Sugar pine trail Meadow Vista CA
After talking with Andy O counter clockwise is the easiest way so we got that part right.
The first 3 or 4 miles is great, then you start to drop in elevation, this is also great, keep dropping, keep dropping.
Then the climb, not bad.
More rolling some climbing then with no warning switchback, or should I say switchbacks.
I lost count, hiked most of it, Shelly was riding some of it and I was hiking at the same speed...HUH. Dropping again .....What the, Hey look it is more switchbacks and they are trashed, rock covered, rain rutted, hoof trotted, wish I had a DH bike trashed.
Shelly stopped at the top, (Photos). I rode about half way down stopped to wait.
I can here her at the top, and she sounds good, then she started to surf the cantaloupe sized rocks.
It will hurt more later. We got to the bottom safely and look another climb. This one SUCKED, it was more like a creek with no water.
Over all I still feel great. Took a break at the top to check out the pain, and drink more water. When we started again, going down, rolling, and a drop onto the road. Somewhere inside of Winchester. 2 or 3 climbs later we found the car.
Sometimes it is fun to do new things like a trail you have never been to or hiked. But now we know. We will mark this one off on the list and move on to the next one.
You just never know about that trail on the side of the road, but we do now.
Don't think I would ride this everyday but it was worth all the work, and the views were good as well.No bikes were harmed on this ride.
Later
RS
