Well, at least it's the weekend. The day started with a little group ride at the shop at 7:30am. The idea was to make it up and lap around Hall before the thaw. Well, it didn't quite work out 100%. We left the shop closer to eight and made it to the top bench without incident. It was definitely chilly when we went up, but the sun was peeking out from the clouds and sections of trail were very slightly starting to soften up. Backside of the bench was great - 100% snow. It was a slippery slide down to the next bench. From there, though, it just got muddier and muddier. We called it and headed down Antelope. Another fun one, it was about 90$ snow covered and the rest was really getting soft. I rolled back to town to open the shop, but the rest of the crew went back up and over to Hwy7. I saw them at the end of their ride. Apparently, the main trail had received a bunch of sun and was quite muddy.
Lots of bikes that were mounted on cars today heading out of Lyons were super mud caked. Thankfully, there were not many. In many ways, we've been cursed with lots of snow this season, making off road riding not a worthwhile endeavor. On the other hand, consider this wet time to be a blessing. You will be thankful for it come July and August when the trails are at their driest. Remember, the ruts we make today will become concreted in the trail when the weather dries things out, but enough of the rant.
Tomorrow may be a road bike day. Last Sunday was a fantastic day out on the road. Up 7 to the P-P highway and back. A short little climbing out and back, but a fun ride none-the-less. 50mph descents help, too.
Let's hope for sunnier skies out for Sunday and drier trails to come soon. Right now, the wind is absolutely howling - maybe that'll help the moisture go away sooner than later. Good or bad? You can make the call. Enjoy the rest of the weekend and have a great ride!
4 comments:
Good to hear! So the main trail is fairly dry now? I assume there's still mud in the usual spots (backside of bench, loop, etc)?
Great. Thanks for the update Bianchi Jim!
Cool - thanks a bunch. Redstone is my part time job right now, as I still work a 40hr week elsewhere. Hopefully, the shop will take off enough for me to quit my day job!
Anyway, stop on in and say hey next time you're around. We'll be getting group rides going soon on weeknight. They'll start at 6. We'll need lights this time of year.
Man, it's only Halls I know but if it's that damn muddy.....
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