Some time for the trails to dry out gave us an opportunity to road trip up to Annadel, which, we were reminded, is a spectacularly beautiful park. And, one with some great riding; ups, downs, sweet singletrack, skinnies, rock gardens, boulders, natural trials, whatever you’re into. We had great fun with the crew that drove up, and Ashley came down from Lake County for a guest appearance.
Redirecting from Tamarancho on a day with unsettled weather, we got hail, rain, and sun with a beautiful double loop in Redwood and Joaquin Miller. We got hailed on in Redwood, almost as much as we got last year in Annadel, which was fun. The trails were definitely a bit more rideable, and we had
In a recurring theme this spring, we were scheduled to go to Annadel but the trails there are too messed up, so we headed back to Joaquin Miller, where things were beautiful as always. We picked up another Bay Area transplant, Emele, who does a lot of street and impressed us with huge hops. Always
We had been scheduled to go to Camp Tamarancho, but the trails there close in the wet. So on a wet day in Oakland we headed over to Dimond and Joaquin Miller. This ride always sounds a lot easier than it winds up being. 17km and 380m of altitude delta; that’s not that much, right?
