Mountain Bike BDay Ride

With today being my birthday, I played hooky and went for a three hour ride on the Mountain Bike.  Needless to say, it was a great day to be out on the trail and Sycamore Canyon was calling my name.

After dropping in from the black bitch, I hit the rolling single track that runs parallel to the road.  Running right across the trail in front of me, I was able to spy a bob cat.  It was great to see animals like this still out there where so many humans now visit... I am glad we can venture out together and I leave him alone and fortunately he leaves me alone... though I think a bob cat is nothing like a mountain lion but I digress.

I decided to hit up Hell Hill.  Now I haven't been able to conquer hell hill in the last 7 years but today I was determined... and I did it!  Of course now my legs are punishing me, but by god I nailed it.

Backbone was typical as always.  Even on a Wed. afternoon, there was still riders coming up. For the life of me I will never understand why they do that.  It is such a well known downhill run, I would never recommend ascending that trail for the risk of getting clipped is far too great.

All in all it has been a great birthday.  Maybe in the weeks to come we will do a mountain bike ride out in Sycamore for one of the Agoura MTN Bike Rides.