Go away, idiot. Get your crap off our screens.
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actually did see a cyclist out here. there should be a video clip I can get a frame from. but he was taking the long way back, on foot, dragging his bike cuz it's too soft for rolling well. in hind sight I should have offered him a ride. but he was on his own journey ... I can only imagine he rode out on the aqueduct, then got disoriented & couldn't find the obscure foot trail, back the way he came, perpendicular to the auto sand trail
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very excited to see this guy
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here he is. I really feel bad now, for not at least asking him, if he wanted help. it's a 2 mile walk from the lighthouse
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Another recent ride:

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gorgeous. don't see that every day! better make those curves, eh!?

Yeah, it's one of those descents that I don't even want to think about what happens if I go over the edge. Fast and technical too, it averages 12% for 1.5 miles.

There are some cool trees around here. I'm a bit of a nerd about trees, so I'm always on the lookout for large or interesting trees.

Zim Smith trail in Ballston Spa NY.

looking south towards Underpass Road.

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Very unusual to have nobody in sight, this trail is almost always crowded on a nice day.

From today's ride:

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my jealousy, knows no bounds.

I'm lucky to live nearby, there are a handful of epic climbs in the vicinity of this ride...unfortunately, only this one is actually open(snow.)

A few more:

https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...707a2c67af.jpg
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this is east side sierras? looks more west side and southern sierras.

West side. I actually live on the west slope, but it's a short drive over the hill to the east side climbs...I'm not far from Tahoe. As you probably know, the climbs/roads are definitely different between the 2 sides.

https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...93d85fa62.jpeg

ca hwy 79 about 6 miles south of the little town of julian in the san diego county backcountry. just north of lake cuyamaca.

haven't been lucky enuff to ride up there extensively. have only done three road rides a few years ago in the southern lake tahoe area. great rides great roads.
a total of 65-70 miles ridden. altitude kicked my you know what. soil was all granitic and trees were all alpine (lean and mean).

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Hills are mostly brown now but we still have some Lupines.

Unfortunately I have not been able to stray very far from the house. But I did a watercolor of a picture I found on the net. I don't know who took the picture but it has stayed with me so I put it to paper...


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Climb-heavy road/gravel ride today:
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eastbound on ca hwy 76 adjacent to lake henshaw, san diego county.

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westbound on mesa grande road in the san diego backcountry.