RR:Chiquita Ridge Singletracks

[KeepsWhatHappens]

Awesome ride today with OMR, Thinkfast and TalksWithFoxes. The weather was warm and the trails had dried out enough to not be sapping our energy. The hills had greened up nicely after the last rains.

We did a sweet route through Chiquita Ridge Singletracks then dropped into Coto via the Palomia Trail and then back into the Chiquita area via the Sawgrass Trail.

Then we headed down Ladera Ridge singletrack which was oh so beautiful and finally did Waterworks before heading back up Tijeras Creek Trail to the cars (where we had some Stone Pale ales waiting on ice ).

Total ride length was 16 miles and 2046' of gain.

Awesome ride guys! Thanks for the good company.

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OMR on Playboy.

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Thinkfast and TalksWithFoxes on Playboy.

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Grinding up Sawgrass at the top.

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Troy grinning ear to ear on Rats Back.

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Chip on Rat's Back.

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Chip coming down Rat's Back Right.

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Troy coming down Rat's Back.

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Obligatory group shot.

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OMR on Ladera Ridge singletrack.

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Yours truly coming down from Ladera Ridge.

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OMR

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Thinkfast

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Dave, met him along the way.

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One of the jumps on Waterworks. Too dark down there to be able to stop the action.

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The money shot...along Ladera Ridge singletrack.

KeepsWhatHappens

[foofighter]

John what do you use for the panorama shot? Software that stitches things together?

[KeepsWhatHappens]

Originally Posted by foofighter

John what do you use for the panorama shot? Software that stitches things together?

Photoshop CS3 - File/Automate/Photomerge

Adobe made a MAJOR improvement in this module from CS2.

KeepsWhatHappens

[ThinkFast]

Thanks for the great ride today guys. Here are a few pics I took.

Nice and clear on the trail.


Gregg and John starting down Rats Back.


Chip


Gregg on Rats Back


John


Chip


John on Ladera Ridge


Gregg and Chip


Dave aka Hannibal on GeoLadders




Always a blast to ride with you guys. Thanks again.

[Pho'dUp]

Thanks for the awesome shots. We were out at San Juan today and the weather was just about perfect.

[Waldo]

Great pics guys - those look like some fun trails.
I'd thought about RSVPing for this one, but a slightly sore knee made me decide to take a day or two off the bike. Love to join you next time on this route, especially if you can arrange for another day of flawless weather!

[dstepper]

Isn't nice to have some green again. Thanks for the pics.

Dean

[J_Sims]

Originally Posted by Waldo

Great pics guys - those look like some fun trails.
I'd thought about RSVPing for this one, but a slightly sore knee made me decide to take a day or two off the bike. Love to join you next time on this route, especially if you can arrange for another day of flawless weather!

X-2 for next time.... thanks for the pics...

[KeepsWhatHappens]

Originally Posted by Pho'dUp

Thanks for the awesome shots. We were out at San Juan today and the weather was just about perfect.

We are lucky dogs to have weather and conditions like this in January compared to the rest of the U.S.

KeepsWhatHappens

[Jordansrealm]

saw u guys come off Antonio dropping into waterworks today. would have said hello but was driving

[Singletrack Angel]

Originally Posted by Jordansrealm

saw u guys come off Antonio dropping into waterworks today. would have said hello but was driving

Are you sure it wasn't me with some Trail Angels? We did Ladera Ridge and Waterworks earlier today.

[Jordansrealm]

actually it was you that i saw but i thought u were with this group lol

[OMR]

Couldn't have picked a better day to ride. Been off the bike for about 2 weeks... funny how quickly the fitness level drops. This was a perfect ride to get back into bike flow. John knows these trails exceptional well and with his faithful indian side kick, (Chip) riding by his side..... (wait a minute, he's not an indian!), they make riding this area one discovery after another. Troy completed our little hardy group. He's always fun to ride with... that's if you can catch him!

I've only ridden a couple of these trails with John. Each time something different. Today was no different. There is one section of the trail that comes down through trees...absolutely beautiful! ... Plenty of challenging drops from the ridgeline and the single track below Oso is to die for. If you haven't ridden this area yet... do yourself a favor and sign up for one of John's rides... they are the best.

Looking forward to our next trip back to Chiquita Ridge single tracks.

[kentonn]

Originally Posted by KeepsWhatHappens

Photoshop CS3 - File/Automate/Photomerge

Adobe made a MAJOR improvement in this module from CS2.

KeepsWhatHappens

Great, we just bought Creative Suite CS3 Standard at work. I can't wait to see all of the improvement over CS which is what I am using right now.