Chesebro Canyon

June 19, 2005

 

For the second day in a row, 7 men showed up for RCY weekend ride.  Apparently they were the only 7 who were able to celebrate Fathers Day the way they really wanted.....mountain biking; the rest celebrated the way their wives and sons and daughters wanted.  Just an assumption on my part.

 

Andy, DavidR, George, Joe, Mitch, Mario and I headed up the Modelo Connector Trail on a clear, sunny morning....the last Sunday this spring.  Summer officially starts this Tuesday.  We then headed on over to Palo Comado for a climb up to the China Flat area where we rode around for awhile before stopping for a group photo.

 

Andy, George, Mario, David, Mitch and Joe

 

We then headed back down Palo Comado to the connector trail that leads over to Shepherd's Flat at the back of Chesebro Canyon.

 

Mitch back on the dirt for the first time since completing the AIDs Ride last weekend

 

Joe on the connector trail

 

 

After a typical RCY discussion/yenta session, we decided to head from Shepherd's Flat down the main Chesebro Canyon.  The canyon was in pretty good shape, but there were still a few muddy spots and water crossings.  There was also alot of sulfur in the water in the area around Sulfur Springs.

 

A pool in the creek displays its milky white sulfur

 

Although we started to split up a bit at this point, most added an additional climb up to the Modelo Trail before returning to the parking area.

 

George coming down the Modelo Connector Trail

 

Back at the cars some of us talked for a while but then returned home for the festivities of the day.  We put in about 15+ miles of pedaling to end the weekend.  (I forgot to note that Saturday's Rogers Road ride had about 22 miles)

 

That's all I got today, Folks.  Have a good Father's Day and a good week.

 

Grampa Robco Baggins