Radio Tower with Joe and Ryan

Saturday was a nice day to ride. As usual, we got an early start ~7:30. We were, sadly, without our fearless leader, Eric, which meant I had to find my way through the overgrown Camden Single Track. We got our signals crossed with Ryan but were ultimately ok.

We had fun on the single track, and then across Harry Road to ST Park. From there, we went on Fortini Trail to the parking lot and then up to Coyote Peak (radio tower). It was a tough climb. Joe was a horse, as usual, and Ryan has a new goal. He learned the hard way that you just have to power through the steep parts because it's too difficult to get going if you cease pedaling. He noted that he will eventually conquer that hill.

Then Joe and I took Ryan on the Rocky Ridge Trail, which should be renamed, "Rear Suspension Appreciation Trail." Ryan took some abuse on the downhill, but persevered and finished strong. We all headed back out via Mine Trail and Fortini Trail and back across the single track on Camden.

Stats:

• 1:45:43 in moving time
• 12.84 miles
• 33.6 mph max speed
• 7.3 mph average speed
• 1564 in elevation gain