Is what I am calling a new way to navigate the trails out at Western Gateway.
I used the latest FS trail map to identify the trails which include junctions. I took a trail name then identified each junction which made a segment of the trail, this resulted in about 35 segments. Each segment is on a separate slip of paper which are then put in a bowl for picking 6 segments. I just picked the quantity 6. I identified those picked segments on the FS map. The first day Doug drew 6 slips, today Brian drew the 6 slips. From the trail map we figured out what trails and direction to ride to ride each of the segments. Yesterday’s draw resulted in deciding to ride 2 segments as out and back. Today all were in a line. Yesterday’s ride was 12.7 miles, today’s was 15.5. Both days we rode Last Frontier , once by draw then today for the joy.
I created this scramble because there are so many miles of trails with many connectors, maybe a network of trails. Every intersection offers choices. This way provides structure for a ride, by riding all the segments you know you have completed a ride. How you chose to ride them all adds brain work. Segment characteristics could make riding it better 1 way.
I want to share this idea with other riders. The route is made up right at the start.
So that’s what I have been working on.
72 degrees yesterday after ride. At 11 AM start time there is still a little bite in the air making my mid weight wool jersey just right. Yes, the air warms up around noon making the jersey toasty but what am I going to change into anyway? At least no knee warmers.
Received my new Catalyst pedals. Last night I screwed in like 40 pins into the pedals. These pins are threaded in from the back of the pedal which protects the threads for removal and seemed to have more holding power to the soles of my shoes. Took strong arms of bike wrench to snap loose the pedals. Rode them today. Sticky.
Today’s draw included 2 segments that I have avoided. Remnant because of the many challenging tech moves that some I walk and Roundabout ability level green.