Photos from the Hidden Meadow Ride--May 29, 2004

(to be looked at in conjunction with Uncle Louie's ride report)

Uncle Louie's ride report

....and speaking of Uncle Louie, here he is showing us his prowess

as a charming, manly mountain biking man

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A View down to the Lang Ranch side of the Hidden Meadow Trail

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The group at the Lang Ranch side of the Hidden Meadow Trail

(from left: Matthew, Warner, Mario, Jamshyd, Reuben, SteveA, George, DavidN, SteveW)

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Warner making friends

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A mad, mad, mad dash for the bottom of the trail

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Up to the start of the Long Valley Trail down into Simi Valley

(could it have been here that we lost Reuben and Mario to the Rock Mouth Monster?)

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View to the bottom of the Long Valley Trail

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And then there was Uncle Louie's tale of the fixing of Matthew's flat tire....

 

The Appleman hard at work

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Jamshyd studying the circumference

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And here is George actually sacrificing a dollar

 for the patching cause,with David urging him on!

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In spite of being manly men, sometimes it just got too steep to ride

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The End

 

Topo Maps 2004 click on Hidden Meadow29May2004