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10-22-2007, 08:14 AM
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Too bad I missed this ride, looks from the pics to have been a great ride. Next time Dino brown. You looked good out there Dirt mistress!(Liz)
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Dino Brown (10-22-2007)
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10-22-2007, 07:25 PM
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Liz, I was right behind you when you banged your ankle. I am pretty sure you hit it on your peddle when you were going up (succefully at first) some rocks between a tree.
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10-22-2007, 07:32 PM
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10-22-2007, 08:54 PM
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Alright, here are a few of my pictures. As I said before, great ride and awesome group. It was nice to meet all the new faces and hope we can do it again soon. Thanks again to Scott and Dean for hooking it up as usual
Here is me  owning the rock step (thanks for the pic Noel). Gotta love that “OhSh!t but try to look cool” look on my face... Here is Hanzo, Grandpa, Dino, DirtMistress, KarateMonkey, and SlowSpokes       Scott on the way up to Mt Wilson  DirtMistress' one handed climb. If she would only stop passing me on the climbs  I guess Dino finally got tired of his horse  hike-a-bike  Dino flying down  Mike, SlowSpokes, Maniacal, hitting a rock garden     DirtMistress  Anne  Dean and KarateMonkey  Henry aka Maniacal  SheClimbs showing us how its done    |
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Burner (10-23-2007),
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dstepper (10-22-2007),
Good_ol'_slappy (10-22-2007),
Hanzo (10-22-2007),
IMALLSLO (10-28-2007),
jeffj (10-28-2007),
Marshall Willanholly (10-28-2007),
Schecky (10-23-2007),
sheclimbs (10-22-2007),
Sprockethead (10-22-2007),
surlygal (10-23-2007)
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10-22-2007, 09:02 PM
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GREAT SHOTS!
Thanks!!
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10-22-2007, 09:07 PM
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Once againVic you have the clearest pix. Good shots!
To bad we didn't get a front view of that rock garden, it was a little intimidating from that point of view. The people at work kept saying the same thing the hikers did. "You're going to ride that"? Are you nuts?
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Sprockethead (10-22-2007)
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10-22-2007, 09:08 PM
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Just another slacker.
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That's cause we're a bunch of nuts following a Large Cog and Big Stem.
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sheclimbs (10-22-2007),
stjunkie (10-24-2007)
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10-22-2007, 09:36 PM
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Don't touch me!
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[SIZE=3]It seems you guys started @ Chantry and up Winter and up to Wilson, followed by going down The Wilson Trail into S. Madre. Did u all ride back up Santa Anita to Chantry? That would suck after a semi-long ride. Looks like fun times for all. Nice pics. Good call, folks!
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10-22-2007, 09:39 PM
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Just another slacker.
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Nope, our ride guides were smart enough to leave cars at the bottom of Santa Anita and shuttle up to Chantry Flats parking lot.
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10-22-2007, 09:40 PM
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Naw Joe, we weren't that motivated. I think Silent Bob aka Good Ol Slappy would've done it though.
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10-22-2007, 09:47 PM
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10-22-2007, 09:51 PM
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Throw some Dee's on it
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im pretty sure hes saying hes only got 1" of clearnce from the bars and his knees
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10-22-2007, 11:49 PM
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Thanks for the pics everyone. Much like Pain Freak, the memory of our Wilson Ride still has me grinning!
 One of the COOL thing about group rides is the fact (in this case) 13 people shared an experience! The people we met in the parking lot..... the (2) freeirder's who chose not to wear helmets.... the anorexic looking freerider whose BALLS Pain Freak was busting...  ..... the olympic level hiker who climbed that steep trail like it was a beach path (we busted his balls too), the angry elderly hiker who thought we were ruining (HIS) trail..... the group of hikers who watched each of us attempt to clear the sharp and rocky hairpin.. the 500 year old tree..... the history of Wilson.... the people who warned us about the rattlesnakes... the stories... the laughs.... the crashes..... the blood. THIRTEEN PEOPLE KNOW EXACTLY WHAT I AM TALKING ABOUT! For those who are "thinking" about joining a group ride- I am confident you will be happy that you did! Last thing. With regard to the FEMALE HIKERS whom we kept meeting up with-- they were training for a hiking trip. They leave in two weeks for TIBET!!!!!!! The one girl has the female specific version of my OSPREY backpack. Was helping her to improve the fit. Also gave her a few tips (i.e. height adjustment/ placement) of her LEKI hiking poles. Another memory compliments of STR!  
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10-23-2007, 12:00 AM
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watch out for that pole!
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10-23-2007, 05:36 PM
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First of all, I want to thank everyone for joining in on the ride. And I thought it would be just
 and me. I was going to post my pics last night but no internet at home. Maybe I'll bring the camera into work tomorrow. Still thinking of what a great ride and group we had. The climb was as steep as I remember but forgot how scenic it is. The downhill was more fun than I remember. Gotta send a thanks out to whoever did the trailwork on the lower half-it was sweet. Glad I brought the big bike. I rode alot more of the trail this time. Nice to meet and ride with Dirtmistress and Granpa for the first time-probably won't be the last. |
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