I kind of really want a fat bike. On Monday, January 6, 2014 11:27:40 AM UTC-8, Manuel Acosta wrote: > > Lucky enough to end and start the year with some riding with th > friends,family and love one's. > > Highlights. > - Showing James Warren where NorthCa folks shred in the good city of San > Francisco. > - Taking Sean, Tom, Mark on some single track action around Oakland. > - Starting the new year ride with a ride to Grant's favorite trail on > Mt.Diablo starting from Devil's elbow. > - Pretty much hiking some steep loose on the east side of Diablo. > > Picture Proved that theres much more to the story then words: > http://flic.kr/s/aHsjPWow7H > > > Got the first overnight trip at one of my favorite hiking spots, Henry Coe. > I've always wanted to bike it but knew that it would take some creek > crossing and portage, so I invited my friend to christine his new Pugsly > for this trip. > Super spur of the moment trip that coincided with meeting my former Boy > Scout Troop at an old camp spot in the middle of Henry Coe. > > We catch them right at the river crossing (with the dry winter this year > it was more like a river rock crossing) where they we dumbfounded by the 5 > inch ice pond of 50 degree weather. We later find out the temperatures in > the valley were we were camping got down to freezing. > We made bleu cheese filled bacon wrapped hamburgers for dinner and woke up > to frozen feet and waterbottles in the morning. > Hot Ramen and the awaiting sun was the only thing that help us get through > the morning. > > Once we started climbing temperatures got to a normal California winter. > We luck out on such great weather but ended up going the opposite way after > some encounters with other mountain bikers. We push/hiked most of our way > back. Had a blast never the less and glad to start the new year with that > "epic ride" out of my system. > > Pictures proved that fat bikes belong somewhere in California: > http://flic.kr/s/aHsjQbgmX1 > > -Manny " Here's to the New Year!" Acosta >
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