Part I

 

As the panoramic shot above illustrates (thanx to Andy for urging me to photograph this scene which we came across towards ride end), it was a beautiful day at Sycamore Canyon.  Some low clouds and fog hung around at the ride start, otherwise a cool and sunny day.  I'm not sure I remember everyone who was on this ride, but we can discover who was there as we go thru the photos.

 

After coming down the Asphalt Bitch we took a right at the first fork in the road and then Andy showed us a new (to me) connector trail that led us to the trail that leads to the middle of the Sage Trail.  Now if that all made sense to you, that's at least one of us.

 

Riders on the Trail

 

Climbing up the Sage Trail brought us back to the pavement which we then took over to the water tower.  Then down the asphalt for a quick ride thru the Wood Canyon Trail.

 

Rod speeding thru Wood Canyon

 

At the bottom of the Guadalasca Trail we stopped for some rest, snack, talk, and unsuccessfully attempted repairs (Matthew had bent teeth on one of his rear cogs).

 

Various folk milling around....let me attempt some identification:

From the left: Rod, Matthew's butt, Jamshyd's helmet, Dean, Joe, new member Russ (Welcome!!),

 some guy not with us waving, another unknown, DavidR, the front wheel of another unknown

 

Eventually we started the long climb up the Guadalasca Trail.  We regrouped at the top and headed past the top of Hell Hill to the start of the Wood Canyon View Trail.  Riding this trail down to the floor of Sycamore Canyon took an E-ticket and it was worth every cent.

 

Jamshyd balancing as he makes the tight switchback at the trail's bottom

 

Andy completing the tight switchback turn

 

Stay tuned for more photos at this turn in Part II

 

End of Part I