Bulldog
Sunday
02-26-06
 
 
Although football season is over, we nevertheless had a full squad of 11 strapping lads show up for Sunday's BullDog climb.
 
Rod's camera phone captures me, Robco, stretching and waving as riders prepare for departure
at the intersection of Las Virgenes and Mulholland
 
Through the tough rock garden we pedaled until reaching the base of The Dog.
 
The Roster: Ali, Matthew, Rod, DavidN, Joe, DavidR, Mitch, & Reuben (John & RogerE, both on a time schedule, had already started the climb)
 
Up to the top of Bulldog we struggled.  Then came the descent on Mesa Peak Fireroad to the Corral Canyon Dirt Parking Lot.
 
Left to right in this made-up composite of riders descending the Mesa Peak FR: Mitch, Joe, Ali, & Rod
 
Matthew leads David down the Mesa Peak Fireroad
 
The trailhead sign serves as foreground for the view back to some recent fire damage
 that started in the Corral Canyon parking lot
 
As we climbed onto the slickrock area, we could look back and see the Corral Canyon parking area,
the Mesa Peak Fireroad we had just descended, and more of the burn area
 
Beautiful skies form a canopy over the buff slickrock
 
Rod, David and Matthew atop slickrock, silhouetted by clouded skies
 
Although at first all I saw was a rock "porthole", upon closer observation it is an Elephant
 
Rod, Matthew, DavidN and I became separated from the main group of riders, partly from our stopping to appreciate the beautiful day and partly due to Rod's front disk brake caliper losing all hydraulic fluid.  With no front braking Rod had to take it slowly down The Elevator.  We then took the Las Virgenes Rd. pavement back to the cars.  There we found a note left by DavidR informing us that he and Reuben had gone to the Santa Fe Cafe for eats.  Of course, we four remaining riders high-tailed it to the restaurant for our 'just desserts.'
 
Rod's cell phone camera captures the culinary action--
also Jamshyd, wife Naz and daughter Aila joined us!
 
Have a great week.
 
Robco Baggins

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