My experiences are personal, another person will have their own connection. I enjoy a warm connection here.
The riding is its own story while the trails lack monster climbs it makes up for twisty purpose built woods trails. Roots, you don’t know roots till here. OK, other locations have roots also. Yesterday was another I can do this on paper ride actual ride. I slept again at the Seeley Pass trail intersection with a dirt road. weather report was for at least no precip. It was 37 degrees at 7 AM. I lingered in the warmth of my van till 11 to take off. Still just a long underwear top and knickers, summer weight gloves and socks but a wind jacket. I did not pack a rain jacket. Trees still are in full green color blocking out the sun. No need for dark lenses. Twist trail. Sun disappeared and the clouds started dripping, leaves slowed the rain to me. I kept pedaling, every stroke cosmically directed to the rain faucet to shut off. Clouds remained leaving me just out of the washing machine damp. Ride was 20 miles climbing 1830′ taking 3 hours of hard pedaling. It is what local conditions are. Encountered 4 riders.
No view sheds, just tree trunks. Above pic the camera used its flash.
After the ride I drove towards Hayward stopping at a KOA for a weekly shower then grocery shopping for better food choices than Cable grocery store.
Wed the Rivers Eatery is opened, home of Mic and Beth, whom I enjoy a special friendship. I pulled into their parking lot where Mic was waiting to greet me. Beth arrived later after she tipped Mic off to me being in town. saying again that what I enjoy with them and here is my experience. I just like mine as a favored visiting place. To me the hardest part of meeting people is to say hello because it is to be followed with goodbye. I sat at the bar beside Gary, the race promoter. Several local people engaged in conversation. One woman told about her husband who is on a pontoon boat making his way to the Gulf of Mexico. He is assisted by a selected group of men friends to spend a week with him. One of his buds who had completed his tour joined in. Sort of like River Horse by Least Heat Moon. Life is an opportunity to create your own adventure.
A guy at the bar stopped to say hello, it was the guy how let me stay in his driveway when I was last here 2 years prior.
Mic told me about a sleep spot out at the Birkie TH which doesn’t prohibit sleeping, I spent the night there as it is close in to town.
Clothes are in the dryer. waiting out less likelihood of rain. Plan on riding Danky Dank, a trail that Shrimper helped build when he was here 4 years ago. The Friday head to Marquette. Another evening visiting at Rivers Eatery.
There are so many mosquito incubators here in lots of lakes. I don’t recall the mosquitoes being a nuisance when here during the summer. Oregon still tops my list for worst mosquito feedings.