on january second...

first ride of thousand nine...
Originally uploaded by divine_gear

we hit west branch for the first ride of thousand nine. we were at first unsure of such an adventure, simply because of the 'mixed' signals of the sign postings. the main sign stated that the trails were closed; however the other signs (and site visits) stated that the trails would be open again after december thirty.

so we took a long drive to the park office, and wouldn't you know it...no one was there. mine and your tax dollars at work. so we hit the trail anyway.

the ground was hard, except in some very few spots; namely where all the hunters were walking from the previous days. the trail itself was slow. we really felt like out-of-shape slobs; which we might be. it was not as cold as i thought that it would be. in fact i had to shed a layer.

i stayed in the granny gear the whole time, and just played with the rear. we only rode half of the trail, simply because of all the gun shots we heard...the semi-automatic rifle shots were not comforting at all. got to love hunters. don't get me wrong...i have no problem with them, but really?

anyway...here's to another year...cheers...

amitabha...