11-7-10

S.A.R.T. in Angelus Oaks

3-day weekend!!!!

what to do what to do. going for a ride and barbq. thats what i'll do. camping again soon. Northside of lake this time.

Highland to Big Bear

Saturdays ride turned into a Sunday ride but it was all good. I had told myself no matter what i was staying over night in the mountain. The plan was to get about 6-8 hours of pedaling in and set up camp at Southfork campground.
I started around 5a.m.. I wanted to beat the heat and get to elevation as soon as possible. An hour into my ride my pedal feels alil funny so i stop check it out and the bearings are shot. FnDamn!! I was not gonna stop here. I needed to get out and this is minor i can push on. Learning experience, A spare set of crankbrothers bearing will be added to my list. Took me about two hours to get to Loc Leven and about an hour-fiften to get to the store in Angelus Oaks. Called the wifey to check in before i loose cell phone service before I head to Seven Oaks before the climb up Clarks Rd(1n54) to Big Bear. It was starting to warm up early so when i got to Seven Oaksit was time for a short break

and to filter some water before i begin the grind to Big Bear. Once in Big Bear I took 1e01 (pineknot trail) to the shop. Dereck hooked me up and the pedal issue was resolved. Now it's time for food. Fish taco's and two beers later and had decided that i was going to stay up here in Big Bear. I found a spot at Pineknott campground. i got 6-hours in today and i haven't rode sincce last Monday, so what do i expect from my body? It wants to chill.
That night the moon and stars were amazing. As i layed there looking up from my sleeping bag all i could think is it doesn't get any better than this.
I woke up around 2a.m. got packed headed to 7eleven for a coffee and headed down hwy 18. once i got to Snow Valley it was ptetty much down hill from there. i think it took me 2-1/2 hours to get home. I can't wait to do this again. my gear keeps geting lighter and lighter as i widel out the things i just don't need. i think next time i'm gonna try to figure out how to bring my fishing pole and the means to cook. not just boil water.

I got a couple of rides in this weekend

Saturday was a 4:00 p.m. start to CRafton Hills College and Back. Very dry kinda warm 2hrs30min 30miles.
Today we rode the beach trail from Berdoo to Norco. We started at 6:45 a.m. this morning when it was nice and cool.43-miles 2hhrs 30-minutes of pedaling. So i got a hole 5hrs in this weekend Gonna get some more Miles in the Morning. Maybe up the highway to Manzannitta. Maybe?

Happy Friday the 13th

Still a lil burnt but should be good to go tomorrow. Something small to get me warmed up. Thinkin Crafton when i wake up tomorrow after work. Gonna try to make it to Southfork next Saturday for a lil overnighter so i need get my legs back after being of the bike for a week. Sunday i plan on doing the beach trail from Berdoo to NorCo. Any way it's Friday and It should be a Gravy night at work. Hope i just didn't jenks it.

BURNT

i was doing yard work yesturday i forgot to put on sun block. my back and shoulders are pretty burnt. i might be sittingon the trainer as i hide from the sun. should be better by the weekend.

no ride this weekend

1 shot of Jagermeister many beers and ufc fights at my homies friday night after the Mrs.and i BarBQ'd. no ride to day

back to the grind

three day weekend was great. had some good riding some good learning experiences and some let downs. All n all it was a good weekend.
Got a nice thirty mile ride in yesturday on the road bike. had to tone it down a bit. i was feeling realy good and this was sopposed to be a recovery ride.
No ride today, but i'm planning out the next one. probally on the road

1n09 to southfork

The Patch of honor
Watched the sun come up by the dam. Left the house at 4:30. i wanted to leave abit earlier but things happen.


Some loose climbs on this ride.
It does get worse, plus the nats
But the views of my day were spectactular.
15-mile climb from my house to 1n09
Now i must make my way across the Valley. 15-miles to Seven Oaks road. Lots of ups and downs on this one.
Keller Cliffs is an awesome spectical.
21-miles into my ride and i'm still smileing. Good Day no matter what the outcome.
Looking up at Keller Cliffs

Looking down at Keller Cliffs.
Remote camping close to Seven Oaks. i filtered water here, might be a good place to camp someday.

Todays plan was to leave early ride 6-8 hours and camp. it took me 6-hours to get to the Southfork campground and they had a couple of spots left. Iwas like cool this will work. The only problem was that it was cash only and i brought 5-dollars and a credit card with me. DOPE!! so, i heaed back to Angelus Oaks hoping to get some cash back but , the store was pemanetly closed. i should have tried to pedal to Big Bear which was my 2nd choice this morning. But when i got to the Radford Rd. cut off my legs said no way jose! so i continued to Southfork. i would have sleep in a turn out along 1n45 but i promised the wifey i would sleep in a "campground". So i could have tried to climb over Onex on the road but i decided to pull thr plug and take all in as a learning experience and i good fully loaded training ride. 72-miles, 8hrs.4-min I'll try again next weekend

NO RIDE TODAY

Woke up around 10:30 this morning tired so i decided to prep for my over nighter this weekend. Wish i didn't make my dentist appt. for tomorrow so i could get a ride in before suffering on friday and saturday but i gotta be responcible and take care of my teeth. Hope it doesn't cost to much and hope there is nothing mager. just going for a check up and cleaning.
The plan this weekend which starts on FRIDAY (!!!!) is to ride 1n09 to seven oaks and find a place to sleep for the night. if nothing there i'm headed to South Fork and if that is full well, there is this spot on 1n48 that i really like (;-D). The wifey would perfer me to be sleeping in a campground, hope there is something, if not that spot on 1n48 is stuck in my head.
If all goes as planned i'll be climbing Radford Rd. very early and breakfast in BIg Bear( YUmm) not sure which way i'll be making my way home maybe dirt, maybe hwy...Vz out!

on the road again

30-mile spin on the road today to Redlands and back. Nice and cool. should be like this all week ;-D

Early start up Loc Leven

3:45 start

i've been riding......

just not blogging. no ride this weekend thou. lazy dayz with the wifey. But today i headed out to the Greenspot wash. once at the bridge i headed back and did 5-miles of Government at a time trail pace. 21-miles 1-1/2 hrs pedaling. it was HOt but not as bad as last week. should start to cool abit. hope i can get out tomorrow.

Baldy