my ride on the trail. It is a steep, narrow, traversing downhill w/ a ran rut in it w/ loose shale like pieces of rock. Once I reflex figured it out I let it run. Did OK.
Drove back to Fruita w/ a list of chores: Visit OTE to arrange shop work on seat dropper & figure out the non tightening maxle lite on my fork, buy a new rear rotor and front brake pads, grocery shop, shower, fill h2o tank, & buy propane.
At the grocery I bought the new issue of Mountain Bike Action which is to me a race focused issue but I do learn things from it. I rewarded my completion of tasks was to stop @ Hot Tomato for a beer. Oh, Greg @ OTE saw the Bike and Bean stickie on my van and told me Chewie from the shop is in town. I called his cell and left a message. Would be cool to visit w/ him. He built up my Spot. I hoped he would stop @ the Tomater. I am sitting @ the bar turning the pages of the mag. I turn over page 86 and there is my picture w/ an article about me! Flip out. I had no idea they were running an article about me. The picture is my facebook picture that was taken by buddy Cal in Sept of ’09 when i was back in Spokane. He didn’t get the photo credit nor did an author. I sent Grace a note about article keeping up on our national fame. She raced Leadville this year, the movie plays 11/4, I wonder if Grace will get covered again.
Back out @ Rabbit Valley above I-70 again all alone.
Tomorrow I am riding Lunch Loop @ Grand Junction.
I believe my seat dropper will arrive this Fri in Fruita. I will probably leave Sat AM for several days of riding @ Moab. Weather forecast is just riding perfect. Low angle of sun changes terrain features, maybe bigger shadows. And if the trail heads into the sun it can be in my eyes instead of overhead. It is pretty. Desert. I’ll stay a bit longer.