Bionic Bill and I drove out to Pozo and did an abbreviated loop up to the top of La Panza summit and Pine Mountain rd. down. We skipped the ride up the first 4 mile climb so as to make sure to be home for Easter supper. About 15 miles and 2800′. I’ll just call it an *interesting* ride. Lots of climbing, on double track and eroded and worn down fire road. A bit of hike a bike, some neat technical up and some knarly technical down. Beautiful spring day with some fantastic vistas. Actually a pretty easy ride except for climbing down the famous Pine Mountain “Stair Steps”.
Down to the left to start
Castle Crags ahead
First rattler of the season. About 3 1/2′ and 13 rattles
Worn out tread
Top of the famous “Stair Steps”
Looking back at the Steps
Ended from the right. Check that one off the list!
Some random stuff from last week
Peace
B
Sweet rattler! The rock shield though? We ain’t got nothing like that down here. Looks serious.
J,
I’d have to ask my geologist friend Jeff, but *we* are riding a big earthen surfboard right down into the Pacific. FRICTION is making all these land side waves. Still, for me the worn down smoothed out ancient land waves in Utah and Colorado…beckon…to ride and roll.
Be there someday
:-)
B
Buzz: *CHECK* alrighty, that is an amazing trail….air high for sure. Oh those steps…I’d love to gravity down them….oooooh ahhhh,…..I sure would. Sadly I think the up would be way out of my inner JJ-ness. I definitely want to add that to the CHECK list too. AND….a RATTLE snake…WTFunk….did it want to bite you…..sheesh…..talk soon. Miff ;-x
Miff!
The steps: I think that maybe..just maaaaybe… JJ or Big wheel Mike could ride them. Me? I was happy to get down climbing on my feet!!
The rattler did not want to bite us…UNTIL… we had poked and prodded it for about 5 minutes..! …uuuuuhhhhh…it’s a guy sorta thing…..??heeehheheeee
:-)
B