Every other day, today was other. Last night while prostrate totally in the dark and warm I played out today’s ride in my mind. Technical features, navigation solutions, grunts, and smiles rolled by behind my eye lids. Edible was kicking in causing momentary lapses in memory recall. Ride today is to be Rabbit Ridge and the waterfall then scoot over to Llama. Big Park loop at the start continuing on system trails until turn off onto Old Man’s wash. Twist the degree of difficulty knob 2 clicks towards high. Wash ride: narrow, rocky, twisty; wiggle here and scoot there.
Trail leaves the wash, becomes Ian’s (?) as it traverses with dips and grunts up to connect with Rabbit Ridge trail. Ah, this piece of the ride. The trail gently climbs on a below grade pedal striker loose rock with horse droppings added for enjoyment tread. The lower seat height has really improved my riding. As has the suspension upgrades. I recall the first ride I did on this trail after installing the Runt in the fork which seemed to make the small rocks even less suspension hits. Oh, today I rode the new I 9 Hydra hub with the We Are One carbon rim. Forgot about that added improvement. I turned on to the waterfall trail crossing the flagged line for a new trail, to the right it drops down to Jack’s canyon and to the left, I did not check out. Dropped down the waterfall trail.
Passed The Wall of Death, followed established trail then left to get over to Llama. Turned onto Bail trail to Bell Rock to Phone Trail, cross the highway catch social over to Coconino up to Slim Shady back to outlet mall and van. 11.6 miles gaining 1030′ pedaling for 1 hr 42 mins.
What a local knows and accepts vesus what a touron experiences. I read trail reviews in Trailforks on the system trails near what I rode, tourons shit all over it. A local learns of the trail and maybe rides it more times. It is what Sedona riding used to be.
Trailer still at close in parking spot, been there for 20 days, FS has not ticketed it. From the pavement out to end of dirt track takes 8 mins driving.
Spider comes out after dark. It makes a cobweb versus a web. Temps are warming up outside such that I am able to leave the door open, perhaps its food flies in. I am letting the cobweb expand coverage on the ceiling. It has been here for many days, I noticed the cobweb and just thought that it just happens because of how I live. One night I happened to shine my headlamp up on the ceiling and spotted a spider. It’s out right now at 8:40 PM dark time. Inside lights don’t make it hide. Some night during a pee break I should spy on the spider.
I am listening to CDs I owned back in house days, I downloaded selected ons onto an Ipod. Dead artists: Jerry Jeff walker and John Prine. I knew them when they were alive. Their music today makes them live again.
3848′ elevation where I sleep. So far cows have not been ranged here. Dead desert.
Slow internet.
Off to read Maltese Falcon.
Prolly ride tomorrow in spite of recovery advisor reporting 31 hours recovery after today’s ride. Average bpm for today was 124.