mlk snowy forest ride

Today's ride was fun. Save yesterday's 1 hour Hall Ranch ride, today was the firt time I'd been out in almost a week. With conditions having been super warm lately this morning's light snow didn't deter our ride plans. To the forest we went, so we headed north and west up into the clouds. It felt just like an early spring day. The clouds hung low but the ground was warm and the snow was wet. It didn't feel cold at all. The otherwise sandy conditions were tacky and had just a thin layer of white.

The ride started off well enough - a fantastically fun descent right off the bat. No warm up and right into a steep and technical chute. That blanket of white was a bit unnerving with slick rocks and off camber roots but we made it down in one piece. A leg exploding lunbuster of a climb ensued. And so it went for the rest of the day. Ride up, grunt, errrrrr almost there, followed by dropping down rocks and chutes to the bottom of the next gulch. Repeate. Remember to rest when you can...
We hit the short loop at the end of the trail and started the long way back, enjoying fun descents where we were struggling uphill the first time around. It was a great day to get out. We finished up under a clear blue sky and melting snow. Purdy Good.