{"id":689,"date":"2009-10-18T20:07:30","date_gmt":"2009-10-19T04:07:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mxi2000.net\/mudworm\/?p=689"},"modified":"2009-10-20T12:35:35","modified_gmt":"2009-10-20T20:35:35","slug":"fall-circus-henry-coe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mxi2000.net\/mudworm\/2009\/10\/fall-circus-henry-coe","title":{"rendered":"MTB: Pre-Fall Circus Henry Coe B Ride"},"content":{"rendered":"

Oh, another weekend when Erik had to work (cliche by now). Not sure if we could join the MTBR Henry Coe Fall Circus<\/a> ride next weekend, I got curious to check out their B ride. And Derek wanted to ride too. Great! When we were in the parking lot, Charlie and Roy pulled in and Charlie decided to join our ride. Perfect! And Roy stayed with us until when we hit Rock Tower. Even Better!<\/p>\n

Here is Charlie’s route rundown of the route (Miles = 23.74 \/ Footies = 4,593\u00e2\u20ac\u2122):<\/p>\n

Start at Hunting Hollow \u00c2\u00bb Gilroy Hot Springs Road \u00c2\u00bb Coit Road \u00c2\u00bb Anza Trail \u00c2\u00bb Jackson Trail \u00c2\u00bb Elderberry Spring Trail (lower) \u00c2\u00bb Rock Tower Trail \u00c2\u00bb Elderberry Spring Trail (upper) \u00c2\u00bb Jackson Road \u00c2\u00bb Wasno Road \u00c2\u00bb Kelly Lake Trail \u00c2\u00bb Coit Road \u00c2\u00bb Kelly Cabin Canyon Trail \u00c2\u00bb Cross Canyon Trail \u00c2\u00bb Coit Springs Trail \u00c2\u00bb Cattle Duster Trail \u00c2\u00bb Domino Pond Trail \u00c2\u00bb Wasno Road \u00c2\u00bb Dexter Trail \u00c2\u00bb Grizzly Gulch Trail \u00c2\u00bb Serpentine Trail \u00c2\u00bb Steer Ridge Road \u00c2\u00bb Middle Steer Ridge Trail \u00c2\u00bb Hunting Hollow Road \u00c2\u00bb Hunting Hollow parking<\/p>\n

Because it rained hard early last week, I expected the trails in prime condition. After riding them, I’m not sure if my expectation had been met. The trail surface was sticky, but at a lot of places, the trails and fire roads were severely rutted such as parts of Jackson Road, Kelly Lake Trail, and Serpentine. I would not want to climb Kelly Lake Trail in the current condition.<\/p>\n

Derek and I accidentally (hehehe) got on a side trail in parallel to Dexter and it was an adventure. Derek said it was the highlight of the day for him. I took a conservative approach on it, but already wanted to go back soon. I knew Erik would be envious when I tell him about my adventure.<\/p>\n

It was also my first time riding down Middle Steer Ridge. All that anxiety from hearing how steep the trail was went away with the wind I left behind me when I shot (for lack of a better word) down the ridge, and I felt in control! That made it such a joy ride. Erik would be envious about that too.<\/p>\n

Charlie posted some nice photos<\/a> from this ride. Mine can’t compete, but I’ve uploaded them to the gallery<\/a> anyway. Here are a few of mine.<\/p>\n

We saw some of these things up on trees and some on the ground. Charlie told me I should take a little piece of it home and show it to Erik while holding it above my head. I did, and Erik laughed before giving me a kiss. Interesting… (For other culturally challenged people like me, this wiki page<\/a> explains the weird behavior of Erik.)<\/p>\n

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It’s quite unusual for Derek to get his bike wet, but I think he just liked to ride down that steep switchback on Kelly Cabin Canyon Trail.<\/p>\n

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One of the nice things about riding with Charlie is he points out the wonders of nature. Here is one of them — a natural food stash? If you look closely, you can see that each hole has an acorn in it. <\/p>\n

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Charlie doing trail work.<\/p>\n

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A historical moment for Charlie and I had the honor to document it.<\/p>\n

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Here is my ride and I like its shape:
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