It was a chilly ride. The sun light that Charlie had promised would “hit the corner of the parking lot near the sign” at 9am did not hit us until after noon. Slacker! Luckily, we started our ride climbing Lyman Willson Ridge Trail, which warmed me up quickly.\u00c2\u00a0 The temp remained low though. I remember thinking it felt weird when I climbed Cross Canyon Trail and Spike Jones Trail, I was not sweating.\u00c2\u00a0 And it was not because the climb were effortless. But of course, whether it was cold or not depends on whom you ask. Brian (knobs) had this to say about the weather: “the refrigerator temperatures” and “Geez, it was cold out there.” I wish I had a picture of him with the face mask and all.\u00c2\u00a0 I bet Andy here agrees with Brian’s assessment of the weather. I was really happy to see the super couple, Paul and Chris, again. They are a super couple not only because they super rock on their tandem bike, but they are also super fun to be around. Early on the ride, we were at one re-group point. Chris asked me cheerfully, “Mei, why is your honey not on all these rides you are on? Where is your honey?” Then she suddenly noticed that I was hugging this man who was sitting on his bike, so she paused and asked wide-eyed “Is that your honey?” Admittedly, I do hug guys from time to time, in more of a hey-good-to-see-you manner, but right now, I was rubbing his chest and back to get some blood flow going because he was visibly cold. I hadn’t thought of an answer yet, and Erik replied, “I’m her boyfriend.” Hahaha… Paul and Chris do a lot of trail work all over the place. Paul is especially dedicated to the work at Henry Coe and has been tirelessly putting a lot of his spare time in. Plus, he rode Kelly Cabin Canyon Trail West clean last weekend from Cross Canyon Trail — very impressive! The group kept shrinking because people kept peeling off at various points. We did the later half of the ride with only five of us including Charlie, Patrick, and Jim. And then Charlie and Jim had to go home before we took Patrick up Spike Jones to show him the fun down hill Timm Trail. Our route turned out to be: <\/a> Charlie’s group leave Hunting Hollow parking lot<\/p>\n
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\nBut if you ask Jason, he would tell you, “Cold? I hate polyester!” (Obviously, with a passion.)
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\n<\/a> Photo courtesy of Patrick. BTW, that was not just ANY plate in the front of their bike, it was a NUMBER plate!<\/p>\n
\nHunting Hollow Road -> L: Lyman Willson Ridge Trail -> R: Bowl Trail to Willson Camp -> L: Wagon Road -> C: Grizzly Gulch Trail -> R: Tulle Pond\/Deer Logic Trail -> L: Wagon Road -> L or C or R: Wasno Road (with a spill-way singletrack in the middle) -> C: Crest Road -> L: Kelly Lake Trail East -> L: Coit Road -> R: Kelly Cabin Canyon Trail West -> L: Cross Canyon Trail -> L: Coit Road -> C: Wasno Road -> R: Derjxster Trail -> R: Grizzly Gulch Trail -> L: Spike Jones Trail -> R: Timm Trail -> L: Spike Jones Trail -> L: Coit Road -> C: Gilroy Hot Springs Road -> Hunting Hollow parking lot (25.3 miles\/5266′ Ascent)<\/p>\n