Monday’s ride on River Run and the return of the camera saga have been covered. Other rides occured during the week worth recounting.
Tues afternoon Steve and I rode the Fox Creek loop which is a short loop of 5.25 miles which includes the hump up lifesaving piece. Steve is slower than me on the climbs but has more umph in the tank for smooth power that he uses to pedal by me while I am gasping for breath. My breathing is my limiter. These trails up here are deep woods and legacy hiking trails that make for fast descents. We really scoot downhill. We let gravity pull us down not expending energy to enhance our speed that only would have to be scrubbed off for a turn. My breathing catches up and heart rate drops. Nice day on drought trails. I drove back down to Steve’s driveway for the night.
Wed we gave another go at the Croy trails riding from Bullion gulch. I switched back to my former camera for pics. Much of this area was burned back in 2013. years ago local Pierre lead my on a spring ride thru full on blooming lupine of its various colors and bouquet. Today, no sign of lupines ever growing there as the fire was severe enough to burn out the roots. These trails are smooth and offer a different ride.
Lots of open sky. 8.68 miles climbing 1043′ is still better than 100′ / mile. Windy.
I spent the night in Bullion gulch where we parked. Creek runs thru it which is favorable for aspen growth. Pretty. My phone rang from the ticket office telling me that my camera had been turned in. Found.
Thurs I drove up to Hailey for laundry. Blaine county has regulation that masks are required and businesses are to post a sign requiring face coverage. Laundromat signs are still missing as were the attendants masks.
Steve had planned a ride up Mahoney creek etc that we started on only to encounter the sheep which their leavings we avoided by riding Cow creek. It is a ride I have not ridden this visit. I drove to Greenhorn TH which was crowded. Again, after a short distance away from the TH I had all the trails to myself. Big hump. I rode this must have been 2012 before the burn, that’s 8 years earlier when I was more spry. Today the climbs left me walking frequently. Way back there. Back using current camera.
Lodgepole pine regrowth is dense.
Big effort ride. I arrived at Imperial and Greenhorn junction a potential exit back to end of ride. I took a break while considering either go big or go home. My ego wanted BIG my body was running on fumes. The trail climbs from the intersection that I attacked too strongly which manifested how little calories I had to burn. Settle down and just keep after it. I wanted to ride the descents on Imperial which is mostly a downhill trail instead of Greenhorn which is a popular climbing trail.
Big effort for short distance of 16.2 miles gaining big of 3012′ needing 2 hrs 27 mins of pedaling. Great ride. Legacy hiking trails open to dirt bikes that have loosened the tread. I drove back down to Steve’s for the night. Afternoon traffic going down river backs up, rush hour traffic in a mountain town.
Friday morning I drove down to Kimberly area to a Norcold service garage to seek remedy of fridge not cooling. Guy blew out dust from outside of the fridge. Dust storm. Might be the needed fix however the temp rose indicating problem is more than accumulation of dust.
Friday afternoon we returned to Croy for a short ride pedaling from Rotorun TH. Access to trails here are heart propelled which spared us the noisy smelly throttle twisters.
Spent the night in Steve’s driveway.
Today will be a ride Steve does once a year out Warm Springs rd. Big day.
My election ballet arrived in my mail forwarding service. I created a shipment to Hailey to arrive early next week which I will stay here to receive. I decided that I would rather get the ballot and vote than having it mailed to where I will be. I want to mark my ballot and be counted.
My PUSH shock arrived after annual service at Steve’s. I put it on for our Friday ride. Let’s say that the coil shock makes sharp edges feel round.
Gotta go experience another big backcountry ride.