gurp13
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RR: Marshall Cyn May 27, 2006
Met up with Amuzement Man and Frozen### as well as AM's friend, Gordon, and dirttorpedo and cyclecc. As I pulled up, it was drizzling.
Dude! When was rain in the forcast? It was pointed out to me that it was not really raining, but being from Southern California, I am confused and awed by all forms of precipitation. So, it was with some trepidation that I saddled up.
We headed up the trail and forged the "river" crossings. It was cool, not too cold, and very wet. Dirty was being very helpful with tips and such to Frozen###. Did I mention this was his first ride? He was a gamer riding a Giant rig with 24" tires. Unfortunately, he'd eaten some cereal for breakfast and the dairy didn't sit very well. He ended up decorating the trail with some decidedly milky offerings to the biking gods. Well done! :bang:
So we continued on. Frozen and Dirty headed back to the parking lot after a couple more miles. The remaining four headed up to the CWP gate. It quit raining eventually and we even saw the sun at one point. It was bitchin' to see the steam rising from the wet ground as it heated up. We also saw a couple of deer bounding through the brush as we got to the upper parts of Marshall Cyn. How bucolic!
The ride back was fun and muddy. We headed back from the gate and took the first singletrack on the left down. It wasn't all that rutted and was pretty quick. The lower parts of the canyon were muddy and spattered us with brown dots. Even though it hadn't been raining hard, the stream was swollen to twice its normal size. It was kind of impressive, actually!
In all, it was a good ride. Thanks to everybody who came along!
Met up with Amuzement Man and Frozen### as well as AM's friend, Gordon, and dirttorpedo and cyclecc. As I pulled up, it was drizzling.
Dude! When was rain in the forcast? It was pointed out to me that it was not really raining, but being from Southern California, I am confused and awed by all forms of precipitation. So, it was with some trepidation that I saddled up.
We headed up the trail and forged the "river" crossings. It was cool, not too cold, and very wet. Dirty was being very helpful with tips and such to Frozen###. Did I mention this was his first ride? He was a gamer riding a Giant rig with 24" tires. Unfortunately, he'd eaten some cereal for breakfast and the dairy didn't sit very well. He ended up decorating the trail with some decidedly milky offerings to the biking gods. Well done! :bang:
So we continued on. Frozen and Dirty headed back to the parking lot after a couple more miles. The remaining four headed up to the CWP gate. It quit raining eventually and we even saw the sun at one point. It was bitchin' to see the steam rising from the wet ground as it heated up. We also saw a couple of deer bounding through the brush as we got to the upper parts of Marshall Cyn. How bucolic!
The ride back was fun and muddy. We headed back from the gate and took the first singletrack on the left down. It wasn't all that rutted and was pretty quick. The lower parts of the canyon were muddy and spattered us with brown dots. Even though it hadn't been raining hard, the stream was swollen to twice its normal size. It was kind of impressive, actually!
In all, it was a good ride. Thanks to everybody who came along!
But i'm gonna try and be cool and collective from now on8) It's so much easier to maintain around a man sporting a purse and pumps!! :lol: :lol: :lol: